Flat Feet : Causes, Effects, Symptoms and Treatment

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Flat Feet  Causes, Effects, Symptoms and
Treatment
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Flat Feet

• Causes
• Effects
• Symptoms
• Treatment

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Origin of Flat feet

• The absence of an arch in the sole of the foot
  causes the foot to lie flat when a person is
  standing. Flat foot are sometimes the result of
  congenital bone deformity. Flat feetIn some
  cases, however, flat feet develop over time. When
  a person walks, gravity-induced pressure puts
  three to four times the bodys weight on each
  foot and over the years, imbalance on the muscles
  may cause a disorder in the feets natural arch.
  The excess weight or pounding stress can cause
  the arch of the metatarsal to flatten or fall.

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Flat feet The Causes and Symptoms

• Flat feet is a common condition and normal with
  infants and toddlers. They occur because the
  tissues in the feet that hold the joints together
  are loose.
• As children grow, the tissues tighten to form an
  arch which would have taken place by the time a
  child reaches the age of 2 or 3. People normally
  have arches at the time of adulthood. In some
  people, however, the arches never form. The
  instep of the foot comes in contact with the
  ground when standing.

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• In persons who already formed arches, aging,
  injuries, or illness can harm the tendons and
  cause the development of flat feet. The flat foot
  can occur on only one side.
• Most cases of flat foot do not result in sore
  foot or other problems although in children,
  foot,

• ankle and lower leg pain may be felt. This should
  be seen by a doctor.
• In adults, tired or aching feet after long
  standing or sports activities may be experienced.

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Diagnosis and Treatment

• Rigid flat feet is diagnosed when a patient
  stands on his toes and the arch does not form. If
  sore foot is experienced, tests that would be
  recommended include an MRI scan to look at the
  tendons, a CT scan to look at the foot bones or
  an x-ray of the foot.
• The treatment is based on the cause of the
  condition. For tarsal condition, or painful flat
  feet in children that is caused by the fusing
  together of two or more bones of the foot,
  treatment would start with rest and maybe a cast.
  If foot pain does not recede, surgery becomes an
  option to clean and fix the tendons or to fuse
  the foot joins into a correct position.

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• When no foot pain is caused by flat feet in
  adults, or in case of flexible flat feet (an arch
  forms when a person stands on his toes), no
  treatment is necessary. In children, if no
  problem is presented when walking or no foot pain
  is felt, no treatment is necessary.
• Pain caused by flexible flat feet can be remedied
  by
• Orthotics or arch supports inside the shoe.
• Rest and icing the foot arch
• Special shoes or changing footwear for maximum
  comfort
• Pain relievers and shoe insert

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• Oftentimes, cases requiring surgery obtain
  positive results in terms of improved pain in the
  foot and function. While most cases of flat feet
  cannot be prevented, professional treatment
  should be sought when lower leg pain or sore feet
  becomes evident.
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