How is a bunion of the foot treated?

First of all, if the patient has bunion symptoms, it is necessary to look at the angle of the bunion as well as whether it causes bunion cysts and the patient's clinical symptoms. If the patient has a bunion that does not interfere with normal walking, does not squeeze the second bunion to form a second bunion, and does not have an obvious bunion cyst, it can be treated with orthotics.

Second, if the patient's bunion is severe enough to cause a significant second bunion cyst and pain in the metatarsophalangeal joints when walking, a minor osteotomy is required. Minimally invasive surgery is generally not recommended for bunions because of the high rate of recurrence after this procedure, leading to surgical failure, so minor osteotomies are recommended for treatment. Some of the more common surgical procedures include displacement surgery of the tendon and osteotomy orthopedic internal fixation.

Finally, you should continue to wear a bunion corrector for fixation after surgery, and you should usually choose loose and soft shoes to gradually increase your foot's ability to move, but early load exercise is not advocated. Usually massage, moving the big toe to the inside of the foot, walking barefoot on sand, exercising the foot muscles, hot compresses and rest can be used for treatment. And pulling the first toe in the opposite direction to the sides, four times a day for about 5-10 minutes each time, can effectively improve the big toe bunion.

In summary, if it is a simple bunion, orthotics can be used to achieve therapeutic effect. Traditional Chinese medicine can also be used to correct the bunion by localized massage. For patients who cannot be relieved by non-surgical treatments and whose condition continues to deteriorate, surgical treatments are still needed to assess the severity of the bunion deformity and then select the appropriate surgical plan based on the pathological features.