No, children don't magically 'grow out' of flat feet. Treatment is key to avoid long-term pain

  • Written by: Steven Edwards, Lecturer, Podiatric Surgery, La Trobe University
No, children don't magically 'grow out' of flat feet. Treatment is key to avoid long-term painShutterstock

Every day, parents around the world are told their child’s flat feet are normal and they will grow out of it.

This isn’t true – they just grow up and out of their paediatricians’ practice.

There’s no evidence children’s flat feet correct themselves with time.

Failure to intervene when problem flat feet...

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