Physiotherapy for flat feet is a mandatory element of correction of the feet of adults and young patients.
With the complex treatment of flat feet, the prognosis is favorable. Only in complex, advanced cases, surgical interventions are indicated.
Physiotherapy for flat feet in adults and children
Physiotherapy for flat feet as a method of treatment is used more often in children's practice. The bones and muscular apparatus of the baby's leg react to local exposure. In adulthood, pathology is reflected by the defeat of the joints (ankle, foot, knee) of the limbs, a change in the structure of the shins to an X-shaped state.
The main value of physiotherapeutic methods of influence:
- Reduces medication intake, which is important for people suffering from gastroenterological diseases, allergic reactions, in childhood
- The approach of exposure to the "focus" of pathology
- Simple application and relative cheapness of the equipment
The following types of physiotherapy are prescribed:
- Aeroionotherapy
- Aromatherapy
- Oxygen cocktail
- Electrophoresis
- Magnetic therapy
- Paraffin therapy
- Physical therapy
- Massage
General contraindications for physiotherapy:
- Signs of a malignant or benign tumor, a condition after surgical treatment for cancer
- Diseases of the blood and immunity, decreased clotting
- Individual hypersensitivity to paraffin, galvanic currents
- Purulent skin lesion at the site of exposure, skin diseases
- Increased body temperature
- Sudden changes in blood pressure
- Pregnancy (with acupuncture — only the second half)
- Tuberculosis and infectious diseases (hepatitis, AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases)
- Thrombophlebitis
- A pacemaker in a patient is a contraindication to electrophoresis, acupuncture
- Mental disorders, drug addiction (with discomfort, the danger of inappropriate behavior)
- Pain syndrome of unclear origin
- Safety
Treatment results
- slows down the development of bone tissue deformation in osteoarthritis and arthritis
- improves blood supply to the foot
- relieves pain
Traumatologists believe that with the help of physiotherapy, massage, physical therapy and special shoes, it is possible to cure valgus deformity of the foot in children up to 6-7 years old. Some extend the effective age to 12-13 years. After that, dense ossification occurs, muscles and ligaments go into a state of chronic spasm, lose elasticity.
Consequences of lack of treatment
The omission of a favorable moment for therapy leads to surgical correction of the deformity. For adults, physiotherapy helps to relieve pain, inflammatory phenomena of the joints of the foot, knees, ankles.
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