Bunion: 7 ineffective folk healing methods of treatment to use at home

1. Correctors for bunion (Hallux valgus) treatment. These include various bandages, splints and fixation holders. They are slightly different in shape but share a similar principle: fixation of the bone is achieved by putting pressure on the big toe. As a result, the pathology should decrease gradually. In practice, this happens rarely and only in the early stages of the disease. A separate kind of fixators is insoles and socks for bunion treatment. They are usually worn under shoes to relieve pain.
2. Instrumental therapy for bunion treatment. This category is represented by shockwave therapy. It is a kind of procedure which uses ultrasonic and electromagnetic waves that are invisible to the eye. They penetrate the bone and destroy excess deposits that caused the pathology. But the reason in some cases is genetics and external therapy doesn’t impact on it.
3. Creams for bunion treatment. And also ointments, pills and other pharmaceuticals. In some situations, doctors do prescribe anti-inflammatory medicines and painkillers. But they can eliminate only unpleasant symptoms of pathology. The reason remains.
4. Tape for bunion treatment. Taping is a new direction in cosmetology and medicine. Special patches are applied to the area which needs to be “lifted”. It is really useful in eliminating wrinkles, but the bunion is a pathology of a different kind.
5. Treatment of bunion using foil. This is nothing more than a self-made fixator made from ordinary aluminum foil. The method consists in wrapping the feet with this “healing” material. It is believed that the foil accelerates metabolic processes and blood circulation in the inflamed area. However, nobody knows how a thin sheet of metal can do this.
6. Compresses for bunion treatment. Compresses with some substances can really help to relieve pain. But pain is not the main problem. Any fomentations won’t help to straighten the toe, eliminate platypodia and correct the deformity of the joint.
7. Physical therapy. Physical activity is always useful, but is it effective in treating bunions? How to remove bunions: the exercises include pulling the big toe aside, its circular rotation, massage of the bottom side of the big toe, bending and straightening of all toes. Practicing of physical exercises is not the most useless method. It can be included in complex therapy as it helps in the recovery phase after surgery.

Such folk healing methods are advised by neighbors, acquaintances, marketers, promising a miraculous effect.