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How to Cure Flat Feet

 Flat Feet 

How to CURE FLAT FEET 

Numerous approaches for treatment of Flat Feet are available, ranging from simple exercises to typical foot surgeries. Choice of Treatment mostly depends over the severity of symptoms:

  • Pain while walking
  • Change in Gait Pattern
  • Radiating Pain to the Back
  • Inabilty to Run 
  • Decrease in Ankle mobility or Range of Motion
  • Hammertoes
  • Bunnions
  • PFPS and many more

In Most of the cases people get adapted to their flat feet condition without facing any of the symptom.

Non Surgical Cure of Flat Feet 

Cure for mild symptoms could be simply doing some specific stretches/exercises.

Exercise to relieve Flat Feet

Exercises / Stretches to Cure Flat Feet

Picking Marle with toe

Tennis Ball roll with Foot

Heel Cord Stretch

Short Foot

Calf Stretch

Heel Raise

Toe Yoga

Even wearing an appropriate orthotic foot sole within your shoes can provide relief from Falt Feet.

Orthotic Insole to arch the Feet


Meds to cope with Flat Feet Pain

Taking pain killers will help to handle the pain but is not the permanent solution.

Surgery to Cure Flat Feet 

One must look for the major Treatments options for Flat Feet, if the symptoms are serious.

In Severe Flat Foot cases where Ligaments contributing to Arches of Foot get torn or overstretched and are not even responding with long term non surgical treatment. In such cases the only Option left is the Foot Reconstructive Surgery.

Surgery to rebuild Arch

Surgeries are done in various methods, according to your age and type of condition. Mentioned below are few of the methods:

  • Repairing a stretched or torn tendon.
  • Fusing one or more of the bones in the foot or ankle together.
  • Cutting and reshaping a bone to correct alignment.
  • Using a piece of one tendon to lengthen or replace another.
  • Implanting a metal peice to support your arch.

Who can get Flat Feet

  • Some kids are born with missing or improperly aligned bones of foot leading to Flat Feet when they grow up.
  • Newborn Babies have fatpad(thick layer of fat) over their feet atleast for first 2 years of life and as their bones are not competely developed, their Feet appears to be Flat.
  • Many Athletes face Flat Feet in their lifetime, as rigorous training sessions overstrech the ligaments of the arch.
  • People who are obese or Diabetic are more prone to acquire Flat Feet in their life time.

Types of Flat Feet 

Flexible and Non Flexible 

Flexible Flat Feet has a normal arch when not bearing the body weight but gets Flat when pushed against the ground.

FAQ'S OVER FLAT FEET

Can flat feet be corrected?

Yes for sure! Various tretment option have been discussed above. Feel free to Comment for any doubt.

Is flat feet permanent?

Few Congenital(by birth) cases are permanent as bones or ligaments are dislocated or even missing.

Why is it bad to have flat feet?

Simply because It may lead to various complication which have been already discussed.

Is flat feet a disability?

No

How do you fix flat feet?

Various surgical and non surgical treatment options have been discussed above. 

How do I know if I have flat feet?


Soak your feet in water and step over on the floor and then look at your footprints over the floor. Flat Feet happen when arches of Foot Collapse.


Comment us about your own experiences on injuries. Your comeback story will be featured on this blog in a special section.



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