Bunion

🔬Causes & Risk Factors

• 1Bunions develop due to an inherited structural predisposition affecting foot mechanics and joint stability
• 2which causes the big toe joint to gradually shift out of alignment under normal walking forces over many years. Wearing narrow
• 3tight
• 4or high-heeled shoes that compress the toes can accelerate this process and worsen associated pain
• 5though footwear alone does not cause bunions in the absence of an underlying structural predisposition. Certain conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and flat feet
• 6along with a family history of bunions
• 7further increase susceptibility.