Medicare will cover bunion surgery, also called bunionectomy, when a doctor considers it medically necessary. A doctor may recommend bunion surgery to address significant pain or correct a structural ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Studies show that one-third of men and women in the U.S. have a bunion, that painful bone that sticks out of your foot. It can cause excruciating pain and ...

The majority of bunion sufferers are women, and when the pain becomes unbearable, a bunionectomy can correct the deformity.Mobile users tap here for videoBunions can be hereditary, but according to ...

That painful bump on the side of your big toe? That's a bunion, a deformity that occurs when the base of the big toe pushes outward. Bunions often run in families, and they're more common in women, ...

Bunions may appear as if they’re just a simple swelling on the side of the foot, but they’re a lot more complex than they look. A bunion is a full-on foot deformity caused by a shift in the foot’s ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — No one likes to talk about bunions, but more people have them than you think: Doctors perform about half a million surgeries every year. Bunions occur in about 30 percent of ...

Bunions are a deformity of the bone at the base of the big toe, the metatarsophalangeal joint. It looks like a large bump on the side of the foot. The condition, which mainly affects women, can cause ...

Bunions are small bony bumps on toes that cause tremendous pain. Surgery is the solution, but a traditional method is being challenged by a newer, groundbreaking procedure called a minimal ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — Bunions impact one in every three Americans. It’s a foot problem that can be really painful and sometimes makes it hard to walk. Traditionally, surgery would keep patients from ...

Bunions and hammertoes are hardly attractive. And if you’re unlucky enough to suffer from them, they often feel even worse than they look. For years, treatments for such issues included strategic shoe ...

Bunions are more than just a nuisance they can be downright painful. And the embarrassing bump at the base of your big toe can make you think twice before slipping on your favorite strappy sandals.

On today’s inaugural U.S. National Bunion Day, podiatrists like Dr. Jodi Schoenhaus of the Foot, Ankle & Leg Vein Center in Boca Raton are on a mission to destigmatize a painful condition that ...