Flat Feet Balance Exercise

TAG SOMEONE who complains about their FLAT FEET‼️

Flat feet, also referred to as pes planus, is when the medial arch of the foot collapses. This can be a congenital deformity (acquired at birth) or an acquired condition over time. HOWEVER, I think TOO MANY PEOPLE are diagnosed with ‘flat feet’ that DO NOT truly have flat feet. In this day and age when it comes to shoes ➡️ fashion goes ahead of function. Because of this some people can have poor 🦶🏻 body awareness that can contribute to poor control of their foot position. If someone cannot actively raise their arch or is completely unaware of how their feet rest in a doctor’s office, they may get diagnosed with flat feet‼️

This is a great balance exercise to work on 🦶🏻 control and body awareness. If this is too challenging, I highly recommend checking out our foot doming / short foot exercises on PrehabX. How does this exercise help? ➡️ the band helps to increase activation of the foot extrinsic and intrinsic muscles. It is these muscles that help to increase the height of the medial arch and stabilize the foot.

I like putting the band under the 1st metatarsal head as it is an excellent external resistance cue to activate these muscles. The goal is to keep the height of the medial arch high while keeping the 1st metatarsal head (big toe knuckle) on the ground. You should feel your calf and arch muscles on 🔥 working hard!
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