Ballet Science Blog

The official blog for the Ballet Science podcast, available on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify.

If you are a dancer, chances are you’ve been told you have a bunion, you’re going to get a bunion, or you’ve spent way too much time staring at your big toe, wondering if that bump is “normal.”

In this episode of the Ballet Science Podcast, we take a biomechanics-based look at bunions in ballet dancers.

You will learn:
📌 What is a bunion?
📌 Why are bunions so common in ballet dancers?
📌 The difference between having a bunion and having bunion pain
📌 How ballet shoe and pointe shoe fit influences symptoms
📌 What dancers can do to manage bunions and reduce irritation

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