Orthopedics: treatment of flat-footed feet in children

Flat-footedness is diagnosed in many children, but parents, due to lack of time or lack of comprehensive information, often do not make the diagnosis meaningful. Irresponsible attitude can lead to diseases of the musculoskeletal system or internal organs in the future. That is why it is so important to begin treatment of flat-footed feet in children in a timely manner.

Types of flatfoot

• Depending on the time of occurrence - innate, acquired.
• Depending on the reasons, its causing - traumatic, paralytic, rickety, static.
• Depending on the direction - transverse, longitudinal, transversely-longitudinal.

Also there is the notion of flat-calvus deformation of the foot - violation of the arch, in which the heel of the child deviates outward. This is the most common form of flatfoot, the symptom of which is the uneven wear of shoes. A crumb can not long run, walk, complains of pain in the legs. At night, cramps of calf muscles are possible.

Flat-footed feet in children: treatment

It is important to notice the first symptoms of pathology in time. For example, increased fatigue in the legs, pain in the foot, uneven stitching of the sole (in 5-6 year old children). Parents can sometimes overlook this, as modern kids move little. Therefore, you need to regularly visit an orthopedic doctor who will see the disease on time and prescribe the appropriate treatment of flat-footed feet in children. To correct the defect apply:

• Orthopedic footwear in size and individual insoles;
• Exercise therapy;
• Walking barefoot on a massage mat, pebbles;
• Exercise for the development of foot motility;
• Magnetotherapy, amplipulse therapy, electrophoresis;
• Baths with sea salt, herbal decoctions;
• Massage, reflexology.

Prevention of flatfoot

For the prevention of the disease requires systematic examination of the orthopedist. The first examination of the child should take place at 1 month, then at 6 months and 1 year. If pathologic changes in the arch are detected, then the treatment of flat-footed feet in children should be prescribed only by a doctor. He controls the deviations in the development of the musculoskeletal system, recommends orthopedic aids for correction.

The consequences of flat feet

Running pathology can lead to arthrosis, arthritis, limb shortening, pelvic convulsions, inguinal hernia, scoliosis, dental malocclusion. Often observed displacement and compression of internal organs, constipation, dystrophy, gastritis, ulcers, bronchitis, impaired blood circulation of the brain. Treatment of flat-footed feet in children should be timely, as in the future there may be a curvature in the cervical spine, which leads to a violation of venous outflow.

The diagnosis of "flat feet" is put to the child only after five years, since before this age the foot is formed. But it is necessary to prevent the disease from birth. This is the only way to avoid health problems in the future.