Treatment and diagnostics hallux valgus (bunion deformity) in Ulsan, South Korea

Treatment of hallux valgus deformity of the foot in Ulsan is carried out by leading orthopedists using the most relevant, effective and safe methods. If surgical intervention is necessary, doctors use minimally invasive techniques to shorten the rehabilitation period and quickly return the full range of motion to the patient.

Before developing a treatment plan, doctors of local clinics conduct a thorough differential diagnosis. It includes examination with palpation and percussion, X-ray procedures on modern digital equipment, plantography. To detect concomitant and provocative pathologies, CT and MRI are performed on wide-field tomographs.

For the treatment of hallux valgus deformity of the foot in Ulsan, the following methods are used:

• massages and therapeutic physical training,
• kinesio taping,
• physiotherapy,
• shock wave therapy,
• taking analgesic medications,
• injections of steroid drugs,
• cryotherapy,
• orthopedic correction on special trainers,
• selection of individual orthopedic insoles,
• surgical interventions (arthroplasty, arthrodesis, exostectomy, alignment of toes and foot bones, osteotomy, etc.),
• prosthetics of the affected joint.

Therapeutic manipulations end with rehabilitation, during which the patient is prescribed supportive procedures. They help restore physical activity and consolidate the positive effect of treatment. In the presence of provocative diseases, appropriate additional treatment must be carried out.