5 Tips To Prevent The Appearance Of Bunions
Bunions are a very painful problem that can be prevented in some cases with a few simple tips.
Bunions are a real nuisance that can affect anyone, as this information from the US National Library of Medicine suggests. They are defined as a bulge that generates a lot of pain because it causes a lateral displacement of the bone of the big toe, at its base. For this reason, preventing the appearance of bunions is essential if we want to move around calmly every day.
Next, we will discuss some tips to prevent the appearance of bunions and thus, put a stop to it in time. Remember that this condition depends, above all, on our lifestyle. Take note!
Tips to prevent the appearance of bunions
1. Don’t wear shoes that squeeze you
Have you ever worn shoes that were tight on your feet? Or that they were a bit narrow at the tip? Be very careful with this, as you are creating the perfect breeding ground for bunions to form.
When our foot is tight it has to adapt to the shoe it is in. The fingers can be placed in very uncomfortable positions, twisted and this can cause a bunion to appear when we least expect it. In addition, the pain and discomfort of our feet will indicate that something is not right.
Footwear should be sized appropriately. It should neither be large nor small so that our feet feel tight and that leads to much more serious problems.
2. Watch out for heels
What happens when we wear heels? All the weight of the foot falls on where the toes are, favoring them to press against each other. In addition, many heels have a narrower toe, so even if they are our size, our feet, at least in that area, will feel tight.
If you wear heels very often, you have everything to win to suffer bunions, as this video affirms based on the study carried out by the CEMTRO Clinic and the Rey Juan Carlos University of Madrid. However, if you cannot do without them, we recommend that you try to choose those models that do not have a very large heel. If in addition to this it is a bit wide, much better.
3. Use insoles if you have flat feet
The third tip to prevent the appearance of bunions is intended for all those who suffer from flat feet. Well, when you have this type of foot and you walk, there is an overload in the area where the bunion forms. However, there are templates to prevent this, according to this study carried out by the Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile).
It must be said that templates can be very cumbersome and uncomfortable. However, they will help your feet if they suffer from this condition and will prevent you from developing a bunion. A very painful problem that is much better to prevent.
4. Walk barefoot
To prevent the appearance of bunions, it is very positive that we do not always have our feet enclosed in tennis or high-heeled shoes. They need to be able to breathe and feel free from any pressure and discomfort that footwear or even the rubbing of the sock may cause.
Therefore, it is very positive that we take advantage of the fact that we are on the beach to walk, since this greatly favors our feet. But, above all, that at home we are not wearing street shoes. We can go barefoot, only with socks or put on very comfortable slippers.
5. Choose the right footwear
The use of suitable footwear, especially in swimming pools, is essential. If we want to prevent the appearance of bunions properly, it is necessary that from now on we invest in quality footwear. It must be flexible, breathable, it must not squeeze us and if it can be made of natural materials, much better. This is suggested by this study carried out by the University of Barcelona.
If we take this into account, in addition to all the previous tips, our percentage to end up with bunions on our feet will be very low. Of course, let’s not forget that if there is someone in our family who suffers from them, our degree of prevention has to be greater, although sometimes it does not work.
All these tips to prevent bunions also help in the event that we already suffer from them. Well, we are going to have to continue wearing shoes and what better way than to choose ones that do not hurt us and do not squeeze our bunion so that their pain does not increase.
Does anyone in your family suffer from bunions? Do you suffer? If not, we encourage you to check if you are making a mistake with respect to the footwear so that you can solve it as soon as possible. The health of your feet is at stake.
