Project Description
High Arches in Children (Pes Cavus)
People have an arch that runs along the inner side of our feet making a gap between your foot and the floor. High arches is where a person has an arch which is higher than usual. High arches is associated with children who may underpronate, where the foot rolls outwards during gait and they can develop an abnormal gait pattern which could progress into foot, ankle, knee, hip or back pains.
Rachel Miller is a highly experienced podiatrist who sees many children with high arches. Please see below if you want more detailed explanation of high arches.
Call 020 8348 5553 to make an appointment
Symptoms experienced with a high arch
The stress and the extra pressure of high arches can cause a wide variety of symptoms and conditions which can develop in one or both feet.
Symptoms and issues linked to high arches can include:
- foot or leg pain walking or standing
- recurrent ankle sprains
- calluses on the ball, heel or side of the foot
- toes that are bent (hammertoes)
Causes of high arches
High arches can be an inherited structural abnormality or caused by a neurological disorder or other medical conditions including:
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
- spina bifida
- muscular dystrophy
- cerebral palsy
Treatment of symptoms experienced with high arches
A biomechanical assessment from an experienced podiatist can help with the treatment of symptoms experienced with high arches which will depend on an accurate diagnosis of its underlying causes.
The aim of treatment is to distribute weight across a larger area of the foot. A bespoke orthotic insole may help reduce pressure by conforming closely to the child’s arch profile. You will also be given footwear guidance and advice for the best shoes to wear for children with orthotics and high arched feet. See the High arches page for more information.
Contact the Centre for an appointment on 020 8348 5553
Rachel Miller is a highly experienced podiatrist who sees many children for a wide variety of conditions at her clinic in the Highgate Health Centre in Highgate Village, N6, London. Clinics are held every weekend either on a Saturday or Sunday and every Tuesday and Wednesday. Please contact the Centre for an appointment on 020 8348 5553. For the Centre’s address, map and directions see the Contact page.
Conditions that can benefit from a biomechanical assessment include:
- Heel pain
- Ankle injuries
- Metatarsalgia
- Sports injuries
- Bunions
- Plantar fasciitis
- Hypermobility
- Flat feet/high arches
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Overuse injuries
- Knee pain
- Back pain
- Sprained ankles
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Morton’s neuroma
- Heel pad syndrome
- Haglund’s deformity
- Hammer toe and mallet toe
- Sever’s disease
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Patella Tendinopathy
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
