2006-10-09 17:25:26 · 7 answers · asked by elaine.patton 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
can be hereditary
in proper shoes
2006-10-09 17:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Genetics. There are different kinds, though. My dad had flat feet from birth and they never gave him any trouble.
A "normal" foot, if you stand on it, there will be an arch. Some feet, like mine, have a "flexible arch." If I don't put weight on it, it has an arch; if I do, it goes flat. This is the kind of arch that causes trouble. In childhood it's not a problem, but it can become a problem later. I wear a custom made orthotic in my shoe, or custom sandals with built-in orthotic.
2006-10-09 17:40:58 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had flat feet as a child. I developed an arch with age. I am 25. I don't know if this is normal.
2006-10-09 19:18:09 · answer #3 · answered by Nik 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birth
2006-10-09 17:27:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shoes with little or no instep support can cause flat fee, also walking barefoot. I suffer flat feet, I now wear insteps and I roll the arch of my foot back and forth on a soup can and it helps tone the muscle of your arch/instep.
2006-10-09 17:27:56 · answer #5 · answered by Cherry_Blossom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
or you born like that or not good shoes or walking alot bare foot
2006-10-09 17:28:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's genetic.
2006-10-09 17:28:43 · answer #7 · answered by Tiana 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋