Comments on: How to Relieve Bunions

on 5/10/2008 Magnetic shoes will do nothing for the treatment of bunions. Magnets have been show to help control pain. There is no medical evidence anywhere that magnets can help cure anything.
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on 8/8/2006 It may sound crazy, but magnetic shoes honestly work. They relieve the stress put on bunions and help them slowly but effectively reduce and cure. This is a cheap and great way of getting rid of those irritative bunions!

Magnetic shoes are available from all sorts of shoes retailers and from online shops!

on 8/8/2006 Wear the extremely fashionable wraparound slouch shoes that will cure your bunions in no time!

on 11/22/2005 Massage with Ibuprofen gel when bunions are swollen and hurting, before wearing shoes and especially afterward. That helps a lot, as does an ice-pack (a pack of frozen peas is good) for 5 minutes or so every hour. The massage needs to be for quite a long time though - husband gets bored after 10 minutes but I'd prefer an hour!

on 11/22/2005 A good foot massage can help bunions. One of the muscles that becomes tight from wearing high heeled shoes, or keeping your feet in plantar flexion too often, is the flexor hallucis longus. It originates at the posterior middle shaft of the fibula and inserts into the posterior or bottom surface of the big toe. When this muscle (and others like it) become tight and overused, they will shorten and start to pull the big toe with them, causing the toe to laterally deviate. By massaging this muscle in the early stages of the bunions, you can help prevent further pain and discomfort. Also, stretching of the calf muscles is a very good way to help with the pain. It will also help with the range of motion in the ankle. Massaging will not make the bunions go away, but it is a good way to prevent them from getting any worse. I am a massage therapist (in training) and I tried this on my mother. We have seen a huge difference in the bunions on her feet, and her pain level has decreased a ton.

on 11/22/2005 A tried-and-true remedy to relieve inflammation of bunions is ginger capsules. I haven't had a minute of pain since I started taking two ginger capsules daily.

on 11/22/2005 Massage and stretching the toes to restore movement to joints of the feet can relieve the pain of bunions greatly. Coupled with wearing shoes that fit, I have helped many. Tight muscles contribute to bunions. I'm a bunion sufferer and Massage Therapist.