Pediatric Flat Feet Treatment

07/15/21 • 2 min

Pediatric flat feet is a condition in which the entire bottom of the child's foot touches the ground. It occurs when the arch either fails to develop or collapses. This condition is fairly common since children's feet bones and joints are still extremely flexible. In most cases, the condition doesn't require treatment. However, in some cases, treatment is required and there are both conservative and surgical options depending on the child's specific condition and severity.
Hyprocure is minimally invasive procedure that treats flat feet in children by inserting a small titanium stint between the heel and ankle.
Custom orthotics may be used to treat pediatric flat feet as well.

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Identifying Sever's Disease in Children & The Causes

In this episode, Dr. Mikkel Jarman discusses how to determine whether a child's heel pain is the result of Sever's disease. Sever's is a condition caused by a growth spurt in which the heel bone grows at a faster rate than the muscles and tendons surrounding it. While it is painful, it is usually temporary and mainly affects children ages seven to fourteen years old. Heel pain will worsen with physical ground and pound activities such as dance and gymnastics, soccer, football, baseball. Sever's disease treatments can include: elevating the leg and applying ice, specific leg and foot stretches, and sometimes custom orthotic shoe inserts.

Pediatric Foot & Ankle - Pediatric Flat Feet Treatment

Transcript

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Hi, I'm Dr. Michael Jarman here with Pediatric Foot & Ankle, and I'd like to talk to you today about the debilitating condition of the pediatric flatfoot. Usually a patient will present here in the office with a concerned mother or parent regarding their child's painful flat feet, or it's a referral from their pediatrician to have their child evaluated for painful flatfoot. The diagnosis is usually visual, as you'll see a complete or partial collapse of the instep