The outward pushing of the bone to cause the lump has probably happened slowly over several years. For some, this is due to the way the underside of your foot is shaped and therefore the way that has caused you to roll onto the inside of your feet when you walk (it’s called overpronation). This wonky walking has put pressure on the bone and caused a lump. In addition, your big toe may have edged inwards to get a little cozier with your second toe and limit the overpronation.
Many of you can blame your family for your bunion as they are often hereditary and you are certainly not alone if you have them. Over 15 million people suffer from them in the UK and it’s estimated that around 30% of every Western country suffers from bunions.
Women are more prone to developing bunions than men as they are more likely to have squeezed their feet into ill-fitting high heel shoes and have made an existing condition worse. With prolonged wearing of constraining footwear, your toes will adapt to the new position and lead to the deformity we know as a foot bunion.
It’s a fact that the older you get the more likely it is you will develop a bunion. In the UK 85% of the people who have bunions are women over 45, with the market size increasing with age.
Other causes are previous foot conditions such as sprains, fractures, nerve injuries, loose ligaments, and low muscle tone.
