In the child's growth process, foot health should not be ignored. However, because foot problems are not noticeable, it is easy for parents to ignore them until the problem has developed to affect their lives. Next, we will popularise the development laws and judgment methods of children's feet to help parents detect and intervene early in children's foot problems.

 

Foot development needs attention, and foot problems cannot be ignored

 

Foot development in children is a complex process. Usually before the age of 4, their foot bones are still mostly cartilage, the arch is not formed, there are physiological phenomena such as heel eversion, X/O legs, if the child does not appear obvious discomfort, and there is no tendency to increase, then parents do not need to worry too much. As they grow older, their feet will gradually mature: the arch begins to form, the heel is gradually vertical, and the leg type is gradually straightened, but this process may be affected by a variety of factors such as genetics and living habits, which makes the development "off track", which requires parents to find the problem in time and intervene as early as possible.

 

In daily life, parents can judge the child's foot through the watermarking method, observation method, etc.

 

Watermarking method: Lay a newspaper on the ground, wet the soles of the children's feet with water, and then step on the newspaper to print the shape, parents judge the child's foot development by observing the shape and area of the child's footprints. If the inner part of the toe is filled with water, it is a flat foot.

 

 

Observation method: Let the child stand bare feet upright on a plane and observe from the side. If the arch of the child's foot is not concave, it may be flat feet; If there are flat feet, you can observe whether the child has heel valgus from the heel position.

 

Whether it is the watermarking method or the observation method, the results are only for reference, if parents want to further confirm, it is recommended to love corrective shoes and custom insoles center such professional organizations. Through the professional foot inspection equipment and the professional judgment of the staff, parents can better understand the child's foot situation.