How To Quickly Remove Bunions Without Surgery
Use Natural Remedies
Do foot exercises which slow or even stop the progression preventing the requirement of surgery to treat your bunion. Try the exercises daily many after removing the shoes.
Stretch the Big Toe: Try to pull the big toe with the help of your fingers into right position with rest of the toes. Now stretch the toes. Make them straight for at least 10 seconds and then curl the toes for 10 seconds. Repeat this exercise for 10-15 times.
Flex the Toes: Press the toes against the wall or the floor until the toes bent back. Try to hold the toes for 10 seconds and then release slowly. Repeat this exercise many times.
Grip with the Toes: Start practicing to pick something like towel or cloth with the toes and then drop it. Repeat this exercise again and again.
Bunion Pad or Shoes
- Buy shoe insert or bunion pad to realign your toes.
- If you notice bunion at an early stage then a bunion pad helps in relieving the pain and guide the toe back to its original position.
- Shoe inserts also help in realigning the toes while wearing shoes.
Tape Your Toes and Foot
- Tape the toes and foot into their original position.
- Toes will get adapted to their normal position after they are taped together for one or two weeks as per requirement.
- You can take the assistance of your doctor for this process.
Alleviate the Pain
- Firstly relieve the pain from bunions before starting any exercise.
- Soak the sore feet in a bowl of warm water for a minimum of 15-20 minutes. You will feel a soothing sensation in the joints with this hot feet bath. It will also relieve pain temporarily.
- Ice pack is also beneficial. Mainly for bad bunions it is the right choice. Fill ice in a plastic bag and cover it with a skinny towel. Apply this pack many times a day for 25 minutes increments.
- Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen helps in alleviating the pain.
For Moderate Bunions
Bunion- Aid is a bunion flexible splint which helps in relieving bunion pain. It is also scientifically proved.
Correcting Severe Bunions
Consult the Doctor: In case of severe pain or your feet are not comfortable in the shoes then consult the physician without any further delay. The growth of bunions can be slowed down or halted. But we ourselves can’t treat the bunions without doctor’s help.
Take only Prescribed Medication: Properly follow the advice of your doctor to avoid the bunions from getting in worse situation. Sometimes he will advice to change the life style or will give you the medication depending on the condition of bunions.
Go for Surgery: Last option to get rid of bunions is to remove them surgically. Bone of the big toe is shaved and with other toes realignment is done. Bunion surgery is known to be the commonest cure for them. Bunionectomy surgery has many options. Take a research with the physician to make out which one will be the best for your bunions. Surgery always helps bunions but it never guarantee you to completely remove all the pain or your toe will again become perfectly straight. Follow the guidelines of surgery with proper exercises and good lifestyle to get rid of further inflammation and pain in bunions.
Some Important Tips
- A bunion flexible splint like bunion aid helps in realigning the position of big toe and also maintains the foot mobility.
- Night splints are advised to be worn over the feet and toes at night in children to prevent bunions from developing. It helps in correcting bone growth. It is not effective in adults as feet are fully developed.
Hope you find the information useful in treating your Bunions.
