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Arch ache is a typical foot downside. It impacts runners and different athletes, however it will probably additionally happen in people who find themselves much less energetic. The arch of your foot extends from the bottom of your toes to your heel and performs an essential function in any exercise that entails standing.
CAUSES
- Being chubby can lead to the next disproportionate load and impression on the metatarsal space and a discount within the arch index, leading to extreme foot loading.
- With getting older, their elasticity modifications in the identical approach as different physique components – tissue loosens, inflicting the arches to widen and sag.
- Too a lot stress on the tissue, typically attributable to operating, results in irritation and swelling of the tissue that causes arch ache.
- Some individuals with flat ft expertise foot ache, particularly within the heel or arch of the foot.
- People with excessive arches might expertise arch ache.
Authors
dr. P. Senthil Selvam, PhD
Professor & HOD, School of Physiotherapy, VISTAS, Chennai.
Dr.D. Hepzibah Rubella, MPT (Ortho)
Researcher, School of Physiotherapy, VISTAS, Chennai.
Vels Institute for Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS)
