With flat feet in adults, the arch of the foot becomes deformed and drops . The process is accompanied by nails growing into the skin and the appearance of large protruding bones on the thumbs.
If the disease is not treated, it will develop from the first stage to a more complex one. To avoid increasing the risk of needing surgical intervention, use folk remedies and special gymnastic exercises.
At home, flat feet can be cured using alternative medicine methods; they will be especially effective at the early stage of development of the pathology.
Good for pain relief . It is useful to use them in combination with other means for treating flat feet. To prepare the medicine, wormwood needs to be washed and applied to the sore spot, wrapped in a warm cloth.
Instead of wormwood, you can apply a 3% iodine solution, lemon juice and crushed aspirin – 2 tablets – to your feet in equal parts. There is no need to take more concentrated iodine so as not to burn the skin. Apply the paste to the soles of your feet, cover with film and thick cloth. Repeat three times over several days, then after a seven-day break you can repeat.
Recommended for lubricating feet . You will need immortelle and rubbing alcohol. The flowers of the plant are well dried, filled with alcohol and infused for several days. Then the medicine is ready for use. Apply to the soles and bones near the big toes 3-4 times a day.
Hot water is poured into one basin, and cold water into the second. The legs are lowered into the first container for a couple of minutes to steam well, then they are cooled in another basin for 20 seconds. Repeat the procedure several times. The course of treatment lasts a week and a half, then a 4-week break. Baths should not be given to females during the menstrual cycle or pregnancy .
Flat feet do not require surgical intervention at an early stage of its development. In the absence of pain, if the discomfort is not annoying, you can take an alternative route:
It is also recommended to normalize blood pressure and weight to reduce the risk of further development of foot deformity.
It is not so easy to detect it due to the practically asymptomatic course of the disease at first. Among the weak signs of its appearance are deformation of gait, posture, and even the appearance of clubfoot. Often nails grow into the skin, calluses form, and fingers become bent. Sometimes the process is accompanied by swelling and pain in the lumbar region and legs. The gait becomes unsteady.
To get rid of the symptoms of the disease, it is important to massage the foot to normalize blood circulation and restore muscle fibers and ligaments. You can massage your feet using circular movements, rubbing, stroking, twisting. It is useful to use special massage mats - walk on them barefoot on your toes, on your heels, or stand on the side of your foot. The procedure can be combined well with contrast baths if there is no predisposition to hypertension or heart disease.
Home gymnastics helps, which you need to do barefoot. It is advisable to walk on a non-uniform surface - river sand (preferably coarse grain), pebbles, small objects scattered around the room. It is recommended to roll large and small balls with your feet, and collect pencils, pieces of paper, and erasers from the floor. You can walk on your toes, stretch them out, rotate them in a circle with your feet, bend them and return them to their original position.
At this stage calluses appear , the skin on the foot becomes rough, walking is difficult and frequent breaks are required even when covering short distances. Accompanied by deviations of the fingers and their deformation. The arch of the foot has an indicator of no more than 1.7 cm. Sometimes an intervertebral hernia develops along the way, the internal organs are shifted or compressed and are in an uncomfortable position.
It is easy to cure with the help of manual therapy in combination with other methods. The shape of the feet will be restored if treatment procedures are regular. It is good to combine gymnastic exercises with the use of compresses and the use of orthopedic insoles . A healthy diet is eating foods containing vitamins, especially fresh vegetables and fruits. You should avoid food with a high calorie content - fried, floury, fatty - so as not to increase the load on the deformed sole with excess weight.
This is the most severe stage of flat feet, in which the foot is sharply turned inward, and there is a noticeable deviation of the big toe to the right - up to 40 degrees. At the same time, pain increases. Surgery is often required, but you can try to correct the situation with home remedies .
They are made with the addition of regular table salt or sea salt. You will need 1 tbsp. for 1 liter of warm water. Maintain the temperature in the range of +40-42 degrees, no more and no less. The duration of the procedure is 15 minutes. After its completion, the feet are wiped dry and lubricated with cream.
them manually or using electrical devices helps, but the effect is better from manual massage. You can do it yourself - rub your feet from bottom to top with stroking, clapping movements, massage your foot with your fingertips, with your fist in different directions, or by placing your palm on the edge. Repeat for each leg for 7 minutes at least twice a day.
Performing special gymnastics will help get rid of discomfort, relieve pain, and gradually help restore the correct shape of the foot. Necessary:
Treat flat feet on time. Folk remedies are your best assistant.