Trending Foot and Ankle Treatment in Denver, Colorado
Dr. Florin Costache and Dr. Kevin Derickson call Denver, CO, home to their podiatry foot practice, Cherry Creek Foot & Ankle Clinic. Our highly skilled doctors care for your feet by offering trending treatment options to avoid surgical intervention.
Our doctors are here today to explain non-surgical solutions for managing bunion pain.
Non-Surgical Solutions for Managing Bunion Pain
- If you have never experienced a painful bunion, you are indeed fortunate. Your pain may be different from someone else's.
- Perhaps you don’t have pain, but your out-of-shaped shoes conform to the shape of your toe with the bunion and look unbecoming.
- Your pain may be so extreme that it travels up the side of your leg most days.
A bunion forms when the bone at the base of the great toe bends outward, and the toe tip starts to move toward your other toes. In most cases, you begin to have pain in the great toe that could affect your whole foot or leg.
Cherry Creek Foot & Ankle Clinic in Denver, CO, explains that the treatment of choice is a bunionectomy under anesthesia and a leg cast for six weeks. Treatment options are advancing significantly, and research is finding alternative treatment options first before considering surgical interventions to remove the bunion.
Non-Surgical Treatment Options for Bunions
We would like to try trending non-surgical treatment options to eliminate your bunion or slow its progression, such as the following listed below, before considering surgery.
- Buy properly fitting shoes.
- Wear low-heeled shoes and avoid high heels.
- Avoid pointed-toe shoes.
- Allow a sufficient toe box for ample space.
- Maintain a healthy weight for your age and height.
- Cover the bunion with a gel toe pad or moleskin.
- We can fit your shoes with orthotics.
- We may order a splint to wear at night. This splint holds your toes straight and eases pain.
- We may order non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs for pain.
- We recommend using ice packs, submersing feet in a whirlpool, ordering an ultrasound, and getting a massage is helpful.
- Assure socks are too tight. Diabetic socks offer heightened comfort.
- Do stretching exercises
- Wear toe spacers or bunion splints.
The following approaches may be enough to bring you welcome comfort. However, as a last resort, we can discuss removing the bunion. Most patients succeed significantly with our trending approaches, thus avoiding surgery for years.
Call Us for Painful Bunion Relief Today
If you have painful bunions or other foot/ankle concerns, call Dr. Florin Costache and Dr. Kevin Derickson at Cherry Creek Foot & Ankle Clinic in Denver, CO, at 303-355-1695 to schedule an appointment and learn about your possible non-surgical treatment options for pain relief.
