What Are the Best Exercises for Managing Flatfoot Deformity in Athletes?
- Julian Simpson
- Aug 18, 2024
- 2 min read
What Are the Best Exercises for Managing Flatfoot Deformity?
Deviation of the foot from the normal posture affects the function of the foot and lower limb and causes lower limb injuries in normal people and athletes
Flat soles are usually associated with pain in the foot area and a decrease in the normal function of the foot, which can negatively affect the sports ability of athletes
What are the features of flatfoot?
One of the most important and variable structural features of the foot is the height of the medial longitudinal arch (MLA) . A decrease in the height of this arch is called a flat foot.
Many factors lead to this deformity, the most important of added to ligament laxity, the presence of navicular bone. (Accessory navicular), rotational malformation of the tibia, congenital verticality of the talus and the presence of interosseous bridges
What happens when people have flat feet?
People with flat feet have different movement biomechanics than normal people, for example, when walking; these people have more emergence and pronation in the back of their feet, more plantar flexion in the ankle joint, and more flexion in the knee joint
How Health Wise Chiropractic Can Help:
Shockwave Therapy on the plantar fascia on the sole
Chiropractic Adjustments on the metatarsal Heads(bones of the foot)
Stretches:
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Reference
Soltani N, Fatahi A. Flatfoot Deformity; Exercise to Therapeutic Interventions: A Systematic Review. Iran J Public Health. 2024 Feb;53(2):305-312. doi: 10.18502/ijph.v53i2.14915. PMID: 38894830; PMCID: PMC11182468.
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