A bunion is a bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of your big toe. A metatarsal is one of the five long bones of the forefoot and phalanxes (phalanges) are small bones of the big toe. A ...

It's bad enough to deal with bunion pain on your big toe. But a tailor’s bunion near your pinky toe? They’re often even more uncomfortable! “Tailor’s bunions are also called ‘bunionettes’ because they ...

Bunions are bony deformities that develop on a toe joint. They usually occur in the big toe and cause the joint to protrude to the side at an unnatural angle. Because your toe is out of alignment, ...

What are bunions? Also known as hallux valgus, bunions are a type of foot deformity in which one of the toes—usually the hallux, or big toe—leans in toward the other toes, widening the foot as the big ...

Have you ever kicked off your shoes after a long day and realized your big toe was throbbing? If so, you aren’t alone. Big toe joint pain is a common, but crippling, foot problem. Thankfully, various ...

I call it my arch enemy. It's located at the base of my big toes. There lies, on each foot, a bunion: protrusions of bone that make my toes bend inward at weird, sharp angles and give my feet the ...

A painful bony prominence on the outside of the fifth toe is referred to as a bunionette. Symptoms usually include chronic pain and swelling at the outer aspect of the fifth toe. It is also common to ...

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Matthew Brewster had long sought a better treatment option for his younger, still-active patients suffering from arthritic joint pain in their big toe. The gold standard for ...

While primates use their big toe to grasp, human toes all make contact with the ground, and with increasing stress the human big toe can override the muscles, tendons, and ligaments that surround it, ...