How do You Know if You’re an Overpronator?
Many people in our modern world are suffering from pronation. This problem often may seem quite irrelevant and often we get and we do not go to see a qualified specialist. However if the pronation is not treated there are a lot of consequences like for example body injuries in the area of the legs, hips, feet and even sometimes in the area of the lower back.
Sometimes the pronation may lead to serious movement problems like the hip bursitis, which is quite hard to be treated and also involves a lot of pain. To make sure that the pronation will not have such painful results on you after you feel the first symptom of it make sure you pay a visit to an orthopedist, because he will be able to minimize the risk of serious injuries and damage to your body. Over pronation generally refers to the pronation happening at wrong time in gait cycle. Before foot pushes off, it must get rigid lever as arch rises and ankle straightens. In case, the arch stays flattened and ankle stays turned inward, then muscles and tendons are stressed and foot can undergo the excessive wear & tear.
The symptoms of pronation on the other had vary from every person and it is hard to mention all of them, because they depend on the person’s body structure and his or hers living habits. The most common symptoms of pronation are hallux abducto valgus (commonly called bunions), halux rigidus (commonly known as stiff 1st toe), arch pain, knee pain, heel pain, metatarsalgia (ball of the foot pain), ankle sprains, shin splints, osteochondrosis, corns and calluses, flat feet and hammer toes. If you happen to have on of those symptoms do not hesitate and make a visit to a professional, because as long as you wait the worse it gets. Over pronation doesn’t mean that your child has the “flat feet.”
Although kids arches might be very high while they sit or lie down, over pronation might not be seen when your child stands. Over time, it is stress, which causes pain in knees, feet, ankles, and back. Some amount of the pronation is normal and during the normal walking and running, heel strikes ground and foot rolls in to absorb the shock as well as adapt to this surface. Then this gait cycle is more important in case running surface is not even.