Bunions effect children of all ages. What do you do to prevent the Bunion from getting worse? Some suggest orthotics, orthers bunion splints. The truth? The bunion will probably not get better until your child is old enough to have surgery. No orthotic or Bunion splint will make a child’s bunion disapeer or correct. What a bunion splint can do is reduce the discomfort a child feels due to the bunion.
What to look for in a bunion splint for kids?
1. You want a less bulky bunion splint so it would be easy to remove and apply. Additionally your child will be more likely to wear it. Face it, one of the struggles with a bunion splint and a child is having the child actually wearing it.
2. You do not want a rigid splint for the foot still needs to grow. You want your child to have full movement in his big toe while wearing the bunion splint.
So without further ado, the Best Bunion Splints for kids or children:
The DARCO toe alignment splint– Light enough for a child to wear and transfer from shoe to shoe. The splint also will allow your child full motion in his big toe as well as his foot in general. Also, the Velcro size makes the size adjustable to a child’s foot, and can be lowered and raised easily with little discomfort. In other words, this Darco splint can last for a while for the child. You want to avoid restrictive splints and this is one of the least restrictive splints on the market.
PediFix Visco-Gel Dual Action Bunion Fix– This is easy to use and adjust. Additionally, this is a flesh colored so if you have a child who is self conscious about wearing a bunion splint, this splint will be ideal to wear and will not stand out. Also, this splint has a low profile which will allow it to fit into shoes and sneakers with little to no problems.