The most frequent causes of flat-footedness at children – hereditary weakness of the copular device of foot, an ankle joint, congenital weakness of muscles, pathological vertical arrangement of a collision stone in an ankle joint (it usually is congenital).
Instruction
1. The acquired flat-footedness can arise at children of various age. As a rule, foot injuries, long wearing of a plaster bandage, a frequent bed rest, wearing the wrong footwear are causes of illness. Besides, flat-footedness can be caused by the diseases weakening a muscular tone in the lower extremities (hypotonia) and neurologic frustration.
2. It is essential to lower flat-footedness degree and also correctly picked up orthopedic footwear, subproofreaders (special medical and preventive insoles), regular courses of physiotherapy (LFK, massage, gymnastics) will help to correct it at early stages.
3. To the children inclined to appearance of flat-footedness, it is not recommended to go bare feet on a flat surface of a floor. Houses surely put on to the kid light slippers with a rigid back. Barefoot it is possible to go on the fluffy and imitating a grass cover rugs. Walking on the massaging surfaces (relief carpets, the scattered stones, small toys of rounded shape), exercises on a sports corner is extremely useful. In the summer you bring the barefoot child to a grass, sand or pebble more often.
4. Flat-footedness can be corrected to six-seven-year age. If it was not succeeded to make it, then, as a rule, it remains. In this case it is recommended to pay special attention to fixing of foot and not to overload a leg.