Flat Feet Are Pain Feet
Do your footprints look different than everyone else’s at the beach? If so, chances are you could be a flatfooted individual.
A collapsed arch can result in flat feet, and in turn causes the base of the foot to touch the floor. Flat feet can be caused from a variety of ways.
First off, flat feet are normal in infants and toddlers because the arch has not fully developed, so don’t be alarmed if you’re a new parent or grandparent and you happen to notice those precious little feet are flat as a board. The arches will likely develop sometime in childhood and by early adulthood, your little Jack or Jill should have normal arches in their feet.
That being stated, someone born with flat feet might never develop proper arches. The safest explanation for this is the fact that everyone has a different makeup. Some people are tall, some are short; some people have long skinny fingers, others have short stubby ones, and the rest of us tend to fall somewhere in between. If you were born with flat feet, they may or may not cause problems later in your life. If you notice that your child complains that their feet hurt, it could be because they have two or more bones fused together in their foot. Fused bones can restrict the movement in the joints of the foot and can lead to flat feet.
Even if you grew out of your flat feet when you were a baby and developed arches in your feet, you still can be susceptible to developing flat feet. If this condition develops later in life, then an increase in pain can result or even more serious, arthritis in the feet. Unfortunately, there are many different factors that can contribute to the development of flat feet, and therefore it is nearly impossible to prevent. Some consequences could be from how a child sleeps or sits or even other deviations in the thigh or leg. The more overbearing results include the breaking of tendons or ligaments in the foot. Two more common causes of acquired flat feet in adults are “Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction” (in which that particular tendon – the Posterior Tibial Tendon – malfunctions) and having a tight Achilles tendon (which causes the foot to flatten).
Your local podiatrist is experienced in treating flat feet both conservatively and surgically. If you have painful flat feet, don’t simply continue to walk down the beach with those funny looking footprints, call your foot doctor today for an appointment!
September 8, 2010 | Posted by Stew
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