To determine the best treatment for your problem, your doctor may ask if and when your bunion causes pain. Your doctor may also test how far and how smoothly the effected the joint moves. To see if incorrect foot mechanics is causing your problem, your doctor may watch how your feet [...]

Your big toe is the hardest-working toe. Every time your foot pushes off the ground, this toe supports most of your body weight. Because the big toe is so critical to movement, any problem with it can make walking or even standing painful. A bunion (excess or misaligned bone in the [...]