Bunion Treatment

Padding and Taping

• Padding the bunion reduces pain and allows you to continue a normal, active life. Taping helps to keep the foot in a normal position, reducing stress and pain.

Medication

• anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, naproxen) to ease pain and inflammation cortisone injections to ease pain and inflammation

Proper Footwear

• Wear shoes that are wide and deep in the toe area. Make sure the top of the shoe doesn't hit or rub against the bunion. There should be one-half inch of space between the shoe and the end of your longest toe when you are standing up.

Physical Therapy

• Physical therapy can relieve inflammation and pain. Ultrasound therapy is often used for treating bunions and the related soft tissue problems.

Orthotics

• Shoe inserts may be useful in maintaining foot function. They are thought to reduce symptoms and prevent worsening of the deformity.

Surgery

• Bunion surgery may be needed to relieve the pressure and repair the toe joint, if the other bunion treatments fail.