Therapeutic gymnastics as a means of combating flat feet

Flat-footedness has become a real scourge these days. Today, every second inhabitant of the planet suffers to this or that degree. Manifestations of this disease are by no means as obvious as it seems. A person can not guess what causes his fatigue, low back pain, swelling of the ankle and even convulsions. Determine the presence of flat feet can be based on several characteristic external features.

First of all, it is necessary to pay attention to uniform wear of the sole of the shoe. If it wears out unevenly, if the inner sides of the shoe are worn out, if even a short walk leads to unpleasant sensations in the hip and knee joints, if there is unpleasant tension in the lumbar spine, and relaxation and rest do not eliminate these negative sensations, it is recommended not to delay Long box, see a doctor for a timely diagnosis of flat feet. An excellent way to combat pathology is medical gymnastics in combination with massages and self-massage.

The goal of the complexes of physiotherapy exercises is to stop the flattening of the foot and restore its damping and spring functions, because of the violation of which there is a redistribution of loads from the foot to the ankle, the hip joints and the spine, which, as a rule, curves from uncharacteristic overloads. That is why platypodia is often accompanied by the development of scoliosis, which is suspended and called therapeutic gymnastics.

Consider some useful exercises, which are recommended to be performed in almost any form of pathology.

Physiotherapy with flat feet.

1. Starting position facing the wall, hands rest against the wall. You need to do half a step with one foot and bring the hip region closer to the wall, trying not to bend your back. Repeat 5 times with each leg.

2. Leaning against the wall with one hand, pull the other leg to the buttock as much as possible. Keep your back straight. Repeat 5 times for each leg.

3. Take a small rubber ball (you can buy a special ball from the pharmacy, and if it is not, then very fit balls with spikes from pet stores). Sitting on a chair with a straight back, with effort to roll the ball along the entire foot, trying to gradually increase the force of pressing. You can make circular movements, trying to cover the arches of the foot. Perform 20 rotations with each leg.

4. Walk around the room, trying to tread on the outside of the feet, alternating this walk every 10 steps with walking on your toes. Hands on hips, back straight, breathing arbitrary.

5. It is recommended to do self-massage of feet. You need to start with transverse warming strokes, moving to more intense massage movements from top to bottom. Massage for 3 minutes each stop.

6. Therapeutic gymnastics also includes walking barefoot on the grass, on the ground, on the sand. Slow "conscious" walking on an uneven surface helps to strengthen the muscles of the feet, activating the circulatory processes, and thus improving the entire mechanical system of the legs as a whole.

Therapeutic gymnastics will stop the developing flat feet, which may be the result of professional activity or genetic predisposition. In children, flat feet can be diagnosed already at the earliest stages, and it is easier to treat. Therapeutic gymnastics for children not only strengthens the musculoskeletal system of a growing organism, but also strengthens the immune system of the child as a whole, increasing the protective functions of the organism for ARVI and other diseases. It is noteworthy that the sedentary lifestyle also has a negative effect on the function of the feet, as well as the standing one. For harmonious development, a variety of uniformly distributed loads are required for the locomotor system.

Flattening is a serious disease, which in no case can not be neglected, as it is fraught with various orthopedic complications and can even lead to varicose veins.