Take good care of your feet

My big toes have been very painful recently. When I looked at my feet, the bone below my big toes seems to be sticking out. 

I am worried I might have inherited the family tendency to bunions. Is there anything I can do?

A. It is possible that the change you have noticed and the pain is caused by a bunion. A bunion is a deformity of the joint at the base of the big toe. This can make the big toe point in towards your other toes and forces the bony joint to stick out resulting in: