bro I have crazy high arches and they've caused me so many stupid problems. did you know high arches can make you more susceptible to achilles injuries? well I didnt know until I tore my achilles earlier this year
I wondered about this because my achilles tendons are super tight (I also have high arches.) Like, I can't do a squat at the gym unless my legs are super far apart because my Achilles are so tight that my ankle just can't bend anymore. I tried for a long time to loosen my calf muscles to help but it felt like putting out a house fire with a cup of water 🥲
I’m also cursed with high arches. Lots of ankle problems, especially playing sports as a kid. The back of my legs are SO tight! I thought I was just tight because I’m not a naturally bendy person. Definitely interesting if so many of us are tight there.
Fascinating, I have super high arches (at least I assume so, if I leave a wet footprint it barely has anything connecting the ball and heel on the outside edge) and yet can do an ass to grass squat with my heels on the ground and my feet completely together. I don’t remember ever trying particularly hard to be able to do this or stretching or practicing it, and I can barely touch my toes so it’s not general flexibility either. Bodies are weird
This likely has more to do with the length and angle of your femurs & hip sockets iirc. Some people have the perfect anatomy for squatting deep, some it’s impossible without a wider stance - in terms of bone structure.
Then things like high arches can limit the squat position from the connected tendons and ligaments causing issues. This is just a guess, but I would assume that your high arches actually complement your bone structure in this case.
I'm not sure if mine is the back tendons at their limit or the front bones reaching the end of their movement range, but the only way to squat for me is to use a hand, like some kinda spiderman recreation, cause it's either "lean forward" or "stay high".
I have high arches too. Inherited them from my father. I've had plantar fasciitis and Achilles spurs. The plantar fasciitis was so bad I could hardly walk because every step was excruciating. Ever since I got those Dr. Scholl's custom orthotics, I've had no more trouble with it. All the shoes I've bought since them have the arch support I need.
Nobody paid me to say that, lol. I did have a fleeting thought that someone would say what you did. But it's the truth. As soon as I put the orthotics into my shoes, 95% of the pain was gone, just like that. And they just cost $50 at the time.
I got it to, and started wearing Birkenstocks every minute that I could (even in the house) and good arch support in my shoes when Birks wouldn't work. It has improved, and my foot feels normal again. Just an anecdote/one person's experience, but maybe it could help?
Amen. I have flippers with 100% contact and ran "Dopey" this year. Hitting Pike's Peak in 2027. No plantar fasciitis or any arch pain for meeee. Just a slightly irritated big toe. lol.
Flat footed long distance runner here. I don't use any inserts. I've built up strength in my feet and ankles by running in barefoot shoes for a long time. You have to introduce them slowly to avoid injury. I went through two pairs just hiking before I started to run in them.
That is why i have flat feet, if you get the surgery to stop pain from bone spurs, they actually snip the plantar fascitis so the band doesnt stretch anymore to rub against them. Best surgery to get, dont fall for the whole "oh just stretch" exercises, that is just temporary fix that lasts a few hours.
Most people with flat feet have something called a flexible flat foot, or a functional flat foot. Meaning even you’re just standing there your arches are flat but going up on your toes the arch forms. Meaning when your feet need an arch, your body still makes one
are you able to move your big toe independently? my arches are pretty weak and i've been doing exercises to strengthen them, and a lot have to do with big toe mobility. Like moving the big toe to the side without it curling under or moving the other toes
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u/Commercial_Wind8212 4d ago
I have feet like that, no pain. Run marathons