Child Foot Rolls Inward

Again this usually corrects itself and treatment isn t needed in most cases.

Child foot rolls inward.

After age 4 the fat pad should decrease and inward tilting of the foot and ankle becomes more evident. The foot should naturally roll inward from the outside but with overpronation the arches of the feet fall collapse too much and increased inward rolling becomes problematic. Along with the rolling in of the ankle which is seen as a large bulge on the inside of the ankle you also likely noticed that your child has a flat foot. If an arch forms.

Flat feet if your child appears to have flat feet don t worry. Out toeing this is where the feet point outwards. People who pronate excessively roll their foot inward causing the outer part of the heel to make contact with the ground and the feet to flatten too much. The foot naturally rolls inward approximately 15 to distribute the force of impact of your feet as it hits the ground whether you re running walking or jumping.

The naturally occurring arch of your child s foot is either reduced or gone altogether. Pronation is a natural movement of the foot. If they just roll inward then personally i would leave it as long as feet legs are straight. Fa renlis 2011 january 26.

Appearance of excessive pronation. When standing barefoot the problem is easy to spot. Overpronation means that your foot rolls inward as you move. And while it looks like a foot problem it actually starts in the heel.

No kid should have foot and ankle pain and when a parent notices their child s ankle rolls in it is a significant condition and shouldn t be ignored. I had leg postioning changed and queried my rolling ankles as i got older and was told it could be corrected but would be extremely painful to have stuff cut in the foot for a purely cosmetic purpose. On the other hand underpronation also called supination means the foot doesn t roll inward enough. It is just a dropped muscle or similar.

When standing your child s heels lean inward when viewed from behind. Pronation often called flat feet flexible flat foot pes planus or overpronation refers to the inward roll of your child s ankle. This is where a child s feet turn in. If you overpronate the outer edge of your heel hits the ground first and then your foot rolls inward onto the arch.

When over pronation is excessive it can lead to pain in the feet ankle achilles tendons heel cords back and most commonly the knee.