From reading blogs and forums it is clear that there is a lot of confusion and frustration with regards to arch subsidies. It is not surprising that every announcement you read suggests that their support in the spirit will eliminate everything from foot pain to acne. I also read that many people spend a lot of money on arch subsidies just to find out that they don’t work at all. In fact, there is no magic in supporting the arch, and once you understand how and why they work, you will understand that if the arch supports the right problem, they are likely to ease the pain.
Besides the family doctor, I am also a biomechanical engineer. The biomechanics of the foot is especially fascinating to me. The leg consists of 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. Proper functioning of the foot depends on the precise coordination of all these components. The leg should support your body weight in perfect balance so that you can stand. Imagine the strength on your leg when you walk or run.
When you walk along the bones of the middle of the foot, commonly called the arch of the foot, it unlocks and allows the arch to flatten. Unlocking the middle of the foot allows the foot to absorb shock and adapt to the various surfaces on which you are going. As you move further one step, the bones of the mid-stop-locomotive arch reform. This restoration of the middle of the leg allows the leg to become a solid lever for effective repulsion to propel you forward. This unlocking and restoration of the midfoot bones is essential for effective foot function. This is a malfunction of this locking and unlocking mechanism, which causes many common problems with the foot.
There are basically two types of foot problems that most people experience. They either have a medium foot, which is always unlocked, which leads to a flat arch, which does not support the body very well, or they have a middle leg, which is always blocked, which leads to a high arch, which does not absorb shock very well. A person with a flat, unlocked leg usually complains of pain in the heel (plantar fasciitis), pain in the arch, pain in the ankle joint, pain in the anterior part of the lower leg (lower leg), and fatigue of the lower leg muscles, a high arch of the foot will be pain on the upper part of the foot, pain on the outer part of the foot, more prone to sprains on the ankles and very often have a knee and a hip as a result of a locked foot, which does not absorb shock well.
In any of these cases, a flat foot or a high arched foot, it is important that the arched stand be made with an impression or cast foot, while the foot is in the so-called neutral position. A neutral position is when the legs, ankle, and knee are aligned. When the arch is supported, when the foot is in a neutral position, it keeps the foot in this neutral position through the step. This allows the foot to absorb shock when you walk, even distribute the weight in the leg and let your leg act as an effective lever when you push the ground and move forward.
Making an impression or casting a foot in a neutral position is easy when the patient is in the office, and the technician or doctor pronounces a throw or impression on the foot. When arch supports are created using a surge that is sent to a patient after ordering online, they should be provided with clear, simple instructions on how to make an impression with the foot in a neutral position. If done correctly, arch support can be extremely effective in removing pain in the pile, pain in the knee, pain in the hip and back pain.
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