Deposits to sinking, buckling, and splay foot, and the resulting problems help. However, the normal orthopedic foam will not have the desired effect. Our expert says, with the modern methods, the feet orthopedic surgeon enable.
Around 60 percent of young people have foot problems, the number is increasing. The cause of the changes in leisure behaviour of the children, keyword Youtube instead of the sports club is on the one hand, on the other hand, “the false ambition of the parents to bring their children as early as possible, and therefore, the feet stuck early on in shoes,” reported Martin Marianowicz, orthopedic surgeon and Chairman of the Department of Germany and Eastern Europe of the World Institute of Pain.
Foot problems can have an impact to the cervical spine
The consequences are often vertical bend-splay feet (handling positions linguistically flat feet), PES Cavus, and other errors. If left untreated, it can lead to further problems, “because, in the end, the feet must not be considered in isolation, but is the Basis of a chain of activities that extends over the knee, hips and lumbar vertebrae up to the head,” explains the expert.
The four main symptoms for foot deformities
The first signs of that with the feet is something wrong,
- Abnormalities in gait,
- in particular, buckling inwards,
- Pain in the feet,
- but also knee and Hüfbeschwerden.
Passive insoles can weaken the feet
Common therapy is the orthopedic insole, medical orthosis. Classical inlay of semi-elastic soles are made from leather, cork, and plastic materials. However, these orthopedic insoles, which are often created only after a foam impression of the feet, are in the criticism.
“Classic deposits, as you know, generally act only passively supportive, and in the longer term, weaken the foot muscles rather,” warns Martin Marianowicz. In the end, the foot can be of this passive support, and without the aid of the foot hurts. “With the support girdles for the back”, he compares. Except after major surgery or fractures are not advisable because they weaken the back and on top of that, a lot of would cost.
Active insoles strengthen the foot muscles and act against misalignment
An Alternative to such passive AIDS is the soles of a new Generation of insoles, the so-called sensory motor or proprioceptive insoles that activate the foot. These special insoles are made soles carefully to the individual Situation. This includes a gait analysis and the measurement of the pressure distribution on the foot is important.
The soles are soft and are made up of different sized pressure pads (Tokens). “The deposits activate or inhibit muscle groups with Over – or under-function, so that the musculoskeletal system must develop a new, more physiological Movement strategies,” says the orthopedist. The targeted Set of Stimuli change so the support and target motor skills.
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Classical deposits of the cases, only in exceptional
To advises classic deposits, the expert therefore only rarely: for example, if it is a extreme flat foot or the Patient, the bug is already marked more than 70 years old, the position and the foot muscles and tendons, therefore, hardly influenced. In most other cases, sensory-motor, have proven themselves of deposits.
Feet enable in addition
However, the treatment should be supplemented with the sensory motor or proprioceptive insoles, with Fußgymnastik and barefoot running. “These active stimuli are especially important for children,” says Martin Marianowicz. Mikado play, or with the feet are particularly popular, he reports from the field.
As the second activation program for the feet, he recommends barefoot running, “especially on a changing surface, such as pebbles on a Lawn, because the foot muscles have to work a lot.” Supported by these measures have to be taken of the sensomotoric insoles in, as a rule, only a year, then changed the body to a new movement pattern and foot problems to go back.
Geleinlagen for athletes to wear in the short term
A question remains on the subject of insoles, but still: How useful over-the-counter comfort insoles, such as Gel for runners? “In the short term, you can be supportive,” says Martin Marianowicz. However, it should be the same as in the case of classical orthotics: The foot or the muscles of the passive support is rather weaker, and in some ways, of course, also dependent on the support.
Conclusion: this is a Classic, so passive insoles are less often recommended, such as in the case of extreme foot deformities or old age. Well-adapted sensorimotor insoles enable the foot to adapt the musculoskeletal system in the long term, bad posture correct and so also the knee and hip problems prevent or relieve, especially if, in addition, the feet run to be trained through Gymnastics and barefoot. However, some statutory health insurance companies (still) not the cost (150 to 200 euros) for active deposits.