Category: Bursitis

Patients with bunions are highly likely to develop bunions, or or bunions are the most common symptom in bunion sufferers, but not all bunion deformities will develop bunions. Some bunion…

The diagnosis of a bunion does not necessarily require an x-ray. Generally, in patients with a definite bunion deformity on the outside, if there is mainly redness and swelling of…

Surgery for the treatment of bunions generally has the primary goal of correcting the bunion deformity. In a small number of mild cases, simple percutaneous removal of the bony prominence…

Bunions are often associated with a bunion deformity and an enlargement of the medial phalanx, but it cannot be simply assumed that the bunion is caused by an enlargement of…

Studies have shown that bunion deformities have a certain genetic predisposition, especially when inherited from mothers to daughters, so bunions, one of the most common symptoms of bunions, also have…

Wearing high heels is a risk factor for bunions, especially in patients with bunion deformities, but not all people who wear high heels regularly will develop bunions and bunions are…

Bracing is an important tool in the treatment of bunions or hallux valgus, but patients are best assessed at a specialist orthopaedic or foot and ankle clinic before wearing it.…

There is no specific treatment for bunions, but as bunions are a localised sterile inflammation caused by friction or stress irritation, try oral or topical NSAIDs to control the symptoms.

Ice packs should generally be applied within 48 to 72 hours after trauma or when acute onset swelling is evident, and can help relieve pain and reduce oedema, especially near…

Common symptoms of synovitis include swelling around the joint, pain and impaired movement, and in some cases, radiating pain due to nerve compression.