Conservative approach benefits athletes with hallux valgus Biomechanics

Description: Sports Medicine: Conservative approach benefits athletes with hallux valgus
Success should be gauged by the ability to resolve the athlete’s complaint of pain and loss of function in a timely fashion.
By Joseph P. Laluya, DO, Terry Nicola, MD, and Sarah McDade, MD
As more people participate in sports and extend this interest into the later decades of life, we are seeing an increasing number of hallux-valgus-related injuries. Historically, hallux valgus has been treated with surgical intervention. However, as our experience with and knowledge about the condition increases, a noninvasive therapeutic approach warrants consideration.
Hallux valgus presents as lateral deviation of the great toe and medial deviation of the first metatarsal bone. Commonly, the deformity is characterized by progressive subluxation of the metatarsophalangeal joint.