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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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A
bunion is a protrusion at |
Bunions
are recognizable by the |
Vigorous
massage is locally con- |
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the
metatarsal-phalangeal |
large
bump on the medial aspect |
traindicated
at the point of a |
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joint
of the great toe that |
of
the foot. If they are inflamed, . |
bunion
regardless, and especially |
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occurs
when the toe is lat- |
they
will be red, hot, and possibly |
when
or if it is inflamed. Mas- |
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erally
deviated. |
edematous. |
sage
elsewhere on the foot or |
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body
is very much indicated |
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within
pain tolerance to help |
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with
compensation patterns that |
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occur
when it is difficult to walk. |
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