{"id":693,"date":"2020-06-18T17:35:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T22:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drscholls.ca\/en\/?page_id=693"},"modified":"2020-11-24T14:47:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T19:47:56","slug":"foot-bunions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.drscholls.ca\/en\/ca\/symptoms-and-conditions\/foot-skin-conditions\/foot-bunions\/","title":{"rendered":"Foot Bunions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;blue-gradient pt-5 pb-3 mb-5&#8243;][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTNDaDElMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMnRleHQtdXBwZXJjYXNlJTIwbWItMCUyMiUzRVRoZSUyMEZhY3RzJTIwb24lMjBCdW5pb25zJTNDc3BhbiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyeWVsbG93JTIyJTNFJTNBJTNDJTJGc3BhbiUzRSUzQyUyRmgxJTNF[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_raw_html el_class=&#8221;yellow&#8221;]JTNDcCUzRSUzQ2ElMjBocmVmJTNEJTIyJTIzd2hhdC1hcmUtdGhleSUyMiUyMGNsYXNzJTNEJTIyYW5jaG9yJTIyJTNFV2hhdCUyMEFyZSUyMFRoZXklM0YlM0MlMkZhJTNFJTNDJTJGcCUzRSUwQSUzQ3AlM0UlM0NhJTIwaHJlZiUzRCUyMiUyM3doYXQtY2F1c2VzLXRoZW0lMjIlMjBjbGFzcyUzRCUyMmFuY2hvciUyMiUzRVdoYXQlMjBDYXVzZXMlMjBUaGVtJTNGJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUzQyUyRnAlM0UlMEElM0NwJTNFJTNDYSUyMGhyZWYlM0QlMjIlMjN3aGF0LWNhbi1pLWRvJTIyJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJhbmNob3IlMjIlM0VXaGF0JTIwQ2FuJTIwSSUyMERvJTNGJTNDJTJGYSUzRSUzQyUyRnAlM0U=[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=&#8221;what-are-they&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mt-4 mb-5&#8243;][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;What Are Bunions?&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-uppercase&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;lg&#8221;]\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bunions are painful enlargements of the area behind your big toe.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/12&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mb-5&#8243;][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-padding&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;694&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;centre&#8221; el_class=&#8221;no-padding&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1592517796875{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; el_class=&#8221;yellow-gradient&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;px-5 pt-5 pb-3&#8243;]\r\n<p class=\"module-para\">Pain or stiffness in the big toe is one of a handful of bunion symptoms. 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