Valgus foot in the child: diagnosis or sentence

Valgus foot in a child is not so rare as it may seem. At a time when the baby is trying to take the first steps, the relaxed ligaments may not withstand the weight load of the body.

As a result of this happens:

- flattening of the longitudinal arches of the feet;

- curvature of the axis of the foot;

- deviation of calcaneus and fingers to the outside of the foot;

- "stalling" the middle of the foot inside.

If you combine the feet of the child and look at them from above, they will resemble the letter "X". In another way they are called X-shaped feet.

Age in which the valgus foot is detected

Rarely, but it happens that the flat-valgus foot of a child is congenital, and it can be detected immediately after birth or during a preventive examination by an orthopedist. But often this pathology parents start to notice only at a time when their child is beginning to take the first steps. In this case, the child does not stand up on the entire foot, but only on its inner side.

Danger of pathology

If the treatment started in time, then the valgus foot of the child does not threaten him. Regular execution of special exercises will strengthen the ligaments and muscles, and the position of the legs in the child is normalized. But in the case when no treatment is carried out, there is a possibility of developing extremely unpleasant consequences. Namely, the development of valgus deformities of the legs in the knee and ankle joints. This will inevitably lead to violations of posture and improper position of the pelvic bones. Later, pain develops when walking and in joints, and the process of walking is difficult.

How a valgus foot is treated in a child

Treatment of this pathology is performed by an orthopedist with an indispensable consultation with a neurologist.

Physiotherapy

This is the main part of flat-valgus foot therapy . It refers to the most difficult, because it is difficult enough to teach your baby to regularly do exercises every day. With greater reluctance, the baby will do the exercises if the parents arrange the lessons in a playful form. Parents will have to try and come up with a variety of games so that the child has an interest, then the results will be achieved much faster.

Massage and physiotherapy

These types of therapy for valgus stop disease in the child the doctor appoints individually, because there is a possibility of contraindications.

Orthopedic shoes

Wearing such shoes should be mandatory if a valgus foot is diagnosed in the child. Orthopedic footwear helps prevent the progression of deformities of the legs. However, the constant wearing of such shoes is not recommended, because the legs need training and rest.

Prevention

• During pregnancy, a woman should always visit the gynecologist regularly and follow all his recommendations to reduce the risk of the child developing such a pathology.

• It is not necessary to force events and try to put the baby on its feet up to 7-8 months.

• It is obligatory to carry out planned preventive maintenance of a rickets which can become a source of weakness of the musculoskeletal device.

• Visually attend preventive examinations at the polyclinic.

• The first footwear for a child should be purchased in the presence of a supinator.