How to Get Rid of Flat Feet

Flat feet is a condition in which the foot doesn't have a normal arc. It can affect one foot or both feet. At the initially, all babies' feet seem flat because an arch hasn't formed yet. Arches should form by the time your child is 2 or 3 years old. Flat feet, even in older children, usually do not cause any troubles. A very easy test will help determine if your child has flexible flat feet. If an arch is not present, your child can have "stiff flat feet.” Flat feet can be present at birth or develop overtime, often periods being a heritable condition. Flat feet can develop later in life from foot misuse due to weak muscles in the feet from heavy strain or aging, standing or walking for long periods of time in high heels, or wearing shoes that do not provide arch support. The major symptom of flat feet is arch pain. If you are experiencing arch pain, it is probable that you have flat feet. Others can suffer from the painful feet or find that it can put a strain on the connecting ligaments and muscles, which causes pain in the leg joints while walking.

Flat Feet, or the lack of an obvious arch when standing, can be due to lax ligaments in the feet or a family history. Babies generally have large pads above the instep of their feet, giving the appearance of a flat foot. With development, the soft tissues of the foot tauten, creating an arch. Flat feet is an informal allusion to a medical condition in which the arch of the foot collapses, with the whole sole of the foot coming into complete or near complete contact with the ground. In some individuals (an estimated 20–30% of the general populace) the arch simply never develops in one foot (unilaterally) or both feet (bilaterally). It should be noted that being flatfooted does not diminish footspeed; having flat feet does not affect one's answer to the plantar reflex test. Here are some symptoms related with flat feet. Visually, flat feet can be made out from their glance itself while they seem much flatter at the bottom. Uneven shoe wear and collapsing of your shoe towards the interior of your foot is another manner to recognize flat feet.

Causes of Flat Feet

Common causes and risk factors of Flat Feet:-

1. It can be heritable, i.e passed on through generations.
2. A ruptured tendon (tibilias posterior) can lead to a flat foot.

Symptoms of Flat Feet

Common symptoms of Flat Feet include:-

1. Foot pain.
2. Lower leg pain.
3. Swelling along the interior of your ankle.
4. A flat glance to one or both of your feet.

Treatment of Flat Feet

1. Wear extensive fitting shoes.
2. Buy high quality insoles/ orthotics to take pressure and pain away from the arc.
3. Do not try to care for the secondary lesions (i.e corns) yourself.