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I have had bunions my entire life, and only I was recently told that the foundations for them start appearing as a kid, depending on the width of the feet. I d

I have had bunions my entire life, and only I was recently told that the foundations for them start appearing as a kid, depending on the width of the feet. I discovered that I had wide feet out of the blue, searching for an specific brand that usually didn't hurt me. That brand was the only one I could use for hours, and then I saw that they made "wide shoes". Could that be the reason they didn't hurt me? From that moment on, I only buy wide or extra wide, and, surprisingly enough, my feet don't but hurt anymore. In hindsight, I should have thought about before, it as during summer I only wear sandals, and of course my feet don't hurt. I am ashamed to say it didn't click until my 30's. I now exercise my fingers, one of my bunions is getting better, the other will need more work. In my country you are only measured by length, so I guess that's the main reason for the bunions and hammer fingers appearing more and more. Please, if you are uncomfortable with your shoes, go to be properly measured. Your feet will appreciate it.

Groxx 5y ago
Sorta similar story here. Wide shoes + barefoot style have stopped my bunion growth completely, and fixed my terrible arches. Ever get home, take your shoes off, and notice how much better your feet feel? Mine haven't hurt at all in over a decade now, because I quit using shoes that make my feet feel like that. Pointy, narrow shoes are unbelievably stupid and human-hostile.
- hobs 5y ago
  Yep, grew up with overly large feet (my foot size tracked my age from 10-16) and I deeply remember finding my first pair of skater shoes (Vans) that were size 14 and marked WWW - that and flip flops have been my saving grace, I have flat feet but I can walk 15 miles without pain in those setups.
  - Groxx 5y ago
    I'm quite lucky that my feet stopped at around size 13, so I could usually find a couple pairs in my size per store. 15+ seems like it'd be difficult :|
    - hobs 5y ago
      It has certainly prevented me from acquiring an expensive shoe wear hobby because nobody has the size :)
mint2 5y ago
Try feelgrounds shoes. They are wider than altras, which have become narrower, or xeros. Unfortunately I haven’t found a similarly wide shoes that isn’t minimalist. But if you can handle a minimalist shoes the feelgrounds are great and just might be wide enough.
status_active 5y ago
Would you mind to explain what kind of exercises do you do for your fingers? Thank you!

Groxx 5y ago

Sorta similar story here. Wide shoes + barefoot style have stopped my bunion growth completely, and fixed my terrible arches. Ever get home, take your shoes off, and notice how much better your feet feel? Mine haven't hurt at all in over a decade now, because I quit using shoes that make my feet feel like that. Pointy, narrow shoes are unbelievably stupid and human-hostile.

hobs 5y ago
Yep, grew up with overly large feet (my foot size tracked my age from 10-16) and I deeply remember finding my first pair of skater shoes (Vans) that were size 14 and marked WWW - that and flip flops have been my saving grace, I have flat feet but I can walk 15 miles without pain in those setups.
- Groxx 5y ago
  I'm quite lucky that my feet stopped at around size 13, so I could usually find a couple pairs in my size per store. 15+ seems like it'd be difficult :|
  - hobs 5y ago
    It has certainly prevented me from acquiring an expensive shoe wear hobby because nobody has the size :)

mint2 5y ago

Try feelgrounds shoes. They are wider than altras, which have become narrower, or xeros. Unfortunately I haven’t found a similarly wide shoes that isn’t minimalist. But if you can handle a minimalist shoes the feelgrounds are great and just might be wide enough.

status_active 5y ago

Would you mind to explain what kind of exercises do you do for your fingers? Thank you!