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Flat Foot
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condition of the human foot in which the entire sole rests on the ground when the person is standing.
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A flat foot often looks normal when no weight is placed on it, but the arch disappears when weight bearing is applied.
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- If you cannot solve your flat foot problem (perhaps because it occurred when you were a child, and you did not discover it till later), learn to adapt your step to it.
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This is known as a planus or flat foot. In such cases, the weight distribution on the foot is too far on the medial side. A flat foot is unstable and cannot maintain a proper arch.
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Examination of the foot is sufficient for the health care provider to make the diagnosis of flat foot. However, the underlying cause must be determined.
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A flat look to one or both of your feet
Uneven shoe wear and collapse of your shoe toward the inside of your flat foot
Lower leg pain or weakness
Pain on the inside of your ankle
Swelling along the inside of your ankle
Foot pain ...
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pain, typically on the outside and top of the foot (although some children have no pain)
flat feet or a flat foot (although not all children with flat feet have a tarsal coalition)
rigidity in the affected foot
muscle spasms ...
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Some people have a genetic predisposition to the condition. People inherit not the deformity itself but instead a typical foot type - a flat foot with a low arch that rolls in (pronates) excessively.
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