What is a flexible flat foot?
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What is a flexible flat foot?
Flexible flatfoot is a common condition in children. When a child with flexible flatfoot stands, the arch of the foot disappears. Upon sitting or when the child is on tiptoes, the arch reappears. Although called “flexible flatfoot,” this condition always affects both feet.
What is a rigid flat foot?
Rigid: A person with rigid flat feet has no arches when standing (putting weight on the feet) or sitting (no weight on the feet). This condition often develops during the teen years and gets worse with age. Your feet may feel painful. It can be difficult to flex the feet up or down or move them side-to-side.
What causes rigid flat foot?
Rigid flat feet are commonly caused by congenital vertical talus, a condition in which the foot bones are not aligned properly, or lateral subtalar dislocation, a condition in which feet that once had arches flatten over time due to a dislocation of the talus bone.
What is the difference between flexible and rigid flat foot?
There are two types of pes planus, or flatfoot: flexible flatfoot and rigid flatfoot. For an individual with flexible flatfoot, their arches are normal when they are sitting or on their tiptoes, but collapse when they stand. With rigid flatfoot, the arch of the foot remains flattened despite the foot’s position.
Can a rigid flat foot be corrected?
Arthrodesis combined with osteotomy can effectively correct calcaneal valgus deformity, restore arch structure, and relieve foot pain in adult rigid flatfoot.
How do you treat Rigid flat feet?
Treatment
- Arch supports (orthotic devices). Over-the-counter arch supports may help relieve the pain caused by flatfeet.
- Stretching exercises. Some people with flatfeet also have a shortened Achilles tendon.
- Supportive shoes.
- Physical therapy.
How do you fix rigid flat feet?
Are there different types of flat feet?
There are two different kinds of flat feet one may experience, rigid and flexible. A flexible flat foot has an arch when resting, however, when standing or walking, the arch then disappears. This type of flat foot is often common among pediatric aged patients.
How do I know if my flat feet are flexible?
In flexible flat foot, the arch can be seen when foot heel is elevated and no weight is applied on the foot. However, the arch disappears when a child stands on full foot. In rigid flat foot, no arch is present at all. Rigid flat foot generally occurs due to certain bone or joint disorders.
What muscles are weak in flat feet?
A tight calf muscle, medically termed Equinus, is considered to be the most common cause of flat feet by many feet and ankle surgeons. The tight muscle transmits a pronating force on the foot, resulting in arch collapse.
Are flat feet permanent?
In adults, flat feet usually remain permanently flat. Treatment usually addresses the symptoms rather than a cure. In adults the condition is called “acquired” flatfoot because it affects feet that at one point in time had a normal longitudinal arch. The deformity may worsen over time as one ages.
How do I know what type of flat foot I have?
There are two general types of flatfoot: flexible flatfoot and rigid flatfoot. In flexible flatfoot, the foot has a normal arch at rest (not standing or walking), but it disappears once it comes in contact with the ground. If there is no arch, whether sitting or standing, they have a “rigid” or “true” flatfoot.
Can you run with flat feet?
Flat feet can cause a variety of symptoms like pain and discomfort in your feet, pain in knees, hips and back. Your posture can change and you may feel that walking and running is difficult for you. You can be a successful and an injury free runner even with your flat feet.
Why are my feet so inflexible?
People who have high arches and inflexible feet are likely to have a tight plantar fascia. These people are very likely to have or develop supinated feet.
Are people with flat feet slower runners?
Flat Feet can be a significant impediment to running since that activity utilizes the feet in an intense manner. This condition causes the arch of the foot to collapse and acquire a flattened appearance.
