While a stable shoe and a stiffly arched insert is typically a winning combination, it’s still very important for us to be knowledgeable and understand the WHY behind the remedy so that we can adjust and tweak our strategies as we go. We’d utilize supportive inserts (Superfeet) and pair those with a shoe that was built up with support under the arch to eliminate or at least lessen the inward roll of the foot and ankle. So our goal for each and every one of our customers was to eliminate the overpronation as best we could. If the ankle rolls in, the knee comes with it, the femur twists and the alignment of the hip is also affected. This can be detrimental to the whole physiological chain. Typically, a person with flat feet overpronates, which essentially means their foot and ankle rolls inward upon foot strike. They were always very easy to spot the customer would take off their shoes and socks, stand up, and the entire length of the inside of their feet would lay perfectly flat with no separation between the wood floors and their arch. I saw it all!įlat feet and fallen arches were immediately apparent, although I’d typically have to rely on the customer to tell me which they had. This involved sizing and measurements, walking barefoot, and running on a treadmill for a gait analysis.
Almost every single person I sold shoes to would first go through our extensive fit process. I spent three years in my 20s working at a running shoe store in Bend, Oregon called Fleet Feet. That said, there are some preventative measures that I suggest you follow to make sure you stay healthy. So first, know you are not alone in this! It’s very common to have flat feet and they should not prohibit you from running. According to the Institute of Preventative Foot Health, there are over 18 million Americans with flat feet and another 8 million with fallen arches.
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