Gait

It’s not only an aesthetic issue, but also bone health.

 

 

Many people think that gait correction is to make the walking posture look better, even if the internal/external horoscope, the heel is not correct, and the posture is not corrected, it is only a little ugly.

In fact, gait correction is more urgent and important than orthodontics. Gait is not only about body posture, exercise ability, and more importantly bone health.

 

1. Affect posture and posture

In children, internal foot rotation (Supination), external foot rotation (Pronation), flat feet, and high arch feet have a high incidence. Because of incorrect sitting and walking posture, it will not only cause hunchback, chest and neck, and affect the beauty of the child’s posture. It will also affect the development of bones and joints, causing serious problems such as X-legs, O-legs, pelvic anterior tilt, and scoliosis.

2. Affect the athletic ability

The foot is the cornerstone of the human body, and the joints of the lower limbs are the main body that bears the weight of the human body. During exercise, the pressure on the feet and joints doubles. The strength, speed, endurance, and flexibility of the child’s body during exercise are all related to the stability of the feet. The arch of the foot absorbs the impact force of the ground on the foot, and foot and gait problems can easily cause fatigue and pain in the child during exercise, resulting in the child’s low exercise ability.

Any exercise is inseparable from lower limb activities such as walking, running, jumping, and wrong gait can easily cause technical movement deformation during exercise, and muscle control ability and body coordination will also be weakened. Children have poor joint flexibility and stability, slow reactions, and stiff and uncoordinated movements during exercise, which can easily cause injuries.

 

3. Affect bone health

For example, if you want to be admitted to a good university, you need a solid foundation in culture courses at small, middle, and high levels. Healthy bones are not achieved overnight, they need to be cultivated from an early age. When a child did not pay attention to bone development problems, it would bury various hidden dangers for adulthood.

During the child’s growth and development, the bones are not yet formed. Poor gait caused by the imbalance of plantar pressure distribution and the collapse of the arch of the foot leads to the imbalance of the biological force line of the human body, which extends upward from the sole of the foot. Due to the compensation, the posture is tilted, the joint force points are shifted, and the unilateral weight is increased, and then the bones and joints are deformed.

 

 

Is there an age limit for gait correction?

The age of 3 to 14 is the period of rapid growth of children’s bones. This is the golden period for gait correction. It is difficult to correct it after the adult bones are closed. Therefore, early detection and early intervention are particularly important, which can guarantee the child’s lifelong bone health.

 

Although the bones of adults are closed, if joint pain, walking pain, fasciitis and other problems occur, a customized IDEASTEP gait program can help adults effectively relieve pain and prevent and control related problems from getting worse.