Conditions that can be treated with Pes Perfect Orthotic Innersoles.
Flat Feet
Flatfeet is a common condition, in which the arches on the inside of the feet flatten when pressure is put on them. When people with flatfeet stand up, the feet point outward, and the entire soles of the feet fall and touch the floor.
Most people have no symptoms associated with flatfeet. But some people with flatfeet experience foot pain, particularly in the heel or arch area. Pain may worsen with activity. Swelling may occur along the inside of the ankle. There may also be complaints of heel, lower leg, knee, hip, and/or back pain.
People without flatfeet can also develop the condition. Arches can collapse abruptly after an injury. Or the collapse can happen over years of wear and tear. Over time, the tendon that runs along the inside of the ankle and helps support the arch can get weakened or tear. As the severity increases, arthritis may develop in the foot.
High arched feet
Pes cavus is a foot with an abnormally high plantar longitudinal arch. People who have this condition will place too much weight and stress on the ball and heel of the foot while standing or walking. Children with cavus foot also experience frequent ankle sprains, since high arches cause the ankle to naturally roll outward.
While cavus foot deformity varies in severity from a subtle and flexible to a severe and fixed deformity, careful assessment is required to identify and prescribe the correct pes cavus treatment.
There are a few common cavus foot symptoms in addition to an unusually high arch, including:
Plantar fasciitis.
Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain. It involves inflammation of a thick band of tissue that runs across the bottom of each foot and connects the heel bone to the toes, known as the plantar fascia.
It supports the arch of the foot and absorbs shock when walking.
Tension and stress on the fascia can cause small tears. Repeated stretching and tearing of the facia can irritate or inflame it, although the cause remains unclear in many cases of plantar fasciitis.
Plantar fasciitis commonly causes stabbing pain that often occurs with your first steps in the morning. As you get up and move, the pain normally decreases, but it might return after long periods of standing or when you stand up after sitting.
Even though plantar fasciitis can develop without an obvious cause, some factors can increase your risk of developing this condition. They include:
Ignoring plantar fasciitis can result in chronic heel pain that hinders your regular activities. You're likely to change your walk to try to avoid plantar fasciitis pain, which might lead to foot, knee, hip or back problems.
Achilles tendinitis
Achilles tendinitis is a common condition that occurs when the large tendon that runs down the back of the lower leg becomes irritated and inflamed.
The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in the body. It connects the calf muscles to the heel bone and is used when you walk, run, climb stairs, jump, and stand on your tip toes. Although the Achilles tendon can withstand great stresses from running and jumping, it is also prone to tendinitis, a condition associated with overuse.
Tendinitis is inflammation of a tendon. Inflammation is the body's natural response to injury and often causes swelling, pain, or irritation.
Achilles tendinitis is different than an Achilles rupture, a condition where the tendon becomes separated off the heel bone or completely torn in half.
Achilles tendinitis is typically not related to a specific injury. The problem results from repetitive stress to the tendon. This often happens when we push our bodies to do too much, too quickly.
Other factors can also include:
-A sudden increase in the amount or intensity of exercise activity. For example, increasing the distance you run every day by a few miles without giving your body a chance to adjust to the new distance.
-Tight calf muscle tightness puts extra stress on the Achilles tendon, especially where it inserts into the heel bone.
-Haglund's deformity. This is a condition in which there is enlargement of the bone on the back of the heel. This can rub on the Achilles tendon and cause inflammation and pain.
Common symptoms of Achilles tendinitis include:
Heel Spur
A heel spur is a calcium deposit causing a bony protrusion in two possible places. The first is on the underside of the heel bone, and the second can be at the insertion of the Achilles tendon to the heel bone.
Although heel spurs are often painless, they can cause heel pain. They are frequently associated with plantar fasciitis or achilles tendonitis.
This process usually occurs over a period of many months. Heel spurs are often caused by strains on foot muscles and ligaments, stretching of the tendons, and repeated tearing of the membrane that covers the heel bone. Heel spurs are especially common among athletes whose activities include large amounts of running and jumping.
Risk factors for heel spurs include:
Shin splints
Shin splints is an inflammation of the muscles, tendons, and bone tissue around your shinbone. Pain typically occurs along the inner border of the tibia, where muscles attach to the bone.
Shin splints are a common exercise-related problem.
Shin splints usually develop when the muscle and bone tissue in the leg become overworked by repetitive activity, often in response to sudden changes in physical activity. These can be changes in frequency, such as increasing the number of days you exercise each week. Changes in duration and intensity, such as running longer distances or hills.
Other factors that contribute to shin splints include:
Forefoot pain
Metatarsalgia is pain and inflammation in the ball of your foot. Potential causes of the condition include foot deformities, inflammatory issues and wearing ill-fitting shoes. The pain of metatarsalgia typically centers under one or more of the five bones at the bases of your toes, over the metatarsal heads.
Metatarsalgia has a number of different causes, including:
Metatarsalgia symptoms can come on quickly or develop over time. They include:
Fat pad atrophy
Fat pads serve as cushioning and shock absorbers in our feet, protecting the bones, joints, and soft tissues from impact during movement. Preserving these natural shock absorbers is vital for foot health.
Fat pads are located under the ball of the foot and the heel. They consist of thick connective tissue that helps distribute pressure evenly across the foot, providing extra heel support and reducing heel pain.
However, if the fat pads diminish due to old age or injury, it can lead to foot pad atrophy and heel pad syndrome, can result in degenerative foot conditions like plantar fasciitis, causing severe foot pain and discomfort.
It can significantly impact a person’s mobility and quality of life. If left untreated, pad atrophy can result in worsening foot pain, altered gait, and increased risk of falls and injuries.
Chronic knee, hip and back pain
Flat feet is not the norm and are usually caused by a lack of tendon support in the arches of the feet. However, this condition can cause pain in various other parts of the body, including the back, hips, and knees.
Flat feet also don’t have a proper arch to absorb the shock of everyday walking, running, standing, etc. This means that your joints – especially the knees and hips - have to absorb all this shock, even though they aren’t designed to do so. Over time, this added stress can cause severe ankle, knee, hip malfunction, and chronic low back and neck pain.
