at foot smart we are dedicated to foot
care and lower body health we've
partnered with experts at the podiatry
Institute to provide you with
information about common foot and lower
body ailments let's talk about arch pain
while we never like to hear arch and
ouch in the same sentence
we know arch pain is a fact of life for
many people some people are born with
flat feet low arches or fallen arches
and as we age the muscles and tendons in
our arches can weaken or become injured
any of these can contribute to arch pain
and can lead to conditions like achilles
tendonitis posterior tibial tendonitis
and plantar fasciitis one of the biggest
factors that can contribute to arch pain
is not taking proper care of your feet
causes may include wearing shoes without
proper support standing or walking for
long periods of time in high heels
participating in high impact workouts or
sports even weight gain can place
additional stress on the arches without
proper arch support simple movements can
pull your body out of alignment and
cause strain on your lower body for
example you may experience pain while
walking barefoot or on hard surfaces
pain after sleeping or resting
difficulty when standing on your tiptoes
even tingling or numbness in your toes
arch pain can get worse if left
untreated foot smart recommends you
consult with your physician for a proper
diagnosis but most doctors will agree
that there are simple steps you can take
to help relieve the pain first start a
consistent stretching routine try doing
these exercises as often as you can try
stretching your calf muscles by pointing
your toes to increase the flexibility of
the tendons that extend down to your
arch strengthen the arch by balancing on
one foot to help keep your foot muscles
toned and flexible try stretching your
feet through the arches by using
stretching aids you can massage your
arch by rolling a tennis sized ball
under your foot or by using a foot
massager like this one a second step is
to support your arch and there are
products from foot smart that can help
provide support
like arch sleeves and raps arch
supportive insoles or orthotics arch
braces arch supports and inserts and of
course the right shoes are important to
shop for brands at foot smart like
vionic with ortho heel technology a Trax
spen co and Brooks that feature arch
support and motion control foot smart
offers a wide variety of expertly
selected shoes and health products to
help relieve arch pain foot smart where
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watching
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