Flat feet develop as the posterior tibial tendon weakens. This tendon is the main support structure of the arch of the feet, connecting toes and heel. As it weakens, the arch drops under load. A fallen arch interferes with the forces between foot bones and, as a consequence, the weight of the body is unevenly distributed. This may cause pain even in the knees, hips or back.<\/p>\n
The weakness of the tendon may develop due to too much strain in some sport disciplines, due to inactivity or due to overweight.<\/p>\n
Flexible flatfoot is one of the most common foot complaints in adults.<\/p>\n
Symptoms include: <\/strong><\/p>\n Flatfoot treatment<\/strong><\/p>\n Flat feet develop as the posterior tibial tendon weakens. This tendon is the main support structure of the arch of the feet, connecting toes and heel. As it weakens, the arch drops under load. A fallen arch interferes with the forces between foot bones and, as a consequence, the weight of the body is unevenly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":14539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[432,427],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12981","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feet-problems","category-health-of-feet-and-legs"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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