If you have a busy lifestyle you will end up walking around 80,000 when its all said and done. All the wear and tear from those millions of steps we take has a detrimental effect on our feet.
According to a recent survey by the time we reach the grand age of 60 we would have visited a podiatrist at least once.
According to a recent surgery 1 in 3 women are developing bunions due to tight constricted footwear. This rise in cases of bunions has lead to doctors searching for new innovative ways to operative on this condition.
This condition can run within a family tree but generally affects women more than men. The big toe will appear to move toward the other toes.
The bone attached to the big toe is called a metatarsal, this bone is pushed away from the foot which leads to a rather unattractive bony bulge.
Many podiatric and orthopaedic surgeons insert a wire on the top of the joint and attempt to straighten the 1st metatarsal.
Some surgeons prefer to surgically fuse the 1st metatarsal joint altogether.
The most current treatment is using distinctively surgical screws which are buried on the inside bone without having be required to be removed, meaning a reduced exposure to infection while a softer recovery.
In a different operation, the surgeon cuts a wedge from the around the long foot bone that's swinging out, which means that it sits straight again.
The removed wedge of bone attaches with the outdoor of the bone and behaves like a buttress, reinforcing and preventing it from moving out again. Again this suggests no wire, and likewise avoids fusing the joint.
This offers a superb alternative for younger patients with bad bunions is mainly because it keeps the foot joints intact, it's present on the NHS at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Kent, and privately at Ramsay North Downs, Caterham, Surrey.
Big Toe Arthritis
In arthritis of the big toe, which affects half a million Britons, wear and tear to the joint causes it to become inflamed, and tiny sections of bone " called bone spurs " grow on the top of the joint.
The human body grows these in an effort to repair a damaged joint, but it does more harm than good.
The spurs collide and pinch the joint whenever you walk, bend the toe and rub on footwear.
Surgeons are now inventing new ways to treat this without open surgery and avoiding fusing bone, which leaves the toe rigid.
They tend to have started operating via a tiny, 6mm incision with the use of a special drill that reduces the spur to a paste, and they then massage this out.
Patients can put weight on top of the foot immediately and wear normal shoes within three to four days in contrast to needing surgical shoes for weeks.
Around 80 percent of patients say they are happy or very happy with the results.
The procedure can be found on the NHS in London and Brighton, and privately at the Sussex and London Foot and Ankle Centres.
According to a recent survey by the time we reach the grand age of 60 we would have visited a podiatrist at least once.
According to a recent surgery 1 in 3 women are developing bunions due to tight constricted footwear. This rise in cases of bunions has lead to doctors searching for new innovative ways to operative on this condition.
This condition can run within a family tree but generally affects women more than men. The big toe will appear to move toward the other toes.
The bone attached to the big toe is called a metatarsal, this bone is pushed away from the foot which leads to a rather unattractive bony bulge.
Many podiatric and orthopaedic surgeons insert a wire on the top of the joint and attempt to straighten the 1st metatarsal.
Some surgeons prefer to surgically fuse the 1st metatarsal joint altogether.
The most current treatment is using distinctively surgical screws which are buried on the inside bone without having be required to be removed, meaning a reduced exposure to infection while a softer recovery.
In a different operation, the surgeon cuts a wedge from the around the long foot bone that's swinging out, which means that it sits straight again.
The removed wedge of bone attaches with the outdoor of the bone and behaves like a buttress, reinforcing and preventing it from moving out again. Again this suggests no wire, and likewise avoids fusing the joint.
This offers a superb alternative for younger patients with bad bunions is mainly because it keeps the foot joints intact, it's present on the NHS at Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Kent, and privately at Ramsay North Downs, Caterham, Surrey.
Big Toe Arthritis
In arthritis of the big toe, which affects half a million Britons, wear and tear to the joint causes it to become inflamed, and tiny sections of bone " called bone spurs " grow on the top of the joint.
The human body grows these in an effort to repair a damaged joint, but it does more harm than good.
The spurs collide and pinch the joint whenever you walk, bend the toe and rub on footwear.
Surgeons are now inventing new ways to treat this without open surgery and avoiding fusing bone, which leaves the toe rigid.
They tend to have started operating via a tiny, 6mm incision with the use of a special drill that reduces the spur to a paste, and they then massage this out.
Patients can put weight on top of the foot immediately and wear normal shoes within three to four days in contrast to needing surgical shoes for weeks.
Around 80 percent of patients say they are happy or very happy with the results.
The procedure can be found on the NHS in London and Brighton, and privately at the Sussex and London Foot and Ankle Centres.
About the Author:
Suzy Pickhall, who has been a foot care expert over the past thirty years has written a viable guide on how to combat Bunions Pain, and a guide on footpainsos.com.
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