Bunions

Risk Factors

These factors may increase your risk of bunions:

  • High heels. Wearing high heels forces your toes into the front of your shoes, often crowding your toes.
  • Ill-fitting shoes. People who wear shoes that are too tight, too narrow or too pointed are more susceptible to bunions.
  • Arthritis. Arthritis may make you more susceptible to bunions because arthritis causes pain that may change the way you walk.
  • Heredity. The tendency to develop bunions may be inherited because of an inherited structural foot defect.
Diagram of the Foot looking from above. It shows Hallux Valgus. Commonly known as a Bunion.
Diagram of the Foot looking from above. It shows Hallux Valgus. Commonly known as a Bunion.
Investigations Causes
24 July, 2010