Treatments

Bunion Treatments

Non-surgical treatment is the most common way to treat bunions. Options may include:

• Changing footwear to shoes that do not compress or put pressure on the toes
• Adding padding to cushion the painful area over the bunion
• Orthotics and other devices to take pressure off the bunion
• Shoe inserts or toe spacers
• Icing several times a day for 20 minutes at a time

If non-surgical treatments are unsuccessful, you may be a candidate for surgery. Surgery may also be indicated if you have:

• Significant pain in the foot that limits everyday activities, like walking
• Significant toe deformity with the big toe drifting towards the other toes
• Chronic big toe inflammation and swelling that does not improve
• The inability to bend and straighten the big toe, or stiffness in the big toe