Bunion splints can help slow the progress of your bunion and relieve both pain and pressure. They may also deflect or delay ...

Podiatrists and foot surgeons have traditionally relied on a surgical procedure called an osteotomy to correct bunions — or the painful bony bumps that form on the joint at the base of the big toe.

Dr. Bradly Bussewitz, a foot and ankle fellowship-trained surgeon at Steindler Orthopedic Clinic in North Liberty, sees ...

Medicare will cover bunion surgery, also called bunionectomy, when a doctor considers it medically necessary. A doctor may recommend bunion surgery to address significant pain or correct a structural ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Studies show that one-third of men and women in the U.S. have a bunion, that painful bone that sticks out of your foot. It can cause excruciating pain and ...

That painful bump on the side of your big toe? That's a bunion, a deformity that occurs when the base of the big toe pushes outward. Bunions often run in families, and they're more common in women, ...

With advances in orthopedic technology and surgical precision, modern bunion surgery procedures now use keyhole incisions, ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — No one likes to talk about bunions, but more people have them than you think: Doctors perform about half a million surgeries every year. Bunions occur in about 30 percent of ...

Scientists believe bunions may form due to family history, having low arches, and wearing unsupportive footwear ...

For patients undergoing surgery to repair a bunion deformity of the foot, non-weight-bearing x rays taken immediately after surgery can provide a good estimate of the risk that the bunion will return ...

I call it my arch enemy. It's located at the base of my big toes. There lies, on each foot, a bunion: protrusions of bone that make my toes bend inward at weird, sharp angles and give my feet the ...