The Right Choice Of Shoes &Nbsp; Strengthen Exercise &Nbsp; Children Away From The Two Principles Of Flat Feet

Interview expert: Liu Peng, associate professor of rehabilitation medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhongshan University, teaching consultant and part-time professor of prosthetic orthopedics course at Zhongshan Medical College, Zhongshan University, Wu Kunying.

A reporter recently held a seminar on foot health knowledge, "children are far away from flat feet and choose the right health shoes" at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhongshan University. Parents attach great importance to children's growth and health, but often neglect the needs of children's foot development. The survey shows that most parents do not understand the impact of foot problems on children's growth, nor do they know how to choose suitable healthy shoes for their children. Some children are prone to suffer from foot problems such as flat feet and hind foot valgus, which may affect the normal development of the feet. Flat feet have a profound impact on children. In 2008, a primary school in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, made footprints for 1282 students in the school. The results showed that nearly 7 of the students had foot flat feet in varying degrees. Liu Peng, associate professor of rehabilitation medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Zhongshan University, pointed out that children begin to grow slowly from the age of three or four, and because of their immature bone development, flat feet may cause foot fatigue. Severe cases can also cause plantar fasciitis, X shaped legs, and even have adverse effects such as lumbago, knee pain and spur.

Proper exercise can reduce flat feet.

Professor Liu Peng said that children's feet need to develop healthfully and exercise is very important. In recent years, the problem of flat foot in children has increased by about 20% over 1980s. One of the main reasons is that children lack exercise. She suggested that children should be encouraged to do more exercises, such as toes, toes, glass balls, rope skipping and basketball, so as to improve the strength of the muscles and ligaments of the feet and promote the development of the arch. In addition, parents should pay more attention to the usual posture of children, especially those with "eight eight feet" or X shaped legs. Parents like to sit on their knees and sit in W shape. Parents should help them develop correct posture, so as to effectively reduce children's sequelae caused by functional problems of feet. Proper selection of shoes can prevent flat feet from sequela.

Children should have different nursing methods at every stage of foot growth. Professor Wu Kunying, a consultant and part-time professor in the prosthetic orthopaedic course at Zhongshan University School of medicine, Zhongshan, suggests that parents should choose suitable healthy shoes for their children, which is particularly important for their healthy growth. Children wearing appropriate shoes and insoles can reduce the chance of sequela and ligament injury. He added that health shoes should have the following elements:

1. Foot arch pad support with different amplitude to relieve foot arch fatigue and prevent flat foot sequela; two, have a hard heel cup to stabilize the posterior calcaneus, control the range of hind foot valgus; three, the front foot has different circumference choices to prevent the front palm from loosening or tightening, and increase foot comfort; four, the design of the midsole is helpful to stabilize the foot shape and enhance the supporting force of the insole.