flat feet Archives | Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

Flat feet can cause changes with the legs in some cases.

In this first example, the ankles have leaned in and the arches have collapsed down.

This in turn makes it every difficult for the person to walk with straight feet.

So, they’ have moved their feet outwards and this is called abduction.

This also makes the knees point outwards and can creates issues with the hips.

In this next example, the arches have collapsed, the ankles are leaning in and it brings the knees in together. We call this ‘X’ legs.

In this one, one leg is straight, the other foot has a collapsed arch and an ankle leaning in.

This brings the knee in to touch the other.

So one leg is straight and the other is not, we call this a ‘K’ leg.

In all of these cases it is very import to put something under the feet, lift the arches and tilt the ankles back to straight.

This helps the ankle, knee and hip alignment back in to the perfect position.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

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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‎لمزيد من المعلومات أو لحجز موعد يرجى الإتصال بعيادتنا على الرقم : ٠٠٩٧١٤٣٤٣٥٣٩٠ أو التواصل على الواتساب على الرقم ٠٠٩٧١٥٠٣٥٥٣٠٢٤

Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

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.

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

15/Oct/2024

Do you have a young person in your family that has poor posture, shoulder slouching and feet turning out as they walk?

It could be a result of flat feet. When the feet are flat, the arches collapse, the feet turn outwards, the hips tilt forward and the shoulders roll forward.

In the clinic we would put orthotic insoles inside their shoes, under their feet, helping to lift the arches.

Turning their feet into a straighter position, tilt the pelvis, rib cage, shoulders and raising the chin.

These orthotic insoles go into school shoes and sports shoes to allow for the better posture.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

A client wants to buy some sneakers.

She went into Chanel so we advised her to take the insoles out of the shoes.

She thought she was a size 39, but size 39 was too small and so was size 40.

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.أحد العملاء تريد شراء بعض الأحذية الرياضية

.ذهبت إلى شانيل لذلك نصحناها بإخراج النعال من الحذاء

.لقد ظنت أن مقاسها ٣٩، لكن مقاس ٣٩ كان صغيرًا جدًا، وكذلك مقاس ٤٠

‎لمزيد من المعلومات أو لحجز موعد يرجى الإتصال بعيادتنا على الرقم : ٠٠٩٧١٤٣٤٣٥٣٩٠ أو التواصل على الواتساب على الرقم ٠٠٩٧١٥٠٣٥٥٣٠٢٤

Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

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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Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

This gentleman is going to wear sports orthotics inside his sports shoes to keep the ankle straight, the arch up and to prevent his knee pain. Without the orthotic you can see that the arch collapses and the ankle leans in.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

Bunions! There are many different types of bunions.

Some are surgical and some are non-surgical so it is important to understand which type of bunion you have.

For example, for the non-surgical type we would put a corrective orthotic inside the shoe to get the ankle straight.

We would recommend toe socks to make the toes aligned and silicone dividers to get the toes in a straight position, and shoes to accommodate these.

We would also incorporate some foot exercises to get this foot back to full alignment and strength again.

In this case here, we have a foot where the bone has displaced. This would need surgery because the head of the bone has enlarged.

So, if we only do surgery in this case the ankle might still lean in and the patient will still suffer after surgery.

So again, we would do what we did in this case to get the foot in perfect alignment and strong before we proceed with surgery to remove the size of the bone.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

Look at this joint when on the orthotic and off of the orthotic.

The ankle is leaning in, the arch is collapsed down, and the big toe joint is twisted out of place.

Now, we need to get the ankle straight and to do that we lift the ankle and arch with a very specialised custom orthotic.

Now, look at the alignment. The ankle is straight, the arch is up and the big toe joint is perfectly straight. No more bony protrusions or bunion.

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Dubai Podiatry Centre

15/Oct/2024

‏Using custom corrective Orthotics helps the alignment of the tilted pelvis.

It helps to prevent extra pressure on the left big toe when running, and aligns the joints and equalises the stress to all other joints.

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Flat Feet Causing Leg Changes

Young Children with Flat Feet الأطفال الصغار بأقدام مسطحة

Effects of Flat Feet on Growing Children

Slouched Posture with Flat Feet

Tips for Buying Correct Size Shoes نصائح لاختيار المقاس الصحيح عند شراء الاحذية

Young Children With Flat Feet (Part 1)

Easy Fitting Corrective Orthotic

What Kind of Bunion Do You Have?

Non-Surgical Bunion Treatment

Corrective Orthotics Help the Alignment of the Tilted Pelvis