If you have flat feet , this means that your arch has collapsed or never developed. This can be an inherited condition, meaning you may be born this way or you may develop this condition when you get older. All babies are, in fact, born with flat feet because their arch hasn't yet developed. Sometimes it never develops. Flat feet can also develop due to an injury, wear and tear due to age or a medical condition (such as rheumatoid arthritis, cerebral palsy). In term of epidemiology, hallus valgus is predominantly affecting adult more than children and female is the main target rather than male. The prevalence increases with age. About 20 percent of adults have pes planus, according to Patient UK. Most of these people have the flexible form of flat foot and aren't bothered by the condition. For those who experience pain from their flat feet, weight loss may help. Activities that worsen pain, such as walking, running or hiking, may need to be curtailed or modified, though the pain may be controlled with medications or by wearing appropriate footwear, such as low-heeled shoes with a wider toe cap. You Might Also Like Exercise VASYLI products are designed to control excess pronation (the common cause of functional flat feet and thereby restoring the foot's arch to normal) The interaction between the foot and its environment is critical in all forms of gait. During running, the foot provides a flexible landing structure that is adaptable for placing and accepting weight during initial contact. Then during push off, the foot provides a rigid structure to permit the transmission of forces created by the lower leg muscles to propel the body forward. In walking, the forces are much smaller, but now the foot acts as a neuromechanical conduit that provides both sensory information and the transference of mechanical forces to maintain the body’s stability. If you have no pathological or traumatic reason for your flat feet and are still wondering why you have developed them, then take into consideration that the human body was not designed to wear soft soled shoes in the first place. Think about how your body may have adapted over time as a result of having this cushion under the foot preventing the foot from acting how it really should in the natural environment. Changes to the feet can occur as a shoe can dictate the flow of pressure through the foot during the gait cycle. Wear your shoes at home before going to jog – This is to ensure that your shoes fit you like a glove. Also it is advisable to go for a short run before heading off for a long run to see how your feet respond to the strenuous exercise and stretching. If you notice redness or blisters, then the shoes are not right for your foot anatomy. Leave space equivalent to one thumb space between shoe and big toe – This makes sure that your feet have enough room to be flexible during running and jogging. This also helps to relieve pressure that is a common problem in tight shoes. Before you resume training, analyze your program and identify and address any mobility and strength imbalances that might contribute to dysfunctional movement patterns and poor mechanics and be sure to include muscles of the core, hip and lower leg as well as the thigh. Evaluate and address the variables of frequency, volume, intensity and recovery within your program to avoid any training errors that might have contributed to the injury. The shaking movement of the whole body or just a certain part of it, often caused by problems of the neurons responsible for muscle action. Rating Decision dated February 5, 2002 denied entitlement to service connection for foot pain and you were notified of the decision. You again requested reconsideration and Rating Decision dated July 11, 2003 denied entitlement to service connection. Those decisions are now final. When evaluating movement using the 5-SITE integrity approach we commonly look for these movement dysfunctions. Have a look through the various dyfunctions. An upcoming post will include pictures of each dysfunction and will also discribe how we scale these dysfunctions. This finding represents turning out of the foot while under dynamic load. This may be a result of poor foot posture stemming from over pronation or pes planus.