The Bunion Blog
Several times I’ve worn down my heels to the metal. Each time, I take my shoes into my local Aldo, give my name and pick them up a few weeks later, good as new. The workmanship is always top-notch and it doesn’t cost me a dime.
hi, i have studied anatomy of the foot and body extensively in search for an answer to how to cure my bunions. i am a dancer, and recently went bunion surgery on one foot because the joint pain in the bunion became too extreme. i am 32, so i figured to do it early while my bones can heal better while i am young.
bunions , i believe, after doing research, are a result of faulty mechanics of the foot. i have helped my bunions not progress by spreading my toes out and by putting my fingers interlocked with my toes, then i exercise each toe by moving them independently in every plane directions - up , down, side to side, diagonal. this helped strengthen muscles in my feet, and reinforce alignment through my ankle, to my calf muscles. so getting those japanese toe socks are a good step, but you must also supplement your sock treatment, with conscious physical movement of separating your big toe from your second toe, and also by putting your first two toes together and pulling them away from the other three toes. This does wonder in relieving the tendons and muscles that are cramped up as a result of the deformity.
My aunt wore flip flops her whole life in Thailand, as well as my mom, but they both have bunions on one foot. It also comes from a displacement of one hip, so over time, walking with crooked hips will put more strain on one foot then the other, and wearing heels will speed up the formation of the bunion. I recommend having bunion surgery with my doctor - google Joshua Kaye --- his technique works and is straightforward. I am happy with the results and will keep on dancing with happier bunionless feet. I tried everything, and aligned my body through Rolfing, chiropractic work, massage, physical therapy, but the last thing I needed was to take away the bony mass in my buildup and realign the joint.
I also discovered that I am missing two phalanges from my last two toes which may have caused subtle weight to go into my first big toe and form the bunion. Also, my joint is very flexible on the metatarsal, which, as my podiatrist pointed out, caused my bunions to form, because over time, the joint became very mobile and sometimes out of alignment, and through normal use of my foot, the joint formed a bunion. There has been documented research of bunions occuring in tribes where people wear no shoes at all.
I've noticed that many of the Naot shoes make fantastic bunion shoes because quite a few of their styles have wider or squarer toe boxes. Plus, a lot of the insoles are removable so you can replace them with new ones when they start to wear down. I bought my first pair of Naot shoes last year, and at the end of the first day of wearing them, they still felt so good on my feet that I did not want to take them off. No break-in time was necessary. So far, every pair of Naots I've had has been just as comfortable, whether they were sandals or closed-toe shoes. I haven't included a link because you can Google them and find lots of stores that carry them, both in Europe and the U.S.
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