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Types of treatment for bunions on the feet

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Last reviewed: 06.07.2025

Bunions are an unsightly and unpleasant phenomenon. In addition to the fact that putting on shoes becomes a problem, since it is difficult to squeeze the bunion into the shoe, it also brings a lot of unpleasant sensations. Bunions are the consequences of wearing tight shoes, high-heeled shoes, congenital flat feet or bone tissue diseases. How to try to fix the problem of your feet, and what types of treatment to apply, you can find out now!

What are the treatment methods for sore bones on the feet?

What are the treatment methods for sore bones on the feet?

There are several methods of treating bones on the feet. These are methods of both traditional and official medicine for correcting the foot defect. They are good both in combination (correctly selected) and by themselves.

Physiotherapy and massage

You can go for massage and various physiotherapy procedures in the hospital without fear. These can be mud, radon therapy, cryotherapy, ultrasound therapy, shock wave therapy on diseased bones, etc. This method of treatment is controlled by a doctor, so the result will be good, and the danger of such treatment is minimal.

However, if the bones on your feet have already grown, surgery will be required; medication and physical therapy alone will not be enough.

You can use the services of a plastic surgeon

With this method, you will spend a lot of money, but the bones on your feet will disappear. True, after plastic surgery there are side effects in the form of inflammation and relapses - repeated growth of bones. But there are cases when there is no way without surgical intervention! However, it is up to you to choose, having studied all the doctor's recommendations.

You can also trust the "Internet method of treatment"

When ordering ointments, tablets or tinctures, you are self-treating at your own risk. This is a controversial method, since you can completely accidentally guess the recipe, or you can harm your health due to the wrong choice of drugs. In the best case, there will simply be no result.

Traditional methods of treatment

There are also alternative methods of treating diseased bones on the feet, otherwise they are also called folk methods. From generation to generation, folk medicine recipes have come down to us, which people have been cured with if not for millennia, then, in any case, for centuries!

Since the value of medicinal plants has long been proven, and the effectiveness of their use is time-tested, you can use their properties to treat bone spurs. Such treatment will not take much of your time, and will also be economically beneficial for your wallet!

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Alternative Treatments for Bunions

In folk medicine, there are a huge number of recipes that help get rid of enlarged bones on the feet. Let's figure out what you need to treat your legs, and what recipes will help you return the beauty and grace of your legs.

All folk methods of treating feet from enlarged bones are mainly based on various herbal mixtures, steam baths, lotions, as well as self-made ointments. You also need to combine a diet with a folk method of treating diseased bones on your feet - this will help the body fight the disease, and macronutrients and vitamins will complete the useful work. The most important thing is to fully comply with all the rules for using the recipe, and it will already help you recover and relieve pain!

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Treatment of bones with ointment from egg and fat

To prepare this ointment you will need: one egg with a white shell, 7% vinegar, melted lard (or any animal fat from the store), instead of lard you can also use butter, turpentine (turpentine ointment).

Place the egg in a small container of approximately 50 milliliters, pour vinegar over it and leave it in a cool, dark place for two weeks. This is done so that the shell almost completely dissolves and the contents of the egg are infused. When this happens, remove the remains of the shell from the glass or jar and thoroughly mix the contents of the container.

Then add a heaped tablespoon of fat and about 10 grams of turpentine or turpentine ointment. When you mix everything, you will have a homemade ointment against bone spurs. It should be applied twice a day, alternating this procedure with the application of an iodine mesh. The course of treatment is from one to two weeks.

Burdock Recipe to Reduce Bone Size

One of the effective ways to treat bones on the feet is to use burdock (or agrimony). What do you need to prepare such a remedy? You will need several fresh burdock leaves and turpentine ointment. It should be applied to the darker side of the burdock leaf, and then applied to the legs from the knee to the foot. Such a compress helps to reduce the size of the bone, and also, due to the warming effect, improves the condition of the entire body.

But do not get too carried away if you have an intolerance to turpentine - you can get burns. You need to use this recipe for treatment for three to four months. To achieve a good effect, compresses should be applied once every ten days. This method can be used to prevent bone disease, and prevention, as everyone knows, is much better than treatment!

Treatment of foot bones with dandelion and iodine

An excellent way to treat painful bone spurs is a recipe combining dandelion and iodine. You need to collect 100 grams of yellow dandelion flowers and grind them as much as possible. Let the flowers dry a little, and then pour iodine over them. It is important to remember that this recipe requires a large amount of iodine, since you must completely cover the dandelion flowers with it! Let the resulting mixture sit for fourteen days.

When the medicine is infused, place it in a convenient jar and put it in a dark place. It is very easy to use! Steam your feet and wipe them dry, apply a mesh of the prepared solution to the sore spots. It is worth doing this procedure every night before going to bed, so the medicine will work better.

The duration of treatment with tincture of iodine and dandelion flowers should not exceed two weeks, otherwise the skin on your legs may “burn”.

A simple recipe from propolis for the treatment of bone spurs

You need to buy real propolis, for this it is better to contact beekeepers or beekeepers. Treatment in this way will not cause you any inconvenience and will not require much effort. Soften the propolis in your hand and apply it to the sore bone, put a pharmacy compress of propolis on top. The effect should appear within the first week: no pain, reduction of the bone, disappearance of the "redness" in the sore spot.

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Cabbage leaf as an alternative treatment for painful bunions

This method has gained the greatest popularity among the elderly, as it is available to every elderly person, the most "cheap" and convenient. All that is required of you is a cabbage leaf, honey and salt. Cover the cabbage leaf with honey, then sprinkle with salt and apply to the leg. The duration of such treatment is not limited by any contraindications, and the effectiveness is quite high! Go for it!

Any of these methods of treating bunions on your feet is highly effective, but which one is best for you will only be shown by practice. In any case, before using alternative methods of treating bunions on your feet, be sure to visit a doctor, he will choose what is right for you.

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