What causes flat feet?

Many people ask: "What causes fatigue in the legs at the end of the day, if this has not happened before?" And "why do you bother the joints of your legs? " Or "why did the cones appear on your legs? "
Quite often, the cause of these symptoms is flat feet. Compaction of the foot is an insidious disease due to the fact that at the initial stages it does not show itself in any way. And instead of preventing the appearance of the disease in the initial stages, we walk and do not think about the existing problems, thus allowing the progression of the disease.
However, in order to combat flatfoot, it is necessary for the enemy to know for sure - to have an idea of the causes of its occurrence, the existing methods of treatment, how it proceeds, the prevention of flattening of the foot, the symptoms of the disease.
In this regard, in the article, we will talk in detail with these questions.
So, where does flatfoot appear, and why do some have it, and the rest do not? It is known that flat feet develops due to the difference in load applied to the feet, and the inability of the osteoarticular apparatus of the foot to resist this force of influence.
The bony apparatus of the foot has a structure in the form of arches, which is supported by the ligaments and muscles of the foot. With insufficient strength of the ligamentous apparatus, the bones can not be held in the necessary state, and the foot is flattened, leading to the formation of a flat foot.
Excessive load on the legs is hard work, overweight, jumping, injury. The forefoot in women is often overloaded due to the use of high-heeled shoes, leading to the formation of cones in the region of the first toe, transverse flattening, valgus curvature of the first finger.
Also, the cause of excessive overload on the musculoskeletal apparatus of the foot may be the wrong footwear. During walking, the leg should be located in the correct physiological location, excluding overloading of certain parts of it. Shoes are not worn crushing or very loose, The back of the shoe should have a small heel. To maintain the desired position of the feet, orthopedic insoles should be inserted into the shoes.
The causes of flat feet can be hereditary factors. To detect this etiology, look at the appearance of the feet of your grandmothers, grandfathers, parents. Compaction of feet caused by congenital factors, as a rule, occurs in the childhood period, and can be aggravated when exposed to harmful factors.
As we have said, one of the reasons for the formation of flat feet is the weakening of the muscular apparatus of the foot, which takes part in the formation of the structure of its arches. The development of flat feet in the childhood period is often associated with this cause, when there is a rapid growth of bones in children, and maturation and strengthening of the ligamentous apparatus of the foot does not keep pace with this process.
Knowing the causes of flatfoot, you can properly develop tactics to combat this disease.
For the treatment and prevention of flat feet in adolescence, it is necessary to correct the correct placement of the legs in children with orthopedic insoles, perform physiotherapy exercises for the leg muscles, choose the right shoes. If necessary, conduct physiotherapy sessions, massage, general health activities. At least once a year the doctor should be examined by an orthopedic doctor who will help to identify the initial signs of flatfoot and to prescribe the necessary treatment.
Orthopedic insoles are selected depending on the type of foot pacing (longitudinal, transverse, combined), the degree of flatfoot, the presence of additional biomechanical and static changes. When selecting insoles, you need to look at the length of the legs, the vertical axis of the lower extremities (valgus, varus, stop, x or o-shaped legs), leading or retracting the forefoot.
The manufacture of individual orthopedic insoles allows you to correct and take into account these violations. Individual insoles are made on the impression of the foot, taking into account the anatomical features of the structure of the human foot and the defects existing in it. In this regard, they are anatomically more correct and effective in combating flattening than standard orthopedic insoles.