The cause of clubfoot has not been elucidated, but epidemiological studies have found that the disease has a significant genetic predisposition. However, the ligaments of the joint capsule connecting the heel, talus and navicular joints are looser than normal, causing the heel bone to internally rotate under the talus bone when the foot is weighted and its anterior end to dorsal and lateral displacement, while the talus bone is displaced to the metatarsal and medial side, resulting in the loosening of the metatarsal ligaments of the heel boat, which cannot support the talus head and lower the longitudinal arch of the foot. The longitudinal arch of the foot decreases.
The prevention of flat feet mainly has the following aspects to pay attention to: 1, within 9 months of the baby, do not let him go down to walk too early, and do not stand for a long time. After the age of 11 or 12, although the child is in a period of rapid growth and development, but because the development of muscle strength is a little slower than the skeleton, therefore, do not often arrange to engage in adult work because of its tall stature.
2.Children should be encouraged to often participate in the right amount of physical exercise, so that the muscles and ligaments of their bodies are properly stimulated, activities such as jumping rope, high jump, long jump can make the arch of the foot get a better workout. When doing physical exercise, you should try to wear soft-soled shoes, good to wear professional sports shoes, do not let children wear too small shoes.
3, if the flat foot has been more obvious, you can let the child practice with the toes or the outside of the foot to walk, can achieve certain corrective effect. Uncorrectable flat feet should go to the hospital orthopedics for orthopedic treatment.