{"id":36424,"date":"2011-09-12T11:29:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T03:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?post_type=health-article&#038;p=36424"},"modified":"2024-06-12T14:52:26","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T06:52:26","slug":"flat-feet-the-basics","status":"publish","type":"health-article","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/flat-feet-the-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Flat Feet &#8211; the Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36424\" class=\"elementor elementor-36424\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81a90b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d81a90b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b8d716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b8d716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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This is due to the natural position in utero. As the child starts standing \u2013 usually around the age of one year, the foot nearly always looks flat, particularly because there is a large pad of fat on the inner side of the foot. This is a normal.<br \/><br \/>As the child grows further, walking makes the child\u2019s feet look particularly flat. This is especially so, as the initial way of walking involves the foot being turned outwards. The arch of the foot starts developing at the age of 3 onwards. If it doesn\u2019t, and the feet remain flat, it is important to get a consultant to check for flexibility of the child in general and the foot in particular. Usually the child is more flexible and these feet are then called flexible flat feet which in principle require no treatment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd73c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fd73c3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6408c04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6408c04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/flat-feet3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36460\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d653609 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d653609\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eb0771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eb0771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simple tests for flat feet include:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Great Toe Extension Test<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; moving the great toe upwards and seeing if the arch at the inner part of the foot forms. If so, don\u2019t worry! This means that in function, the arch does develop and biomechanically the foot is sound.<br \/>\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>The Toe Off<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; In older children, you could ask them to tip toe while viewing from the back. Forming of a curve in the inner part of the foot with the heel turning inwards denotes good function.<br \/>\u00a0<\/li><li>If these tests seems complicated (or the way I explain then causes headaches, consider the simple wet tissue test &#8211; this helps determine whether the foot is flat in the first place). Get the child to step on a blotting paper or tissue after stepping into water first. The pattern formed indicates whether the foot is flat (overpronating).<\/li><\/ol><p>When do you worry? Please consider an early consultation if the child complains of pain over the inner and outer part of his feet \u2013 flexible flat feet are usually pain free. This is especially so if the foot seems rigid and less flexible. 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