If you have bunions, just putting on a pair of sneakers can be painful. Yet many people endure the pain, fearing that surgical treatment will keep them off their feet for too long. However, minimally ...

Kara Hite's bunions not only caused her frequent pain, they sometimes prevented her from putting on shoes — and on one occasion, a dress — that she wanted to wear. The 39-year-old Venango County woman ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Bunions impact one in every three Americans. It’s a foot problem that can be really painful and sometimes makes it hard to walk. Traditionally, surgery would keep patients from ...

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Types of surgery for bunion correction include osteotomy, arthrodesis, and exostectomy. Nonsurgical treatments can help manage pain, but they will not truly correct the bunion. A bunion is a large ...

Healing after surgery is not just about rest. It requires the right nutritional support. Surgeon Motaz Selim, MD, PhD explains how proper nutrition is crucial for a good recovery after an operation.

Miriam Romero began having bunions — an inflammation that forms on the toe joint — when she was a teenager. “I feel like I’ve had them my entire life,” the 45-year-old Hockley resident said. And no ...

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 ...