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b1g5m0k3
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PostPosted: 08:08 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: flat feet? Reply with quote

just wondering how common it is...

anyone else have them aswel as me? Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 09:32 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, it's just you.
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b1g5m0k3
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PostPosted: 09:42 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 11:08 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

My father-in-law's got them as well kept him from fighting The Hun, but I've never met anyone else. Mr. Green
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craigie b
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PostPosted: 11:14 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm partially flat footed.You can wear insoles that correct the problem nowadays.
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MarJay
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PostPosted: 12:18 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Re: flat feet? Reply with quote

b1g5m0k3 wrote:
just wondering how common it is...

anyone else have them aswel as me? Rolling Eyes


I've got it as a result of having Hereditary Multiple Exostoses...

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I had an operation as a teenager on my left leg to stunt the growth of the fibula because it was growing faster than the tibia. This was bad, as it could have ended up with my feet rolling off of the side of my ankle!

My left foot is now not so flat, however the inner part of the ball of the foot doesn't touch the floor very well, probably due to the operation.

My right foot has some arch, but not very much.

When I was a kid, I started with insoles to correct my growth, but they weren't drastic enough so I ended up with plastic heel cups in my shoes to try and sort it out. It didn't work all that well, and hence they had to operate.

If you've got flat feet and you've stopped growing there probably isn't a great deal they can do about it, apart from give you insoles (which will only help, they won't correct the problem) or major operation like having a chunk of bone removed somewhere.

I'm crap at running, I always have been and I always will be, but it doesn't stop me doing other stuff such as martial arts etc.

I'm lucky in that the worst of my problems was corrected while I was growing, but it was caused by something other than 'just being flat footed' so I suppose it was potentially more serious. I still have other issues such as my left forearm is shorter than my right one by about 2cm, and I have bony spurs all over my joints, especially my knees and knuckles.

Apparently there are people who have the same disorder I have who are much much more deformed, so I actually count myself lucky.
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PostPosted: 13:23 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have been told I have flat feet. This was by an army doctor. I couldn't say as I have ever noticed a problem.

I'm shit at running but I consider that to be mostly for the same reason as I'm shit at ski-jumping.
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PostPosted: 13:27 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

A cheap way to test it is to wet the sole of your foot in the shower or something, then step on a sheet of blank a4. Ideally you want a nice wide arch, but not too thin or you'll have problems the other end of the scale.
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Cigaro
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PostPosted: 18:22 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think I may be flat footed. I've always had trouble walking down hills too, not sure if that's related?
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mattjs895
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PostPosted: 20:24 - 04 Feb 2008    Post subject: Reply with quote

yep i have flat feet as well, do have insoles somewhere but can't find them, really have to as muscles start to hurt after standing up all day.

cheers
matt
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