How We Can Help You Manage Your Bunions

Your podiatrists in Springfield, and Decatur, IL, can relieve your bunion pain

Bunions are a very common, and very painful foot condition. If you have ever had a bunion, you know how difficult it can make your life. A bunion can affect your ability to walk, stand, and even put on shoes.

The podiatrists at Foot & Ankle Center of Illinois offer a wide range of foot care services, including effective treatment for bunions. They have two convenient office locations in Springfield, and Decatur, IL, to help relieve your bunion pain.

A bunion is a protruding, bony area next to your big toe. Bunions come in all sizes. If you have a small bunion, you may not feel any discomfort, however, larger bunions can be quite painful.

You are at greater risk of developing a bunion if you wear shoes that are too narrow. Narrow shoes cause your big toe to bend inward and the toe joint to jut outward. The toe joint rubs against the inside of your shoe and eventually, a bunion can form. You also may be at greater risk if you have a bone deformity in your toe joint.

For smaller bunions, you can try a few pain-relieving solutions like these:

  • Changing to wider footwear
  • Applying ice to the bunion several times each day
  • Placing inserts or pads in your shoes
  • Taping the bunion
  • Taking anti-inflammatory and pain medication

For large, painful bunions, you should visit your podiatrist. At Foot & Ankle Center of Illinois, your podiatrist may recommend:

  • Custom-fit orthotics to provide stability for your toe joint
  • Corn and callus removal to reduce friction

For severe cases with extensive bone involvement, bunion surgery, known as a bunionectomy, may be your best option. Your podiatrist will discuss this option with you when you visit.

Surgery is performed on an outpatient basis, and lasers are often used to provide the best outcome, both in healing and aesthetics.

If you have a bunion, there is no need to suffer. Help is just a phone call away. To find out more about bunion treatment and other foot care services, call the podiatrists of Foot & Ankle Center of Illinois in Decatur, and Springfield, IL, at (217) 787-2700. Call now!

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