Howdo I know if I have flat feet?

Getting the best insoles for your flat feet depends on getting the right support for your foot type A person has either one of two foot types:  flat or average (I do see some people having one foot average and one foot flat though).  Foot type is determined by the amount of pronation which is how much the arches fall and the ankles roll in.  This can only be determined when standing on your feet.  Many people think they don’t have much pronation since they only are looking at their feet when...

Buying insoles for arch support are usually done in order to relieve the pain from plantar fasciitis, neuroma, heel/arch pain, shin splints, knee and back pain and/or other ailments.  Sometimes this purchase will lead to no relief of pain or possibly an increase in pain.  Taking these 7 most common mistakes into consideration when buying your insoles will help insure you get the correct insoles.  The proper insole will have a 3 point correction for the foot in the heel, arch and forefoot (ball...

The most common heel pain in kids is due to Sever’s Disease. Sever’s Disease is an inflammation of the growth plate of the heel bone also called calcaneal apophysitis. The growth plate becomes inflamed when there is too much pull from the achilles tendon and/or the plantar fascia tendon that attaches to the heel bone. This is not a true disease in the sense a child doesn’t have to live with this forever. This generally affects kids between the ages of 8-14 and most commonly in kids who are...

What is Plantar Fasciitis? Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition caused by a stretching of the tendon on the bottom of the foot called the plantar fascia.  Icing and stretching will only provide temporary relief to the pain while insoles provide long term pain relief. This is because the best insoles for plantar fasciitis provide very specific correction for your heel, arches and forefoot, provide cushion for your feet and reduce the pull on the plantar fascial tendon. Treat What Causes...

When I first started to develop knee pain when walking I didn’t know my feet were pronating already.  I went to an orthopedic surgeon who wanted to scope my knee since x-rays didn’t show anything.  However, my mother in her infinite wisdom told me, “If you get your feet fixed, your knee pain will go away“.  My mother is a receptionist but she was right. I never needed that knee surgery. I was having pain on the inside of the knee and also developed shin splints.  I also...

As we mentioned in, “What are flat feet?”, someone who has really flat feet really knows they have flat feet.  However, many people don’t know they have flat feet.  This is especially true if they did not when they were young.  This can be why a lot of insoles are ineffective for relieving foot and heel pain.  Not knowing if you have flat feet and buying insoles for average arches can cause more problems and pain in the future. How common are flat feet? At birth, 25% of...

Flat feet occur when the arches are falling and the heel and ankles turn in. This process is called pronation. Each person will have a varying degree of how much their foot will pronate depending upon the amount of flexibility in the 3 areas of the foot- the subtalar joint, midfoot and forefoot.