3. Bunions
A bunion is a growth that starts on the outside or underside of your big toe. You may not notice it in the initial stages, but eventually – the swelling starts to become pronounced, and you’ll begin to feel slight sensations of pain when you move your big toe.
Bunions require management by your doctor and physiotherapist to ensure they don’t get too large. Some surgeries exist that can fix bunions, but the outcome is not successful in every patient that undergoes the procedure. Most people with bunions have persistent symptoms throughout the course of their life.
In the advanced stages of the condition, the bunion spreads the bones of the big toe and the first toe on the inside, creating stress on the front of the fascia, causing heel pain as the plantar fascia starts to experience inflammation as well. If left untreated, this inflammation can lead to the onset of plantar fasciitis.