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Arm day, leg day… foot day? When you’re working up a sweat, your feet likely get less attention than larger muscle groups (we’re looking at you, core workouts!), but when you have flat feet—which, ...

Q: What exactly are “flat feet” and “fallen arches?” Are they the same thing? What causes them and how should they be treated? A: “Flat feet” and “fallen arches” refer to the same thing. It’s a ...

If you wake up with tight, painful ankles or feet, that's a sign that your arches are falling — and you may have flat feet. Fallen arches, which are typically related to overuse, are a major cause of ...

Q: What exactly are flat feet and fallen arches? What causes them, and how should they be treated? A: Flat feet and fallen arches refer to the same thing. It’s a downward sagging of the inside edge of ...

Question: My uncle told me he was rejected for military service because he had flat feet. I have flat feet, and they have never caused me any problems. Is there anything I should be concerned about?

SEATTLE — I have had pes planus, or flat feet, all my life, and the condition never stopped me from doing anything I wanted to do. Like most people, I never thought of it as a serious medical problem.

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