Flat Feet?

Flat feet? We got you🦶
.
📝 Before we get into the exercises, we just want to address that flat feet in and of itself is NOT a diagnosis and it is NOT the sole cause of your ___(insert body region)__ pain. Pain is multi-factorial and while having “flat feet” or dynamic overpronation can place more stress on certain structures, our bodies are extremely strong and capable of handling that stress most of the time.
.
🤔 Think about this - your flat feet didn’t just develop overnight. It took years and years for you to even notice you had flat feet. My guess is that you didn’t even notice until someone told you, or you started developing pain and someone said it was because of your flat feet…
.
👟 Our bodies get into trouble when the loads we place on them are more than what they can handle. When it comes to “flat feet”, this could be after changing into a new pair of shoes that have more “give” than your older pair, thus allowing your foot to pronate more and stress certain tissues more than what they are used to.
.
🏃 Or it could be your training volume increased as your prepping for a race or event, and certain tissues are more stressed than what they are used to.
.
💥 When it comes to “treating” your flat feet, we can work on those external factors discussed above while at the same time strengthening those same structures that need to have more capacity and strength to handle the loads that you are placing on them.
.
🔥 These exercises will do just that. Strengthening some of your foot intrinsics while also improving ankle ROM to potentially alleviate excessive stresses on certain foot structures. Give em a shot, they’re harder than they look!
_________________________________________________
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙝𝙖𝙗 𝙂𝙪𝙮𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙥𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙮.
.
.
.
.
#flatfeet #footrehab #anklerehab #prehab #theprehabguys #TPG #fitness #healthandwellness #exercise #PT #DPT #DPTstudent #physio #physiotherapy #chiro #chiropractic #mobility #athlete #workout #recovery #rehab