Flattening is one of the most common problems with children's legs. And, despite seeming harmlessness, this problem is very serious. Running flat feet is fraught with problems with different parts of the spine, pain in the back and neck, joint diseases. Like any illness, flatfoot is easier to prevent than cure. Therefore, it is important not to be lazy, but to give due attention to the prevention of flat feet in children, starting from the very first days of life.
In order to keep the baby's legs healthy, you need to do a general restorative massage from the very birth, spend enough time outdoors and get advice from a neurologist in order to exclude neurologic abnormalities, which can also cause flat feet.
You need to worry about choosing the right shoes to prevent flat feet in the child. Shoes for the first steps should be made of natural materials, light and comfortable, with a hard back and a fairly flexible sole. Also in the correct shoes there is always a supinator and a small heel (not more than 1.5 cm). Separately it is worth mentioning how to choose the right size of shoes for a child. Very often mothers act on the principle of "big - not small", not thinking that too much shoes can also hurt the legs of the baby. The optimal stock of insoles for winter footwear is 1.5 cm, and for summer shoes - 0.5 cm.
A set of exercises for the prevention of flat feet:
1. In a sitting position on a chair:
- bend and unbend toes;
- hold the big toe over the lower leg of the other leg from the bottom up, repeat the other foot;
- pat the sole and inner surface of the foot with the shin of the other leg, repeat, changing the leg;
- Put your feet on the floor at an angle of 900, pull the socks on yourself, return to the starting position;
- connect the soles of the feet with each other;
- fix the socks on the floor and maximize the heels apart;
- Kick your feet with a massage ball or roller;
- to shift small objects (pebbles, pencils) with the help of the toes.
2. When walking:
- alternately walk on socks, heels, the outer and inner sides of the foot;
- alternately walk with pressed and raised fingers;
- Walk on sand, pebble, grass, a special mat for the prevention of flatfoot.
3. In the standing position:
- To rise on носочки, falling on full stop;
- To rise on носочки, falling down on external arches of foot;
- crouch without taking his heels off the floor;
- stand on the outer arches of the feet for 30-40 seconds.
It is also useful to climb up and down the gym wall, walk on a gymnastic log, or simply stand on a gymnastic stick, rolling with your feet.
Such a simple gymnastics to prevent flat feet, held with the child will save him from this unpleasant problem.