Flat Feet, Fallen Arches, and You
Like most postings on this blog or web site, the Morton’s Toe (Long Second Toe) has some part in it.
Fallen arches and flat feet are no exception. The Morton’s Toe (Long Second Toe) has a great deal to due with it. Now it is true that before you came across this blog and the Why You Really Hurt: It All Starts web site you had no idea why your arches fell or your feet went flat. But now you will REALLY KNOW WHY THIS TAKES PLACE.
The why was first written about by Dr. Dudley J. Morton“in an article of 1928, and his books of 1935, He said that Fallen Arches, Flat Feet, Weak Ankles and Tired Feet all were caused by an unstable first metatarsal bone in the foot. This loss of stability will then cause the arch to fall, tilt or collapse inwardly because it has less support than normal in keeping the arch up. The end result of this happening is the real cause of fallen arches and flat feet
Once this caving in begins, the inside part of the foot, will also cause your foot, heel and ankle to have other problems. Because of this, the muscles of the ankle will be strained attempt to fight off this unnatural inward titling or collapsing of the arch. But it this unnatural strain of the ankles is to much it these muscles to become strained and exhausted. They will then start to hurt in their attempt to prevent the arch from collapsing and to maintain the balance of the feet. So, it our old friend the Morton’s Toe (Long Second Toe) that is the real cause of most fallen arches and flat feet.
