Are high heels suitable for flat feet? Several tips

The characteristic of flat feet is that the soles of the feet are very flat, and walking in high heels is really hard! It is not suitable for wearing high heels, so it is not recommended to wear them▼

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What are flat feet?

Flat feet (commonly known as flat feet) usually refers to the loss of the normal medial longitudinal arch of the foot . The general cause is abnormal bone and muscle of the foot and genetic factors. The vast majority of flat foot patients have no obvious discomfort ▼

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Characteristics

1. The toes and front of the foot tilt outward;

2. Heel points outward, ankle joint rotates inward

3. Long-term flat feet cause hallux valgus and hammer toes ▼

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Symptoms of Flat Feet

1. Pain in the soles of feet and leg pain after walking for a long time;

2. Easy to sprain the ankle; heel eversion;

3. Walking clumsily or with abnormal walking posture;

4. Knee, hip and back pain▼

If you have to wear it for the sake of beauty (it’s better not to wear it), what other methods are there?

It is recommended that people with flat feet should not wear high heels. First of all, we should know that when wearing high heels, the weight of the body is all on the soles of the feet. At this time, the pressure on the soles of our feet is the greatest, which can easily hurt the feet.

People with flat feet will experience foot fatigue and pain more easily, so it’s best to keep the time you wear high heels relatively short and give your feet regular rests.

Also take the time to train your feet to better accommodate the position of your heels.

This means starting out by wearing low kitten heels and slowly working your way up to 5cm in height. In no case should you wear heels that are too high.

But what if you have flat feet?

Even if you put on a pair of high heels, you will experience this difficulty and hardship. Does this mean that you can never wear high heels? Well, at first it is not worth recommending because it will be uncomfortable and painful ▼

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First: But if you want to wear high heels, there are ways to rebuild your arches, or at least make them a little more flexible. Ideally, you should consult a health professional who will prepare a perfect set of exercises for you to achieve your goal. ▼

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Second: Some exercises though will always work, even for people with flat feet who are flexible. For example, sit on a chair with your knees bent at 90 degrees, place your feet on a thick towel, and hold onto it with your toes.

Then use your toes to shake the towel away and repeat several times ▼

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Another simple exercise is to place a few marbles on a chair. Then use the toes of one foot to pick them up and place them in a container or something. Then do the same exercise with the other foot and repeat several times .

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Fourth: Stand with your legs straight, imagine that you are on the beach and grab the sand with your toes to lift them up a little, grab the imaginary sand, hold it a little and release, repeat for about half a minute, then repeat with the other leg ▼

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Fifth : Also wear ergonomic shoes, avoid those high heels at all costs, and stay away from heels higher than two inches. There is also nothing wrong with using special insoles.

If there is a small platform at the toe, you can offset the heel height slightly .

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Sixth: If you work in an office, get yourself a foot roller or tennis ball. Roll your feet on it for a few minutes. This will do a lot to relax the foot muscles.Even if your feet are fine, but you still want to wear a lot of beautiful high heels, you have to contact like this ▼

Tips: Don’t think that flat feet are harmless to the human body. We have a half-moon-shaped concave arch on the sole of the foot, but flat feet do not have an arch. When people with flat feet walk, they will compress the blood vessels and nerves on the sole of the foot, which can easily cause numbness and pain in the sole of the foot. I hope everyone can face this problem!