Conservative Flatfoot Care Aids Many, Surgeons Say

Remember the kid in your class who had to wear those ugly
orthopedic shoes? Worse yet, perhaps you were that child. Those
days are long gone as is the understanding of what flatfoot is and
how to fix it. It was once thought that the bony architecture of
the foot could be changed with shoes or positioning a bar between
the shoes to hold the feet in the “correct” position. Research has
shown that assumption is not true, according to the American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). Great strides have been
made in understanding and treating flatfoot.