Chronic foot pain is suffered by many people. The part of your foot experience too much pressure when your feet supinate or pronate excessively. When a lot of pressure is put on that foot, you may suffer from pain, and discomforts. When walking, running, and even playing sports or doing exercises, you will experience some difficulties apart from the above issues. Supination and pronation is what am going to talk about in this article. In addition to that, how your feet strike the ground to trigger pain is also going to be discussed in this article. You should understand first the difference between supination and pronation when it comes to diagnosing foot issues. When we are walking or running the foot roll outward, and that’s what is called supination. When the feet supinate the outer edge of foot experiences more weight and the ankle roll outward.
As we run the ground get pushed off and this is the normal or necessary supination we should experience. Too much supination can cause problems like ankle sprains and other injuries. Pronation is what is referred to as the opposite of supination. When pronation happens, the feet roll inward. When the foot pronates, the inner portion of the foot experience more weight. The feet will naturally pronate as our heels strike the ground. Some problems might be caused when pronation is done excessively like arch flattening, excessive stress on muscles, tendons, and also ligaments.
When walking or running you do not notice easily whether you are overpronating your feet. You might be suffering from pronation when you notice the following signs. Wear and tear on your feet is the first sign that shows overpronation might be the issue. If you would like to know whether you are overpronating, you should examine the bottom of your shoes. The inside sole might have some wear and tear on your shoes and this is the first sign you might be suffering from overpronation.
The other sign you should check is the appearance of the feet and shines to determines whether you are suffering from overpronation. If you have low arches or flat feet, the problem is likely to be overpronation. Some specific ailments and injuries might be suffered especially when you are running or walking when you overpronate. Pain in the heel and arch, development of corns or calluses on the feet, pain in the knees, hips and lower back are some of the issues associated with overpronation. If you would like to fix your pronation issues when you notice such signs, you should look for a podiatrist. Those symptoms of overpronating are not suffered by those who suffer from excessive supination because both conditions are different. When you continue reading this article you will get more information here about podiatrist.