Whether Flexible Flatfoot Needs the Treatment? An Observation of Plantar Pressure Effects on Adults with Flexible Flatfoot by Wearing over the Counter Insoles When Walking on Level Surface, Upstairs and Downstairs.

CONCLUSIONS: Orthotic insoles could effectively improve the plantar pressure of flatfoot under different walking conditions. In addition, the arches of both normal foot and flatfoot were obviously influenced when walking downstairs. It is therefore necessary to wear orthotic insoles for flexible flatfoot to prevent further deformation. PMID: 29244535 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association - Category: Podiatry Authors: Tags: J Am Podiatr Med Assoc Source Type: research