Inward roll of the feet as dd walks, I think is causing ankle pain. HELP

[lexcat]

A few years back a shoe shop noticed she had a inwards roll and they put her in shoes that stop her rolling to much.

Then today I went to the clarks and noticed before she even walked to a pair of shoes she was trying the foot really was turning inwards. Anyway the sales assistant then tried some sandals. DD walked and their was no roll. Mentioned this to the assistant and he told we he had noticed a inward roll of the foot with the right been the worst. Hadn't like to say anything as he once did with a customer and it had not been taken kindly.

Anyway we got into talking and from his experience it wasn't uncommon and for most child it didn't cause any problems. Worst he knew of was sore ankles or knees.

At this alarm bells rang as dd had sore ankles last summer. Got better in the winter (had ankle boots) but has been complaining about a sore right ankle on and off a little while.

Is their any thing I can do except buy better fitting shoes or should I get her seen by the doctor?

Thanks for that cory was thinking we'll go with the sandals for now and try and get better shoe for september. But if she has any more problems I will be straight back to the GP.

Sidge she normally has startrite (so much better then clarks). But the shop which sells startrite didn't have any startrite that fitted so had to go with clarks (that they also stock). It's a great shop and the fit is alwayes double checked never get that in clarks. Plus they were the shop who first noticed her inward roll and alwayes check that the shoe is supporting the foot.

Sorry lucy didn't notice your posting.

I wear orthotics for overpronation and because I haven't worn them for the past week (been in birkies) my ankles are really hurting. The pain will be on the outside ankles iykwim.

A referal to a podiatrist is what you need.

sorry your GP seemed to dismiss her problems - in some ways they sometimes mean to be reassuring by saying 'don't worry, her feet/ ankles are pretty normal' perhaps? I'm a paeds physio so see lots of children with similar issues - a bit of inward roll/ pronation isn't always an indication to have any major interventions like orthotics - which if you get them privately will cost an extortionate amount of money, and sometimes I feel are over-used.

Having said all that - if I was seeing your daughter, the fact that she may be experiencing some pain in her ankles would be enough to try some simple orthotics - which you can get under the NHS. They will only of course correct the pronation when she is wearing them - more importantly is how 'fit & strong' her feet and ankles are. A paeds physio would be able to assess this, and simple exercises like raising up and down slowly on tiptoes, balancing on one leg and others - can help to keep her feet 'fit' and then the fact that she pronates a bit will be less important. Hope that makes sense!

I always reassure parents that a bit of flat feet and/or pronation can be well within the normal range and there is no strong evidence to show that these kind of feet cause problems later on in life. Unfortunately, you will always hear lots of different opinions and horror stories - but as I'm biased! I would ask your GP to refer you to a paeds physio to ensure you get a good assessment and good advice. End of physio rant .

hi i dont know if anybody is still about but my daughter has pain in the balls of her feet and i have paid privately for orthotics she has managed to build up to wear them all day (last 2 days) how long did your children sart to get better didnt get much help with physio x

hi my daughter is still not getting relief of the pains in the balls of her feet so worried x

smartiejake sorry to hijack this thread, but can I ask when you say expensive, roughly how much if you dont mind me asking? ive just started another thread about insoles and havig trouble getting shoes - and dd has a lot of problems with her feet being flat, hypermobility syndrome and walking with her feet pointing inwards.

hi my daughters cost £200 a company called foothealth based in ireland but now in england he came to my house and used a laser scanner to get and accurate image of niamhs feet - it has taken about 3 weeks to build up to wearing them everyday - i am waiting for improvement - they move her ankle so that it raises her arch and she has to do exercises x

Hi i am getting desperate my daughter has not had any relief for her foot pain in 5 months any advice please

i know this is an old thread but my son has "flat feet" and i was told i didnt need a GP referal and to phone the local hospital and ask for the "school of podiatory". I had an appointment with them and get inner soles free when ever i need them.

DD1 ( age 4 )was doing this with one of her feet but since she saw a chiropractor for a few other issues it seems to have corrected itself

hi helpyouiwill did your ds hv any pain with his feet my daughter has a constant bruised sensation in the balls of her feet - she goes to hosp in two weeks private orthotic company let me down x

No he didnt complain of any pain but he does have a high pain threshold. He was only about 3yrs and didnt talk that well still then.

Im at my wits end to find a solution to her pain x

is she walking leaning forwards? cos then she would be putting alot of pressure on her balls of feet? The podiatrist should recognise this and if not it might be worse seeking help from another health professional like a ciropractor