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MusculoskeletalMild
Flat Foot
Podiatry · Musculoskeletal
Mild
Severity
Very common — flexible flat feet are present in a significant proportion of children and a smaller proportion of adults
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Podiatry
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Most cases of flexible flat foot
- 2particularly in children
- 3require no treatment beyond monitoring
- 4as symptoms are typically absent. When flat foot causes pain
- 5supportive footwear with good arch support
- 6custom orthotic inserts
- 7and specific strengthening and stretching exercises for the foot and calf muscles are usually effective in managing symptoms. Severe
- 8rigid
- 9or progressively worsening flat foot
- 10particularly related to tendon dysfunction
- 11may require bracing or
- 12in select cases
- 13surgical reconstruction to restore normal foot alignment and function.
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