Flat Footer

shouyi SG

Hi,

wondering anyone ever downgraded or excused IPPT due to Flat feet? Thanks!

sidestep1984 SG

if it doesnt hurt...nope...

some people flatfoot...never feel a thing...i used to be one of them

now flat foot become low arch....quite happy liao cos got more shoe choices and my footstrike is normal.......

it depends really...some ppl flatfoot....cant tahan the pain...

some people flatfoot...like normal foot one...

as a foot specialist arh...but more often than not..no i guess....get an MO to clarifly for u

shouyi SG

Thanks for the reply bro! Anyone with his experince to share ?

tarutaru SG

now where got people got downgraded for flat feet. Even the PT shoes are design for flat feet.

AE86tofu SG

yeah the enw New balance shoes rocks....i myself am a flat footer and i can say that problems like stinky feet and foot rot are common for flat footers(this is esp true in my unit cos we have 2 go into water)

ronaldo777 SG

wha!! 4 daes bac jus wen doc fer ma flat foot.. i gort drop arch.. total cost=$210!! private doc’’ dey gimme special shoe sole ta wear fer 1 yr tat ang moh doc bent ma bone bac sialx!! gort crack sound.. den now gettin better le!!

sidestep1984 SG

mine was more of trial and error..i got opinions from track and field ppl and runners in runnersworld forum...it became a habit to walk using the outside corner of the sole for me....then i got some 40 dollar graphite insoles...and now i'm good as new...

shouyi SG

If I have developed runner's knees, only surgery can help, but not just the insoles right ?

sidestep1984 SG

harRrr???
need surgery?
lol....stretch knees arh..means either one of ure quads or hammies stronger..thats y imbalance...seriously...had runners knee once...and the cause of it is that i didnt feel that cooling down stretches were important....u stand..hand to wall..then pull ure leg from the back arh...then stretch.....sure heal one...since when runner's knee need surgery sia...

here is a remedy that i found in runnersworld

Runner's knee can occur when hamstrings are tight, when quadriceps are much stronger than hamstrings or, in the case of new runners, when quads are weak. All runners should stretch and strengthen quads and hamstrings regularly.

RICE if it swells....avoid downhills if u continue to run through the pain...

shouyi SG

I see. Thanks. Maybe my flat feet makes runner's knees problem more complex.

sidestep1984 SG

aiyah..flat feet nothing much la...just make sure u wear proper shoes depending on ure pronation...sure ok one...ppl with runners knee usually tend to not stretch enuff....stretching is good really good after training..

fudgester SG

I have flat feet. I discovered it by accident when I reported sick due to pain in the soles of my feet and my right knee. I didn't get downgraded though....

Wear shoes specially designed for flat feet.... the new SAF New Balance shoes are suited for such a condition.

Yes, flat feet can cause runner's knee. My right knee is almost always painful after I go for a run. Just make sure you rest it properly, and it'll be ok.

tarutaru SG

runner’s knee???is it CMP

tarutaru SG

The knee is a complex joint. It includes the articulation between the tibia and femur (leg and thigh) and the patella (knee cap). The most common knee problems in running relate to what is called the "patellofemoral complex". This consists of the quadriceps, knee cap and patellar tendon. What is now called patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is also known as runner's knee. For many years runner's knee was considered to be chondromalacia of the patella. This essentially means a softening of the cartilage of the knee cap.

Cartilage does not have the same blood supply that bone does. It relies on intermittent compression to squeeze out waste products and then allow nutrients to enter the cartilage from the synovial fluid of the joint. During running certain mechanical conditions may predispose you to a mistracking knee cap. Portions of the cartilage may then be under either too much or too little pressure and the appropriate intermittent compression that is needed for waste removal and nutrition supply may not be present. This may result in cartilage deterioration, which at the knee usually occurs on the medial aspect or inner part of the knee cap. All patello-femoral pain though may not be caused by this mechanism, although uneven stresses across the joint are believed to play an important role in the development of pain in this area.

Okay from the discription runner's knee is commonly known as CMP also not downgradable.

shouyi SG

I see. But how abt IPPT, don't have excused running , SBJ stuff like that ?

tarutaru SG

if you get C2 and below of cos no IPPT as for C1 u can be excuse up to 2 static stations, B can excuse 1 but the rest as usual

shouyi SG

Thanks for the info. For C1 and B, you are excused by the MO according to your medical condition I suppose ?