Tailor’s Bunion/Bunionette
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Tailor’s Bunion/Bunionette
Explanation and symptoms
A tailor’s bunion, also known as a bunionette, is a bunion located on the side of the fifth toe joint, called the 5th metatarsophalangeal joint or the 5th MTP joint.
This condition can be very painful, in the 5th Metatarsophalangeal joint, or in the area around this joint, including the toes.
Research shows that Tailor’s Bunions/bunionettes are linked to a decreased quality of life, walking problems and an increase incidence of falling.
The good news is that Tailor Bunions are the easiest bunion to treat naturally without surgery, medications, or orthotics because the natural treatment involves 4-6 joints, compared to potentially 57 joints with other bunions.
Traditional Treatment Model
The goal of the Traditional Treatment Model is pain relief
Injections
Orthotics/Toe Spacers
Surgery
Special footwear to redistribute forces
- Injections/medications: Injections and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications will help to relieve pain.
- Orthotics: Are designed to help offset the forces of the bunion rubbing the shoe and causing pain with footwear.
- Toe Spacers: Artificially align the joint.
- Accommodating footwear: Shoes with a wider toe box will help decrease friction of the bunion on the shoes.
- Surgery: See below.
Tailor Bunion Surgery
It is considered a successful foot surgery, with a 85-96% satisfaction rate. Surgery, however, is only performed after other conservative and potentially costly options have failed such as injections, medications, spacers, and orthotics.
Surgery not be covered by your health care insurance, recovery time is 8 weeks, and like any surgery you are at risk for minor and serious complications that are associated with surgery which include; infection, amputation, and death.
functional corrective Treatment of Tailor’s Bunion
Comprehensive Natural Treatment Goals:
- Decrease inflammation
- Redistribute forces
- Stabilize the painful areas
- Prevent future problems
- Undo negative compensations that have occurred because of this bunion.
The Walker Treatment Method™
- Decreases inflammation by offsetting the forces on the joint and with non-prescriptive modalities.
- Corrects abnormal forces using manual therapy, specific taping/bracing techniques, and functional exercises.
- Mobilizes the areas of foot and lower leg to decrease the stress on the big toe joint.
- Stabilizes the painful areas by addressing inflammation, functional strengthening, and specific taping.
- Prevents future problems by addressing patient education, release, alignment, and stabilization, of the entire lower body.
- Corrects negative compensations in walking that have occurred due to pain and a lack of motion.
- Address the root causes of the problem providing long-term pain relief.
COMPARISION OF TRADITIONAL TREATMENT AND THE WALKER TREATMENT METHOD™
|
PAIN RELIEF | STABILIZE THE JOINT | CHANGE THE FORCES | PREVENTION FROM FUTURE PROBLEMS | ADDRESSES THE ROOT CAUSE | SUCCESS/SATISFACTION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOTWEAR | indirectly | no | yes | no | no | temporary |
| INJECTION/NSAID | possibly | no | no | no | no | temporary |
| ORTHOTICS | possibly | no | no | no | possibly | unknown |
| TAPING | possibly | yes | yes | no | no | temporary |
| PHYSICAL THERAPY** | possibly | possibly | possibly | possibly | possibly | depends |
| PRP | possibly | no | no | no | no | variable |
| PROLOTHERAPY | possibly | yes | yes | no | no | variable |
| SURGERY | no | no | yes | no | no | 85-96% |
| WALKER METHOD* | indirectly | yes | yes | yes | yes | so far 100% |
**Physical therapy: Results will vary based upon the therapist’s experience. As a patient it is important to inquire the level of experience and success of any professional that you are seeking for help.
*Data is base upon post intervention survey report after program completion.
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References:
- Research on Tailor Bunion Surgery: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29268897/
- Research on Tailor’s Bunion Types and quality of life: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7830808/
- Review of Tailor’s Bunion Treatment: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1067251605001237
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