A good indicator of whether you need to lose weight is your body mass index (BMI), which you can calculate with the NHS BMI calculator. Making changes to your lifestyle as well as reducing aggravating activities is key to helping your recovery. Only you can do this.

Bunions can lead to difficulties finding properly fitting footwear and may force a person to buy a larger size shoe to accommodate the width of the bunion. If the bunion deformity becomes severe enough, the foot can hurt in different places even without the constriction of shoes. It is then considered as being a mechanical function problem of the forefoot. There’s not just one reason why bunions develop. It’s thought that a combination of factors — like family history, abnormal bone structure, increased motion and shoe choice — can cause them. When something puts extra pressure on your big toe joint for a long time (usually years), that pressure can push your joint out of its natural alignment and toward your other toes. Eventually, a bunion forms on your MTP joint when your body compensates for your toe being pushed out of its usual place. The exact cause is unclear. [1] It may be due to a combination of internal and external causes. [7] Proposed factors include wearing overly tight shoes, high-heeled shoes, family history [2] [3] and rheumatoid arthritis. The American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons states that footwear only worsens a problem caused by genetics. [8] Karabicak GO, Bek N, Tiftikci U. Short-Term Effects of Kinesiotaping on Pain and Joint Alignment in Conservative Treatment of Hallux Valgus. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015 Oct. 38 (8):564-71. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].Palestro CJ. Radionuclide Imaging of Musculoskeletal Infection: A Review. J Nucl Med. 2016 Sep. 57 (9):1406-12. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Hallux valgus is a deformity which causes a bony lump to develop on the inside of your foot at the big toe joint better known as a bunion. The formation of a bunion can increase the stress on the tendons causing your big toe to deviate towards the second toe. Banks AS. Avascular necrosis of the first metatarsal head. A different perspective. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc. 1999 Sep. 89 (9):441-53. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Lewis TL, Lau B, Alkhalfan Y, Trowbridge S, Gordon D, Vernois J, et al. Fourth-Generation Minimally Invasive Hallux Valgus Surgery With Metaphyseal Extra-Articular Transverse and Akin Osteotomy (META): 12 Month Clinical and Radiologic Results. Foot Ankle Int. 2023 Mar. 44 (3):178-191. [QxMD MEDLINE Link]. Tijdens de Online Training Hallux Valgus ga je speciale hallux valgus hulpmiddelen gebruiken. Er zijn echter aanzienlijk veel hulpmiddelen op de markt. Wij hebben een selectie gemaakt van hulpmiddelen waarvan we weten dat ze echt helpen. Deze hulpmiddelen zijn geen oplossing op zichzelf, ze vormen een ondersteuning tijdens de online training. Hulpmiddelen die wij hebben geselecteerd zijn:

Toes are the digits of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being digitigrade. Humans, and other animals that walk on the soles of their feet, are described as being plantigrade; unguligrade animals are those that walk on hooves at the tips of their toes. Om de pijn van de scheve teen te reduceren en de scheefstand te verminderen of te laten verdwijnen, is het van belang om doelgericht te trainen. Bij een doelgerichte training mobiliseer je het teengewricht, je maakt je tenen los en je doet coördinatie-oefeningen om de spieren beter samen te laten werken. De training heeft een rustige opbouw, zodat je lichaam er langzaam aan kan wennen. Scarf procedure – a longitudinal osteotomy is made within the shaft of the first metatarsal, for the distal portion to be moved laterally and fixed with two screws.With the exception of the hallux, toe movement is generally governed by action of the flexor digitorum brevis and extensor digitorum brevis muscles. These attach to the sides of the bones, [1] :572–75 making it impossible to move individual toes independently. Muscles between the toes on their top and bottom also help to abduct and adduct the toes. [1] :579 The hallux and little toe have unique muscles: Doty JF, Alvarez RG, Ervin TB, Heard A, Gilbreath J, Richardson NS. Biomechanical Evaluation of Custom Foot Orthoses for Hallux ValgusDeformity. J Foot Ankle Surg. 2015 Sep-Oct. 54 (5):852-5. [QxMD MEDLINE Link].