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Flat feet (also called pes planus or fallen arches ) is a formal reference to a medical condition in which the arch of the foot
collapses, with the entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete contact with the ground. In some individuals
(an estimated 20–30% of the general population) the arch simply never develops in one foot (unilaterally) or both feet (bilaterally).
Three studies of military recruits have shown no evidence of later increased injury or foot problems due to flat feet,
in a population of people who reach military service age without prior foot problems. However, these studies cannot
be used to judge possible future damage from this condition when diagnosed at younger ages.
Flat feet in children
The appearance of flat feet is normal and common in infants, partly due to "baby fat" which masks the developing arch
and partly because the arch has not yet fully developed. The human arch develops in infancy and early childhood as
part of normal muscle, tendon, ligament and bone growth. Training of the feet, especially by foot gymnastics and going
barefoot on varying terrain, can facilitate the formation of arches during childhood, with a developed arch occurring for
most by the age of four to six years. Flat arches in children usually become proper arches and high arches while the child
progresses through adolescence and into adulthood.
Because young children are unlikely to suspect or identify flat feet on their own, it is a good idea for parents or other
adult caregivers to check on this themselves. Besides visual inspection, parents should notice whether a child begins to
walk oddly or clumsily, for example on the outer edges of the feet, or to limp, during long walks, and to ask the child
whether he or she feels foot pain or fatigue during such walks.
Children who complain about calf muscle pains or any other pains around the foot area, may be developing or have flat feet.
Pain or discomfort may also develop in the knee joints. A recent randomized controlled trial found no evidence for
the efficacy of treatment of flat feet in children either for expensive prescribed orthoses (shoe inserts) or less expensive
over-the-counter orthoses.
Treatment
Going barefoot, particularly over terrain such as a beach where muscles are given a good workout, is good for all but the
most extremely flatfooted, or those with certain related conditions such as plantar fasciitis. One medical study in India
with a large sample size of children who had grown up wearing shoes and others going barefoot, found that the
longitudinal arches of the barefooters were generally strongest and highest as a group, and that flat feet were less
common in children who had grown up wearing sandals or slippers than among those who had worn closed-toe shoes.
Flat feet can be treated by arch supports. Flat feet can also be inherited genetically.
Flat feet in adults
Flat feet can also develop as an adult ("adult acquired flatfoot") due to injury, illness, unusual or prolonged stress to the foot,
faulty biomechanics, or as part of the normal aging process. Flat feet can also occur in pregnant women as a result
of temporary changes ...
collapses, with the entire sole of the foot coming into complete or near-complete contact with the ground. In some individuals
(an estimated 20–30% of the general population) the arch simply never develops in one foot (unilaterally) or both feet (bilaterally).
Three studies of military recruits have shown no evidence of later increased injury or foot problems due to flat feet,
in a population of people who reach military service age without prior foot problems. However, these studies cannot
be used to judge possible future damage from this condition when diagnosed at younger ages.
Flat feet in children
The appearance of flat feet is normal and common in infants, partly due to "baby fat" which masks the developing arch
and partly because the arch has not yet fully developed. The human arch develops in infancy and early childhood as
part of normal muscle, tendon, ligament and bone growth. Training of the feet, especially by foot gymnastics and going
barefoot on varying terrain, can facilitate the formation of arches during childhood, with a developed arch occurring for
most by the age of four to six years. Flat arches in children usually become proper arches and high arches while the child
progresses through adolescence and into adulthood.
Because young children are unlikely to suspect or identify flat feet on their own, it is a good idea for parents or other
adult caregivers to check on this themselves. Besides visual inspection, parents should notice whether a child begins to
walk oddly or clumsily, for example on the outer edges of the feet, or to limp, during long walks, and to ask the child
whether he or she feels foot pain or fatigue during such walks.
Children who complain about calf muscle pains or any other pains around the foot area, may be developing or have flat feet.
Pain or discomfort may also develop in the knee joints. A recent randomized controlled trial found no evidence for
the efficacy of treatment of flat feet in children either for expensive prescribed orthoses (shoe inserts) or less expensive
over-the-counter orthoses.
Treatment
Going barefoot, particularly over terrain such as a beach where muscles are given a good workout, is good for all but the
most extremely flatfooted, or those with certain related conditions such as plantar fasciitis. One medical study in India
with a large sample size of children who had grown up wearing shoes and others going barefoot, found that the
longitudinal arches of the barefooters were generally strongest and highest as a group, and that flat feet were less
common in children who had grown up wearing sandals or slippers than among those who had worn closed-toe shoes.
Flat feet can be treated by arch supports. Flat feet can also be inherited genetically.
Flat feet in adults
Flat feet can also develop as an adult ("adult acquired flatfoot") due to injury, illness, unusual or prolonged stress to the foot,
faulty biomechanics, or as part of the normal aging process. Flat feet can also occur in pregnant women as a result
of temporary changes ...