How to correct flat feet in children

Flat feet are quite common in life. This is a symptom of arch defects caused by the lack of a normal arch. The biggest harm of flat feet is that walking for too long will cause pain. If a child has flat feet, certain methods can be used to correct them. At this time, the child's bones are relatively soft and it is easier to correct them. If you wait until the child reaches adulthood to correct them, it will be more troublesome.

How to correct flat feet in children

The correction method for flat feet depends on the baby's condition, and the correction method chosen is also different. What are the correction methods for flat feet?

1. Stand up straight with your feet apart and your toes gripping the ground. Arch your foot and pause.

2. Stand up straight, put your hands on the wall, and do heel raises 10 to 20 times in a row, breathing evenly.

3. Stand up straight, with your feet turned outward, and touch the ground with the outer edge of your feet, and pause for a moment.

4. Stand up straight, hold a fixed object with both hands, and step on the round bar on the ground with your feet and do stepping on the spot 10-20 times.

5. Sit on the ground with your body bent, lift your feet one by one and do the toes curling and foot stretching exercises 10-20 times.

6. In summer, walk barefoot on the balls of your feet and wear shoes with heels at other times.

To correct flat feet, you need to choose a pair of suitable orthopedic shoes for your baby, just like myopia requires glasses. The soles of each baby with flat feet are unique. Only by going to the corresponding hospital or institution for detailed examination and testing, and custom-making a pair of flat foot insoles and shoes, can you change the force characteristics of various parts of the foot during exercise and alleviate the pain caused by flat feet. If accompanied by symptoms such as pain and inflammation, you will need to seek symptomatic treatment from an orthopedic physician.

There are several main treatments for flat feet:

1. Functional exercises, such as toe walking, toe flexion exercises, and weight-lifting external rotation exercises.

2. Orthopedic shoes or orthopedic insoles require that the base and waist of the insole should be narrow, the upper should be tight, and the inner half of the waist of the sole should be raised by 2-3 mm. The purpose is to restore the medial longitudinal arch and lift the talus head. The medial half of the heel extends to the navicular bone and is 3-6 mm thicker than the lateral half.

3. You can soak your feet in hot water once every night for 20 minutes each time.

4. Move less, walk less, and avoid strenuous exercise.

5. Avoid standing and excessive weight carrying.