Bespoke Orthopaedic Footwear

Caring for Enlarged Toe Joints

by Wearing Supportive Shoes

Bunions are one of a number of conditions that include

an enlarged toe joint. These conditions have four

general characteristics;

1. An enlarged and sometimes painful, inflamed ball joint.
2. Vulnerable toes.
3. The big toe having limited movement and the lesser toes often curled.
4. Usually, the rear-foot is narrower and in need of support.
   

There is a range of wide fitting shoes on the market.

Common problems with them however are;

• They may give room over the ball of the foot but get narrower over the toes.

• The back part of the shoe is also wide and the foot slops around in it.

A Podiatrist will usually prescribe an orthotic insert which can help

support the rear-foot and alleviate some of the underlying causes of

the condition. Often however there is not enough room for the insert

or it can make a dress shoe look cumbersome.

For more about how gait correction works, please click here.

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information, then please give us a call on 01386 700855

where one of our skilled staff will be only too pleased to

help you. Alternatively you might like to view our

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