As the name suggests, a flat foot is formed when the arch of the foot collapses or disappears, which means that the foot is flatter and flatter than normal, and “walks like a duck”, which is how many people describe children with flat feet. In foreign countries, it is generally called “DuckFoot”, also known as “flat feet”, “flat feet”, “duck feet” or “duck feet”. “or “DuckFoot”.
In dealing with flat feet, early prevention is far more effective than remedial treatment.
(1) Causes of flatfoot should be removed Obesity, poor nutrition, too little exercise, etc., so that the foot bones have a good developmental environment under proper weight-bearing. Parents should pay attention to the child to maintain a proper sitting posture, avoiding inward and outward w-shaped kneeling posture of both knees.
(2) actively participate in physical exercise physical exercise can lose weight and reduce the pressure load on both lower limbs; it can improve appetite and reduce the occurrence of malnutrition. Most importantly, physical exercise can enhance the strength of the foot muscles and ligaments, and the enhanced strength will improve the ability to maintain the shape of the foot arch structure, which can make the foot arch not collapse in human development, such as frequent running, rope skipping, barefoot jumping exercises, beach barefoot running and jumping, forefoot running, ballet exercises, etc., so that the foot muscles and ligaments do sufficient flexion and extension exercises to improve the strength of the plantar muscle ligaments.
Instruct children to strengthen the muscles and ligaments of the foot and ankle joints to maintain the arch form, such as instructing children to take the initiative to pinch things between toes (rubber, sandbags, etc.), pinch balls between feet, toe walking and heel walking to exercise the strength of foot muscles, and relax muscles in time after exercise to improve blood circulation in the foot and ankle, enhance the strength of plantar muscles and maintain and improve the elasticity of the arch.
Of course, physical exercise needs to control the amount of exercise and weight: within 9 months of the baby, do not let him go down too early to practice walking, and do not stand for a long time. Because the arch is not yet well formed, the baby forced to practice walking, the whole body weight pressed on the foot, it is easy to make the arch overload and gradually lead to flat feet.
It is best for babies to be barefoot at home, especially in summer, because this can exercise the muscles on the feet and increase the ability of the toes to grasp the climb, which helps toddlers. The amount of physical exercise for young people should be controlled, should be gradual, gradually increase, and the practice time should not be too long.
The child after 11-12 years old, although in a period of rapid growth and development, but because the development of muscle strength is slower than the skeleton, therefore, do not often arrange to engage in adult work because of its tall stature. 15 years old before the age should not carry out a larger weight of weight-bearing exercises.
Sports activities are mostly based on running and jumping exercises to overcome their own weight, pay attention to the correctness of landing when doing the action, use the forefoot elastic landing cushion, and avoid sports with too much impact on the landing of the foot. When organizing long-distance hiking and pulling activities, it is not advisable to ask the participating youths to walk for too long at a time. For long-distance walking, attention should be paid to the use of multiple breaks to regulate the amount of exercise along the way.
(3) Choose a good pair of shoes for your child When choosing shoes for your child, you should pay attention to the following points: Measure the length and width of your child’s feet, so that you can have a good idea when buying shoes. The shoe should be loose and tight, with a finger of space at the heel (or make sure the toe and toe have a finger of distance), and there must be room for the baby’s toes to twist freely in front of the shoe; the heel of the shoe should have a certain degree of hardness. To choose shoes with a certain bump in the arch of the insole, such shoes can play a supporting role for the arch, reducing the chances of arch subsidence.
To buy shoes with soles that can be bent (with two fingers can be bent), but the part around the root of the shoe should not be easy to bend. Do not buy plastic sandals, these sandals are easy to deformation, heat transfer, can buy soft leather shoes, cotton shoes. Sandals must have straps at the back, so that the shoes will follow the foot when walking. Avoid wearing uneven shoes and poor quality shoes, which often put the foot in an outward position and can easily cause flat feet. In addition, adolescents should not wear thick-soled shoes, so that the toes and feet can not move, walking without gripping the ground to force the action, so that the sole muscles and ligaments do not get exercise.