#ChildrensHealth Archives | Dubai Podiatry Centre

29/Oct/2026

Young children with flat feet.
.الأطفال الصغار بأقدام مسطحة

It is quite normal for babies and little children to have flat feet.
.من الطبيعي جدًا أن يكون لدى الرضع والأطفال الصغار أقدام مسطحة

They have extra fatty padding in the sole of their foot and as they grow a little bit older the fatty padding disperses.
.لديهم بطانة دهنية إضافية في باطن أقدامهم، وعندما يكبرون قليلاً تختفي البطانة الدهنية

However, if you think there is a problematic flat foot you might notice the child is walking with their feet turned outwards.
.ومع ذلك، إذا كنت تعتقد أن هناك مشكلة في القدم المسطحة، فقد تلاحظ أن الطفل يمشي وأقدامه متجهة إلى الخارج

When they are running you might notice their feet turned outwards and the legs are quite wide.
.عندما يركضون، قد تلاحظ أن أقدامهم متجهة إلى الخارج وأرجلهم واسعة جدًا

When they are standing they might have to stand with their feet quite wide apart with their feet turned outwards as well.
.عندما يقفون، قد يضطرون إلى الوقوف وأقدامهم متباعدة تمامًا مع توجيه أقدامهم إلى الخارج أيضًا

That type of flat foot requires treatment.
.هذا النوع من القدم المسطحة يتطلب العلاج

The treatment we would propose to do is put an insole inside the shoes that lifts the arches up and gets the ankles and the legs aligned.
.العلاج الذي نقترح القيام به هو وضع نعل داخل الحذاء يعمل على رفع الأقواس للأعلى ومحاذاة الكاحلين والساقين

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

29/Oct/2026

These are some of the effects that flat feet can have on a growing child.

When a child is very young, 2 years old, it is quite normal for them to have flat feet.

As the child grows to 4 years old, the arches of the feet normally develop quite nicely and they grow out of flat feet.

If you notice your young child is having difficulty walking, falling down too easily and they become tired, it could be because the ankles are leaning-in. This makes the feet look flat and that is very tiresome for the child.

Without treatment when the child gets to 10 years old you might notice the feet are even more flat, the feet turn outwards and they are beginning to get a slouched posture.

Illustration of a 2-year-old child with feet turned outward and a wide stance, highlighting delayed walking, frequent falls, and balance concerns Rear-view illustration of a 10-year-old child with feet turned outward, with captions noting possible difficulty running, jumping, and sprinting Rear-view illustration of a 16-year-old with outward-facing feet and a slouched posture, highlighting possible difficulty running

Without treatment the child grows to 16 years old and may have feet turned out even more with very flat feet and obvious slouched position when they standing and walking.

Treatment as young as possible involves putting an insole inside the child’s school shoes and sports shoes that help to lift the arches and align the ankles. The child will have better stability and ease when it’s come to running and doing sports.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

29/Oct/2026

‏For children with flat feet we were discussing putting something inside their sports shoes and school shoes that helps to align their feet and ankles.

بالنسبة للأطفال ذوي الأقدام المسطحة، نوصي بوضع شيء داخل أحذيتهم الرياضية والمدرسية ليساعد على محاذاة القدمين والكاحلين

‏This is what we would put inside this girls shoes. It lifts the arch and tilts the ankle back to straight again.

هذا هو ما سنقوم بوضعه داخل حذاء الفتاة. يرفع القوس ويعيد الكاحل إلى الوضع المستقيم

‏And inside the school shoes we have coloured matched it so you don’t see anything inside the school shoes.

أمّا بالنسبة إلى أحذية المدرسة، فقد قمنا بتنسيق اللون لضمان عدم ظهورها من داخل الحذاء

‏And when we remove it you can see again that we are lifting the arch and tilting the foot so we can get the ankle and foot back to a straight position.

عندما نقوم بإزالته، ترى كيف قمنا برفع القوس وإمالة القدم، مما ساعد في إعادة الكاحل والقدم إلى وضع مستقيم.

‏This helps to grow greater confidence and faster running without the chance of falling down.

يساعد ذلك على إعادة الثقة وإمكانية الركض بسرعة أكبر دون خطر السقوط

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

29/Oct/2026

Young children with flat feet tend to fall down quite easily and have difficulty running quickly

غالبًا ما يقع الأطفال ذوي الاقدام المسطحة بسهولة أو يصعب عليهم الركض بسرعة

‏The reason for that is when the arches are flat the ankles lean in and the child finds it very difficult to run and walk in that position.

وهذا لأن الأقواس مستقيمة فيميل الكاحلين ويصبح من الصعب على الطفل الركض أو المشي في هذه الوضعية

‏So, they find a better way to run with their feet pointed outwards.

لذا يصبح من الأسهل لهم الركض وأقدامهم موّجهة للخارج

‏When that happens it tends to tilt the upper body forward so in turn they can fall forward quite easily.

عند الركض بهذه الطريقة، يميل الجزء العلوي من الجسد إلى الأمام فيزداد احتمال الوقوع

‏So, we would put something inside their school and sports shoes that lifts the arches and tilts the ankles back to straight giving the child better confidence when running.

لذلك نقوم بوضع شيء داخل الحذاء المدرسي و الرياضي ليرفع الأقواس ويعيد الكاحلين للوضع المستقيم وبالتالي إعادة الثقة للطفل خلال الركض

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