How to quickly get rid of the "bumps" on the big toe

Bumps on fingers – an unpleasant and pronounced cosmetic defect, often caused by wearing uncomfortable shoes. According to statistics, mostly women suffer from this disease. The reason for the development of this disease is a violation of the tendon-muscle balance with flat feet. Find out in the article whether it is possible to slow down the growth of a bump on the leg and how to properly treat this defect.

Why does a bump appear on the thumb: causes of hallux valgus

Valgus deformity often occurs as a result of transverse flat feet, which can be both acquired and congenital.

Other causes of thumb lumps:

• osteoporosis;
• overweight;
• hereditary predisposition;
• foot injuries;
• wearing uncomfortable shoes.

After the Second World War, the Japanese began to wear European-style shoes instead of traditional wide open shoes. This resulted in a 67% increase in foot deformities.

Narrow shoes and high heels cause an increase in the load on the forefoot, which disrupts the biomechanics of the big toe.

The reason for this deformity is the deviation of the head of the upper metatarsal bone inward, and the phalanges of the thumb – out. Thus, the heads of the middle metatarsal bones are overloaded, which causes them to sink down and lock in the wrong position.  Therefore, a lump on the thumb or deviation of the thumb is a consequence of deviations of the metatarsal bone.

Treatment of a lump on the thumb: an overview of techniques

You can often find advice on treating a bump on the thumb with all kinds of compresses. However, these methods are not able to solve the problem, because in this way it is impossible to change in any way affect the bone structures.

I and II degree of finger deformity. At the first stages of the development of the disease, the use of physiotherapy is recommended. In order to eliminate pain, courses of a magnet, laser and other procedures are used. At home, for this purpose, you can use baths with sea salt (1 liter of water & ndash; 1 tablespoon of sea salt), while the water temperature should not exceed 36.8 degrees.

It is also recommended to perform special exercises for the foot, which include walking on the inside of the foot, heels and toes, at the І and ІІ stages of toe deformity.

III and IV degree of finger deformity. In this case, you can no longer do without surgical intervention. Thanks to modern technologies, such an operation is less traumatic, since the smallest and most accurate incisions are made. The recovery period after surgery is 4-6 weeks.