When you look at how your flat feet are affecting you and your quality of life, do you ever think about if surgery should be a treatment option for you? Thinking about having surgery is always a scary thought but what if the surgery changed the way you lived your day-to-day life? Let’s start by understanding why you have flat feet.

What Causes Flat Feet

Your flat feet are caused by misalignment that is found in your feet. The ankle bone (talus) shifts from its normal alignment on the heel bone (calcaneus) and causes the hind foot to become misaligned. Your feet have many bones intricately placed that heavily rely on each one being in perfect place. When that doesn’t happen, you are more prone to have foot problems which can cause pain and discomfort in your life.

Why You Should Treat It

By now, you may have noticed that your flat feet are affecting you. Whether you have pain in your arches, or maybe you notice a little swelling, it’s a condition that you should get treated. Because there are people who don’t have foot pain they think that their lower arches aren’t hurting them in any way. They are taught that it is just a way of life that is only cosmetic.

But the misalignment in your feet that caused your fallen arches needs to be treated. The misalignment causes a negative chain reaction throughout your body. You can not only be experiencing pain in your feet, but also in your knees, hips and back. That is reason enough to consider your treatment options.

Minimally Invasive Option

Lucky for you, there is a minimally invasive option that could help treat the misalignment in your feet! HyProCure® is an FDA cleared titanium stent that is placed in a naturally occurring space in the ankle bone which prevents the ankle bone from slipping off of the heel bone.