Neo-G Bunion Support - Hallux Valgus Night Splint – for Pre/Post-Operative Aid, Discomfort & Pressure – Class 1 Medical Device (Right)

My left big toe is bent more than my right one and has started to develop a reddish inflamed spot on the joint so I thought I should do something about trying to straighten it before it turns into a painful bunion. I've tried pushing a wedge between my big toe and the next toe but this pushes the the latter into an unnatural position and may do more harm than good so I bought this splint in the hope it might do the trick. I would advise keeping the box the splint comes in as a guide as to how to fit it as there are no written instructions. The device certainly holds the big toe in the correct position and can be adjusted as to how much it straightens the position by angling the part of the splint that sits across the top of your foot. I was surprised at how comfortable it is to wear during the night: I thought it might be painful and keep me awake. It's only suitable for wearing while the weight is off the foot and you can't walk comfortably wearing it as I discovered when visiting the loo during the night! It's early days so I don't know yet whether it will straighten my toe but at least I'm confident that I'll be able to persist with the treatment.

It can only be used while sleeping. It took me a few nights to get used to it, first it hurt the toe near the nail, i put a couple of felt sticky circles and it solved this problem. then I noticed that I tended to take it off in the middle of the night... but if you persist you get used to it and now I sleep the whole night with them on. They truly straighten the toe and are the only ones I have found that actually do it, the soft ones just adapt to your foot and do not work, the gel toe separators do not work, they merely put even more pressure on the other smaller toes and do not straighten the toe.What remains to be seen is whether using a night splint replaces need for surgery. If it doesn't, I will have to undergo surgery. I notice that , in the morning, when I take it off, my toes are actually straightened and do not touch the other toes - but does it at least avoid the bunion getting worse? I hope so, I am hypermobile and hope to make it work to my advantadge on this ( it worked against in creating the bunion in the first place!)

Summary: In regards to price and results so far worth giving a go.Detail:Bought this product to replace a simliar product which, although very similar, broke very easily. This product however is made from different plastic which, at the moment, is coping very well with the leverage I'm putting on it. Probably doing the toe adjustment wrong, but to me I feel I have to push that sucker as far back to normal as possible. Although a little strange to wear at first it does'nt hurt or stop me sleeping. Will it work, I don't know? I'm asking it to correct a bunion I guess produced over several years, so not expecting a 2 - 3 month fix. However, in conjunction with a day wear Silicon gel toe seperator I'm sure I can see and feel some improvement already. The only reason I've not given it 5 stars is at the moment not had it long enough to say it does actually straighten the toe, but the service by supplier and manufacture of the device is good and worth the money paid. Wish you all good health and a straighter Toe :-). Oh if planning a romantic evening or early night, leave it off! It becomes a discussion point, very much a passion killer :-)).

The tensioning strap snapped on first use so unable to use it. Asked the manufacturer to supply a replacement strap in exchange for the failed one but they refused stating that I would have to return the goods to Amazon for replacement. Unable to do this as Amazon appear to have a non returns policy on this particular product. Nothing more that I can do so into the bin it goes.

I've had these for 18 months now - one for each foot. I wear them every night. I developed bunions about a year before buying these, and they were getting worse almost day by day, especially on the left foot. My big toe was starting to cross over onto the other ones, and this would sometimes happen when I was out cycling, causing painful cramps so that I had to stop and take my shoes off to try to straighten my toes out.Since starting to wear the toe splints, I can definitely say that my bunions have stopped getting worse, which is fantastic. If I leave them off though, even for just one night, my toes start to cross over again almost straight away.I am very active and do a lot of running, walking and cycling so it is very important to me to keep my feet in good working order. I can thoroughly recommend these toe splints. I no longer dread the prospect of my feet continually deteriorating - I really feel that I can now manage my condition and stop it from getting worse. They are a bit uncomfortable at first, but you soon get used to them, and you can adjust them to get them in just the right position. The Velcro strap has now stretched quite a bit, and I might think about replacing them at some point.I also tried the soft one, but found that although it is more comfortable to wear, it tends to cut off the circulation in my big toe.

Good quality but not strong enough for me. Wish it could pull stronger. Also strings are to long so size of item too big for me. Wearing shoe size 4.

I have only just started using this and it does exactly what is says on the package.Putting it on isn't as complicated as some of the reviews make out. And having a small foot - I am a size 4 - doesn't seem to be a hindrance.It is also meant to be used when sleeping, so those reviews saying that you are unable to walk in it are true - but as I said before, this product is for use when you are in bed about to go to sleep.I will monitor progress on my toe - I appear to have the beginning of a bunion so try to do some damage control. I have taken a before picture so will see if anything happens.