Are you one of the many people who have flat feet or fallen arches? Does your child have flat feet? If so, you’re in the right place.
Did you know that all babies are born with flat feet? As a baby grows and begins to walk, their arch typically rises as the muscles in the feet develop. However, in about 20% of the population, their arch never rises. If you have flat feet, your arch remains close to the ground because your tendons are looser than they are in someone without flat feet.
Many people with flat feet never experience symptoms. However, if you have flat feet and do experience symptoms, those may include:
If you experience foot pain on a regular basis or have any of the listed symptoms consistently, then it may be time to see a foot doctor. You shouldn’t have to live with foot pain, and at Advanas, we’ve helped thousands of people with flat feet get back to their lives fast.
Some common treatments for flat feet include:
Even if your flat feet aren’t currently bothering you they can be contributing to the formation of other painful foot conditions such as:
If caught early enough we can eliminate or at least decrease the chance of the formation of these deformities.
Certainly if you’re experiencing foot pain on a regular basis or even if you’re not having pain but are starting to develop any of the conditions listed above then it’s definitely time to see our foot doctor. You shouldn’t have to live with foot pain, and at Advanas Foot & Ankle Specialists, we’ve helped thousands of people with flat feet get back to living their lives.
Some common treatments for flat feet include:
There are two main types of flat feet: congenital and acquired. Congenital flat feet are present since birth and typically don’t cause a lot of symptoms, while acquired flat feet or fallen arches typically cause pain and discomfort as the ankle sort of sags inward.
If your flat feet are causing you pain or hindering you from doing the things you love, it’s time to see one of our foot doctors. No matter what type of flat feet you have, your feet shouldn’t be in pain, and we can help. The sooner you get help from our expert, board certified foot doctors in Michigan or Indiana, the sooner you can be living free of foot pain again.
We suspect that many people suffer from foot pain and write it off as normal. We’re here to tell you that doesn’t have to be the case. Our podiatry offices pride themselves on being a pleasant environment with a caring podiatry team whose goal is to provide the latest in treatment options for every foot and ankle problem.
At our podiatry office, not only do we have an incredibly pleasant and well trained podiatry team, but we have all the “high tech” stuff to diagnosis and treat almost every condition.
To make an appointment at any of our podiatry offices, please give us a call at 800.856.1106 and allow us to help you determine which office is most convenient for you. Our podiatry offices are located in Sturgis, MI, Portage, MI, Paw Paw, MI, Dowagiac, MI, Coldwater, MI, with one additional podiatry office in Angola, IN.
We offer a $25 Initial Savings Certificate, as well as same day appointments!
Our podiatrists and foot doctors in Angola, IN, Coldwater, MI, Dowagiac, MI,
Paw Paw, MI, Portage, MI or Sturgis, MI can start helping you in a few ways:
