I just discovered that I have flat feet. I'm very sad about this because it!


Question: I just discovered that I have flat feet. I'm very sad about this because it will affect my scoliosis. Help?
I just discovered I have flat feet. And I have minor scoliosis. I heard that flat feet makes scoliosis worse..i am very sad about this because I am already short..only 5'1 and i'm a male. I have scoliosis and on top of that, i just found out i have flat feet which will make my scoliosis worse, which will cause me to be shorter because my spine will curve more...i always been afraid of getting shorter because I am already short to begin with. I found out I had scoliosis 2 months ago and now I have flat feet. I don't know what to do anymore, should I just accept my fate and just accept that I will be shorter because of my condition? I really don't want to accept this though...5'1 is embarassing enough, and now theres a chance i will get shorter..and the surgeries for both scoliosis and flat feet is very expensive...i don't know what to do...

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I would see an podiatrists and he can probably tell you which insoles to wear in your shoes.. I used to have really flat feet, and my podiatrists made me an orthopedic to put into my shoes. The session was about 80 bucks, the insoles/orthopedic he made me were 50 bucks, but they lasted me 5 years and I could but them in any shoes I wanted.

Another thing to try is slowly building up with the arches in your shoes. Buy a pair of shoes with a little bit of an arch and then move up slowly. I can actually wear heels now (but I doubt you will because you're a guy, hehe). It's a lot easier than you think. It might hurt for a bit, but it's worth it when you improve your posture.

There are exercises to correct flat feet. Contact me to learn how they are done.


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