Are flat-footed corrective shoes useful?

Flat foot corrective shoes and insoles are traditional instruments used for flat foot correction and flat foot treatment. At present, there are many kinds of flat-footed corrective shoes, some of which are added to ordinary shoes, also called arch pads, some of which are specially made abroad, and even processed into flat-footed corrective shoes, which are naturally expensive. However, the current scientific research shows that the effect does not improve the arch as claimed.

The existing flat foot pad is wrong in design principle, and the mechanical structure of the arch is unclear. The bow should have a bowstring, and the bowstring of the bow is plantar fascia (plantar aponeurosis), but the flat foot pad just ignores the structure of the "bow" and regards it as a "bow", but applying external force to the plantar aponeurosis from below will further relax the plantar fascia (plantar aponeurosis) and aggravate the flat foot. The looser the plantar aponeurosis, the lower the arch height and the more serious the flatfoot is.

If you are not congenital and have no trauma, flat feet can be corrected.

You can wear a pair of negative heel shoes with high front and low back, which can reduce the pressure on the forefoot. It has the effects of relieving pain, restoring walking function and facilitating rehabilitation. It is an effective forefoot decompression shoe. This change of plantar stress is helpful to exercise foot muscles, reduce the burden of ligaments, help patients with flat feet walk, and also help to relieve pain. But also beneficial and harmless to human body.

Patients generally report that wearing flat shoes has stronger walking ability and lighter symptoms than wearing shoes with heels. Negative heel shoes are high in the front and low in the back, which can reduce the pressure on the arch. You can practice barefoot and step on a book about 18 mm thick to see if the symptoms of your feet are relieved. You can also wear flat shoes, pay attention to walking with your heels, and experience whether the symptoms are alleviated and whether you can walk more.

Note: Don't wear any shoes with heels at ordinary times. Any shoes with heels will aggravate your flat feet.