Many people have low arches and never have a problem.
But, many flat feet produce pain and deformity. It is this type of foot that when diagnosed in the childhood years can be treated surgically by a procedure refined by Dr. Lundeen through the use of the Lundeen subtalar Implant. Conservative treatment for symptomatic flatfoot includes special or prescription shoes anti-inflammation medicine shoe pads foot strapping prescription foot orthoses with or without physical therapy. There has been no proof in the literature that any of these treatments create a stable, within normal limits, arch, including custom-made foot orthoses. It is acknowledged that these measures do reduce symptoms which, in many cases, allow the child to function without pain or compensation, such as limping or favoring one foot over the other.