Flat Feet and Fallen Arches: How Bespoke Footwear can provide long term relief?
Flat feet also known as Fallen arches, affect a significant portion of the population and lead to chronic discomfort, poor posture and even pain in the knees, hips and lower back. While over the counter insoles and generic supportive footwear may offer some short term relief, nothing compares to the tailored support for the arches and feet provided by Bespoke Orthopaedic Footwear.
What are Flat feet or Fallen arches?
Flat feet occur when the arches of the feet collapse or never properly develop, this can cause the entire sole of the foot to make contact with the ground when standing and walking. Some people are born with flat feet, while others can develop the condition over time, There are various reason you can develop flat feet and these reason can affect you differently during the various stages of your life. These reasons can be age related muscle weakening, injury or trauma, obesity, pregnancy, overuse or repetitive stress on the feet. For anyone suffering with fallen arches may find this lack of support can often lead to feelings of foot fatigue, aches and pains, as well as the lack of support may cause the foot to roll inwards overtime resulting in reduced mobility and balance. The pain caused from flat feet can often lead to difficulty in the heels, ankles, knees and lower back pain. If you are they type of person with a job that requires you to stand and walk all day, or a person with an active lifestyle, finding your arches under strain and pressure, or you are an individual suffering with a foot condition or deformity, you will find multiple benefits to investing in bespoke inserts or footwear to support your flat feet.
How Bespoke Footwear helps Flat feet and Fallen arches
Bespoke, custom-made footwear is designed using detailed assessments of your foot shape, gait style and pattern, and pressure distribution, as well as considering your unique fashion stylings. Most standard footwear comes with its limitations when it comes to supporting a foot with structural issues like fallen arches, this can be inadequate arch support, unstable foot positioning can put increased stress on joints leading to further discomfort and accelerate wear and tear on both the feet and body. Custom made footwear can offer you personalised structural support with arch support, engineered with precisely contoured arch support to help lift and stabilise the foot, improving alignment and reducing foot fatigue. With well structured heel counters and soles, tailored fitting custom shoes help control over pronation and promote a balanced walking motion enhancing foot stability. By cradling the foot in its natural shape, bespoke shoes help prevent hotspots and pressure points, improving the distribution of pressure, increasing comfort and improving daily life. Well supported feet mean other parts of the body are not put under so much strain, this can reduce the wear and tear on the knees, hips and the lower back helping to relieve pain and correct posture. Bespoke footwear can help prevent further complications developing in the foot from poor bone structure such as bunions, hammer toes, plantar fasciitis and shin splints especially if you are suffering with flat feet.
Support starts from the Ground up
Living with flat feet or fallen arches doesn’t have to mean living with pain. Investing in Bespoke Orthopaedic Footwear provides targeted support, improves posture and enhance day to day comfort. Whether you are on your feet all day or just reliable support for your walk through daily life, custom made footwear can offer you a long term solution tailored to your feet and body’s unique needs.
If you would like any further help and advice please do not hesitate to contact the team at their Cotswold workshop on 01386 700855 or enquiries@billbird.co.uk