How do Upstep orthotics work for flat feet?

Flat feet occurs when the arches on the inside of your feet are flattened, allowing the entire soles of your feet to touch the floor when you stand up.
A flat foot is normal in infants and toddlers, because the foot's arch hasn't yet developed. Some children have flexible flatfoot, in which the arch is visible when the child is sitting or standing on tiptoes, but disappears when the child stands. Most people's arches develop throughout childhood, but some people never develop arches. Arches can also fall over time. Years of wear and tear can weaken the tendon that runs along the inside of your ankle and helps support your arch.

Flat feet can sometimes contribute to problems in your ankles and knees because the condition can alter the alignment of your legs. Some people with flat feet experience foot pain, particularly in the heel or arch area. Pain may worsen with activity. Swelling along the inside of the ankle can also occur.

Some factors that might increase your risk to develop flat feet are obesity, injury to your foot or ankle, rheumatoid arthritis, aging and diabetes.


How Upstep can help you with your Flat Feet pain?

Flat feet are not an actual diagnosis but rather are given by doctors as an explanation for many foot, ankle, knee, hip, and lower back problems. Upstep Custom Orthotics are designed based on your footprint and foot shape, and are focused on the cause of your flat feet. They are designed to help your body maintain its ideal position, allowing full ranges of healthy movement, fatigue reduction, and injury prevention to help you do what you love.

Upstep Custom Orthotics will help distribute pressure to your feet more evenly by correcting your foot mechanics.

All Upstep Custom Orthotics are designed specifically for you by our top in-house podiatrists, using advanced technology and highest quality materials, based on your own footprint, lifestyle, pain and needs. Upstep Custom Orthotics are constructed to help your body maintain its ideal position, allowing full ranges of healthy movement, fatigue reduction, and injury prevention.

With your Upstep Custom Orthotics purchase, you will also receive access to our Flat Feet targeted series of weight bearing, strengthening exercises which are used to re-educate the foot so that it is capable of handling the day to day forces it experiences with every step.

Upstep’s combined approach for flat fleet will give you a long-term solution for your everyday activities, from work to sports.