You know you have a foot alignment issue or flat feet. No big deal right? Isn’t the only possible symptom some pain in your feet and occasional discomfort? Aren’t painful flat feet rare in the first place? Why should you even care about issues with flat feet? Not so fast.
Some clarity on this topic would be good, and it’s important to know all of the facts. While it is estimated that only about 20% of people with flat or misaligned feet have pain in their feet, there are other places in the body where pain can show up if you don’t seek treatment. Not only that, but other areas of your health could be affected by not being able to exercise due to pain in your body. Let’s look at the three main areas of your health that can be affected by having flat or misaligned feet:
Foot Related Conditions
The most obvious place to look first would be issues with the feet. Flat or misaligned feet left untreated can cause pain, discomfort, and other symptoms such as:- Bunions
- Hammertoes
- Big Toe Joint Issues such as loss of normal range of motion
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Heel Pain
- Metatarsalgia –pain in the ball of the foot
- Nerve Pain (Morton’s Neuroma & Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome)