This flat foot pathology  occurs  when the arch of the inner part of the foot is flattened, causing the entire sole of the foot to touch the ground when the person is in an upright position.

Flat foot is a common condition in infants and older  adults.  occurs when arches do not develop during early childhood.  There are cases when flatfoot  occurs after an injury or age wear.    Flat foot  causes problems in the ankles and knees because the disease alters the alignment of the legs. If you do not feel any type of condition, it is not necessary that you receive professional treatment   for flat foot, but it is advisable to use appropriate footwear, “THERAPEUTIC AND BIOMECHANICAL FOOTWEAR BOCCIO”, to prevent the effects of this pathology that with age can cause severe back, ankle or ankle pain  knees.

Symptoms

Although it does not manifest itself at first with pain, the flat foot is usually a  congenital malformation of the foot and can be seen  with the naked eye or by drawing its footprint with the wet foot on the floor, a normal foot should show the arch that forms in the inner middle part of the foot. In babies a flat foot can slow down the learning process when walking, in adolescents it can present  muscle, leg, heel or ankle pains. In older adults it can present back pain and malformations of the spine produced by a constant bad posture of the body.

Causes

In most cases, flatfoot is a pathology with which one is born, adequate assistance and appropriate footwear, “THERAPEUTIC AND BIOMECHANICAL FOOTWEAR BOCCIO”, help mitigate the effects of the disease and correct the problem. However, due to causes derived from bone, tendon or muscle diseases, the formation of the internal arch of the foot can be lost and end up in a flat foot; regularly these cases are associated with the age of the patient.

Riesgo factors

Factors that may increase the risk of developing  flatfoot include:

  • Obesity
  • Foot or ankle injury
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Aging
  • Diabetes
TREATMENT.

When it has been established that a person suffers from flat foot it is necessary to use footwear manufactured with the particular and individual characteristics of each patient “THERAPEUTIC AND BIOMECHANICAL FOOTWEAR BOCCIO”. Your shoes should be made with 100% natural fibers, which have pronounced pads in the right place of the arch of the foot, with a morbid texture to provide comfort when walking.