Bunion correctors are braces or splints that can be worn at night and are alleged to fix the alignment of the big toe in people who have bunions. Bunions are an enlargement of the great toe joint of the foot which is associated with what is known as a valgus deformity of the great toe. The splint supports the great toe in the ideal position while sleeping to try and fix the deformity. At this time there is really lots of debate regarding if that actually works or not. The problem with the thought is the fact bunions are caused by a mixture of an inherited element, foot biomechanics as well as the use of tight wrongly fitted footwear. So throughout the day you've got all those causes making the bunion along with the desire is that using the bunion corrector through the night over comes those forces that occur when walking in the daytime, and that is probably not achievable.
And so should you use bunion correctors? There is some research that they may definitely improve the angle of the great toe by a few degrees after having a month or so of use. There has been no research done to find out if that progress gets any better with a long term use or if that improvement is simply non permanent in case you cease using the brace. Even with that, many professionals advise still making use of them even when they just don't change the angle position the toe. This is because, even though they just do not fix the toe, they should still keep your toe mobile and flexible which is a good thing for that toe over the long run as the bunion ailment progresses. As well as by using these correctors it's also probably important that you get professional advice about the ideal footwear to use in order to avoid the bunion from getting any worse as well as do some exercises to enhance the muscle strength around the joint.
