The image above shows the left foot of a mum of 32 years and the left foot of her 5 year old daughter.
What is clear is that both mum and daughter both have a left bunion deformity. If you look more closely you can see that both big toes lay underneath the second toe, the second toe lays over the third toe, the fourth toe lays underneath the third toe, and the fifth toe lays underneath the fourth toe. Both feet are broad at the front and all the lesser toes are retracted.
It is our opinion that the daughter has inherited her mothers’ foot type, meaning that certain foot types or shapes can predispose to certain mechanical dysfunctions e.g toe deformities and bunions.
It is widely documented that tight, narrow and high heeled shoes can cause bunions. I’m quite sure that this little 5 year old has not yet taken to wearing 6 inch stiletto heels, therefore one would assume that footwear will aggravate a pre-existing bunion deformity and may well contribute to the formation of one.