WHY YOU REALLY GET BUNIONS
Patients ask me all the time did I get these bunions because I wore the wrong shoe. The answer is not really.
A bunion is a bump that forms over a the head of the first metatarsal bone. In most cases, the big toe joint, also known as the 1st metatarsal joint, also is enlarged due to arthritis. The toe also may be pushed toward the second toe
At one time or another in their lives, most women will wear some type of shoes that are wrong for them. But only some of them will develop bunions. This is because it is not the shoe causing the bunion (shoes can make it a lot worst) but the foot you were born with. Our old friend the Morton’s Toe is the real reason in many cases.
Hypermobility of the first metatarsal bone is one of the things that can cause a Morton’s Toe. If you have hypermobility, it will force the first metatarsal head (bunion bone) to move abnormally. It will cause the front part of the foot or forefoot to have excess tension on a muscle called the Adductor Hallucis. . This irregular tension pulls the Adductor Hallucis tendon away from the second metatarsal head. This is the start of a bunion. The good news is the toe pad can stop this abnormal movement, and save you from having foot surgery.
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