Flat-footedness at children is congenital and acquired. Parents cannot ignore this disease at the child because it involves big problems with health.
The congenital and acquired flat-footedness
The person can already have obviously expressed at the birth flat-footedness. Foot was incorrectly created in mother's womb. The disease can develop already in the future because of the excess weight, wearing bad footwear, because of a trauma, the strengthened trainings and sports activities, a raising of weights, rickets, excessive mobility of joints of foot.
To check whether the child has a flat-footedness or not, it is possible an easy way. It is necessary to wet a towel, to put on it the barefoot child, and then to allow it to step into a dry, equal floor. On a print of foot it is possible to judge deviations. Dredging from the inside has to be deep - 2-3 cm from foot width.
Flat-footedness breaks important depreciation function of foot. At run and walking the vibration is not extinguished, it is transferred to a backbone and coxofemoral joints that attracts over time change of skeletal system. It is fraught with violation of biological processes in an organism. With flat-footedness diagnose scoliosis, arthrosis, fast fatigue and severe pains in legs for people. The bearing and a body changes.
Treatment of a disease
Congenital flat-footedness is treated by overlaying of plaster bandages and splints. But the diseases given type meets seldom. In five years at the child the foot is already finally created, and the doctor during this period will be able to define degree of a disease and to appoint treatment. Children are recommended to carry orthopedic insoles which correctly fix and form foot. Insoles have to be made individually for each person. Only then treatment by means of them will be effective. It is possible to carry out foot massage and stop. At an initial stage of a disease it is considered effective. For strengthening of muscles, ligaments physiotherapeutic procedures are appointed. A considerable role in treatment is played by physiotherapy exercises. It is possible to refer walking on a grass, small pebble, sand to the simplest exercises. After the water procedures it is necessary to pound legs and feet to improve blood circulation. At the same time the child cannot overtire, after moderate loading the rest has to follow. The activity and not indifference of parents will help the child to overcome the desease. It is necessary to think up the special games directed to strengthening of muscles. It is possible to lift toes small objects from a floor, to take toys, to try to take off socks without hands. It is not recommended to resort to treatment of flat-footedness drugs. They have many side effects and badly affect the general health of the little patient. It is not used for treatment and surgical intervention. Most effective fight against flat-footedness at small age.