Foot and Ankle

When you first set out on your journey to select the perfect pair of shoes for your flat feet, there are three tests you can do while purchasing to make sure you’re getting the correct support you need.

If the shoe bends where the toes are, it’s supportive enough, but if it bends toward the middle, it is not going to have the support you need. Your middles need support, not this bendy sole. Try another pair.

How well are you able to twist and torque it? Pick a shoe that is difficult to move. These are the shoes that will give you the most support for your arches.

Foot and Ankle

The perfect shoes will provide the essential support, stability and comfort that will alleviate the pain and other negative symptoms associated with flat feet.

Here are some essential tips to consider when purchasing shoes for flat feet:

1. - Shop late in the day. - It is advisable to go shopping for the perfect pair of shoes later in the day for research studies suggest that your feet swell up during the day. This will cause hindrance in figuring out the exact shape and size of your feet.

Advanced Foot & Ankle Specialist

• You have severe pain and cannot put any weight on the injured joint.


• The injured area looks crooked or has lumps and bumps (other than swelling) that you do not see on the uninjured joint.


• You cannot move the injured joint.


• You cannot walk more than four steps without significant pain.
  Your limb buckles or gives way when you try to use the joint.


• You have numbness in any part of the injured area.


• You see redness or red streaks spreading out from the injury.


• You injure an area that has been injured several times before.


• You have pain, swelling, or redness over a bony part of your foot.


• You are in doubt about the seriousness of the injury or how to care for it.


• A grade II or moderate sprain is caused by further, but still incomplete, tearing of the ligament and is characterized by bruising, moderate pain, and swelling. A person with a moderate sprain usually has more difficulty putting weight on the affected joint and experiences some loss of function. An x ray may be needed to help the health care provider determine if a fracture is causing the pain and swelling. Magnetic resonance imaging is occasionally used to help differentiate between a significant partial injury and a complete tear in a ligament, or can be recommended to rule out other injuries.

Foot and Ankle

Look at your feet every day. Make sure there are no cuts or red areas. Use a mirror to see the bottom of your feet.

Don’t soak your feet. Wash them well with mild soap and water every day. Dry them very well, including between the toes.

Don’t go barefoot.

Wear shoes that fit well.