Flat Foot

[galapogos]

Well, you have both sides of the story now so decide for yourself what you wish to do. All the information has been presented to you. The decision is yours to make, not us.

 

[KayeSee]

Well, if it helps the medical community isn't too sure either: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/22/news/the-maligned-flat-foot-some-see-an-advantage.html

However you might want to check if there's any soft tissue or bone injury before you proceed with other forms of therapy. Therapists who are experts in soft tissue manipulation may not be experts in rehab, and PTs who are experts in rehab may not be aware of the pathological problems in the first place. A functional movement screen serves a different purpose from a medical assessment, so get the medical assessment first then approach a PT for rehab would be my choice, albeit an expensive one.

And in the mean time, the doctor would probably tell you to avoid physical activity etc even though there might be nothing wrong with you. So what do you do? If you've been assessed that there's nothing wrong medically, you may want to look for a therapist who can do soft tissue manipulation or a PT who knows how to improve the function of your hips and lower limbs.

When doctors tell me not to do something and can't explain why, it's usually because of legal implications or they simply don't know what's wrong beyond their tools/knowledge. So, you'll have to look elsewhere.

This is how I approach injuries these days.

 

[kebinu]

I guess nobody can ever post any "advice" in this forum anymore as none of us will know TS's real condition.

Nothing.

Let me ask TS just 1 question, what's the budget you are willing to spend on this? $5, $50, $500, $5000 or $50,000?

 

[hitmen]

Tons...usually involves you standing a few inches away from the wall, and then bending your knee one at a time to try to touch the wall for a dozen repetitions or so.

Don't forget to release the calves and stretch them before mobilization. Generally the order is release, lengthen, mobilize, activate.

Errs u got website link for this..?

 

[gkhchay]

I guess nobody can ever post any "advice" in this forum anymore as none of us will know TS's real condition.

Nothing.

Let me ask TS just 1 question, what's the budget you are willing to spend on this? $5, $50, $500, $5000 or $50,000?

I don't think asking TS re his budget would solve the issue. Like Goi pointed out, he has to make the decision which path he wants to take - the conventional medical path (which often leads to nowhere) or the unorthodox path but effective path that KC, Goi & I gave...

If he chooses the latter, we can give him our contacts....

The budget is never an issue unless TS is a student & cannot afford it.

I spent close to a few K in that 1 year seeking out conventional but unworkable healing methods. When I got introduced to the right rehab guy who happens to be also a PT/Conditioning Coach, certified in Trigger Point (Myofascial Release) Therapy, ART, Deep Tissue Therapy, Spinal Manual Therapy amongst a host of others. BTW, he was also trained by OPT up to level 2 (u remember Peter Rouse don't u?)...

 

[gkhchay]

Well, if it helps the medical community isn't too sure either: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/22/news/the-maligned-flat-foot-some-see-an-advantage.html

However you might want to check if there's any soft tissue or bone injury before you proceed with other forms of therapy. Therapists who are experts in soft tissue manipulation may not be experts in rehab, and PTs who are experts in rehab may not be aware of the pathological problems in the first place. A functional movement screen serves a different purpose from a medical assessment, so get the medical assessment first then approach a PT for rehab would be my choice, albeit an expensive one.

And in the mean time, the doctor would probably tell you to avoid physical activity etc even though there might be nothing wrong with you. So what do you do? If you've been assessed that there's nothing wrong medically, you may want to look for a therapist who can do soft tissue manipulation or a PT who knows how to improve the function of your hips and lower limbs.

When doctors tell me not to do something and can't explain why, it's usually because of legal implications or they simply don't know what's wrong beyond their tools/knowledge. So, you'll have to look elsewhere.

This is how I approach injuries these days.

KC, my present personal approach is much easier to take, at least for me:

1. Traumatic injuries (fractures, tears of any kind), diseases & illnesses - doctors

2. Chronic injuries (soft tissue) - Aldrin, my rehab guy.

3. Not sure if the injury is traumatic or chronic - doctor 1st to get X-Ray, MRI done.. if these show the injury isn't traumatic, then I take my X-Rays, MRIs back & go to Aldrin.

I've come to a point where I'm extremely apprehensive about doctors & mainstream physios these days..

 

[Thomas C]

Not sure if this thread is still active, but I just wanted to share my recent experience with a new company, Feet Care (feetcare.sg). I always got back pain when exercising cause of my flat foot, and found them via google.

They claim to specialize in helping people with Flat Foot find the right solutions (insoles, sandals, shoes etc) The guy helping me is called Chang Liang. They bring in quite a few different brands of products and assisted me to find which one fits me the best. The best thing is they even allow me to swap and change if the product proves to be not effective and still hurts.

In the end, I bought a pair of Superfeet black insoles that costs $55 and when I went for my run, wala! the back pain is gone! He even calls me 1 week after to check if everything is working alright and if I need to change the product.

I'm already thinking buying a 2nd pair haha Do check him out if any of you having problems with flat foot. Highly recommend!

 

[tham2005]

This is my first post so please excuse me if i lack the correct etiquette.

@gkhchay (or anyone) are you are able to share the contact of the rehab center you use?

has your flatfoot returned? do you have to mentally focus to keep the arch up or is it natural now?

Recently i have noticed that my son (12) has flatfoot / over pronation.
he is into sports. However there is no pain in the foot "yet" but his knees hurts (patella).
I have been reading up on the issue and many conflicting advise and results out there, so i would appreciate any real life testimony.
looks like orthotics is the easy and quick fix, but for future development posture correction is the best.

Thank you

 

[gkhchay]

This is my first post so please excuse me if i lack the correct etiquette.

@gkhchay (or anyone) are you are able to share the contact of the rehab center you use?

has your flatfoot returned? do you have to mentally focus to keep the arch up or is it natural now?

Recently i have noticed that my son (12) has flatfoot / over pronation.
he is into sports. However there is no pain in the foot "yet" but his knees hurts (patella).
I have been reading up on the issue and many conflicting advise and results out there, so i would appreciate any real life testimony.
looks like orthotics is the easy and quick fix, but for future development posture correction is the best.

Thank you

You can try Aldrin.

https://www.ziklagfitness.com/

 

[tham2005]

Thank you.