Bunions, (aka Hallux
Valgus) are actually a bone protruding on the
inside of the foot around the big toe joint, a
result of the big toe moving closer towards the
small toes,. This also cause overlapping
toes.
On the opposite side
or outside part of the foot there is another
type of bunion called a Bunionette or Tailors
bunion. This shows up smaller than the
Bunion and is from the small toe moving closer
to the big toe
Women are mostly
affected by bunion deformities and is usually
caused by wearing improper footwear, although
this can be directly related to arthritis or bio
mechanical defect. Toes get squeezed
together from tight fitting dress shoes, feet
start to take the form of the shoe and that
leads to Bunion formation
