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Decreased mobility Pes Planus in Relation to Running.

Put all your weight on that foot, then remove it from the paper towel. First, dip the sole of one of your feet in the water, then step on a piece of paper towel. A foot doctor can determine if you have flat feet, but you can also check your arches yourself at home with the wet test. If the outline of your foot shows little to no inward curve on the inside of your foot, then you probably have flatter feet.īut with flat feet, the arches are collapsed, sitting low or completely flat against the ground.

A quick at home test is the wet test where you dip your foot in water and then step on a piece of paper towel.

It is sitting low or completely flat against the ground. With pes planus, the arch of your foot is “collapsed”. The arch helps to absorb the shock of your footfall during running. When we talk about being “flat footed” we are referring to the condition of the arch of the foot. I say typically because there are always those exceptions but we aren’t going into those today. Typically my answer is a resounding YES! You can run if you have flat feet. In fact, it is estimated that 20-30% of the population has pes planus and many of those are runners. Pes planus, or flat feet, is a fairly common issue in the general population. Raise your hand if you have been to a running store or our primary care physician’s office and they have told you that you have flat feet? Have you ever wondered if you can still run with flat feet?