Flat feet in youngsters frequently occurs and most of the time it's not a concern, which means this creates a lot of dialogue as to if this is a normal deviation of no consequence or perhaps is the beginning of an issue that ought to be cared for. We have witnessed lots of debates on this online and at conferences, however with no serious comprehensive agreement. You can find strongly held beliefs for both sides of the disagreement. An episode of the podiatry related live show, PodChatLive had been about speaking about this topic. PodChatLive is a regular livestream with two hosts which discuss a unique theme each month with a different expert or number of experts that is send out live on Facebook and later the recorded version is put into YouTube and the audio version is made available as a podcast. They already have quite a big following within podiatry and people keen on the themes which they focus on.
In the last edition on childrens flat foot the hosts talked to researcher, lecturer and private podiatry practitioner Helen Banwell regarding the discourse and problems regarding the symptomatic Vs asymptomatic flat feet in children and also discussed her thoughts when you ought to treat versus when not to. They discussed the importance of questioning about family history with regard to making that decision. Additionally they mentioned conservative compared to surgical interventions and approaches to handle worried and anxious mothers and fathers when offering their advice to to manage or not treat. They also reviewed the foot orthotic prescribing routines for the younger client with flat feet. Helen Banwell is a lecturer in podiatry and an Academic Integrity Officer in the School of Health Sciences, and also Associate Director for the international Centre of Allied Health Evidence (iCAHE) at the University of Adelaide in South Australia. Helen is a founding part of Making Strides that is a internet based collaboration for anyone working in foot and lower leg development analysis. Helen has been a teacher of podiatry at the University since 1999, instructing paediatric principle and practical in addition to introducing 2nd year podiatry students into their teaching clinics.