A lot of people suffer from chronic foot pain. Too much pressure is put on the part of your feet when it supinate or pronate excessively. You may suffer from pain, and discomforts when a lot of pressure is put on that foot. Apart from those issues, you can also have difficulties when walking, running, and also playing sports or doing exercises. Supination and pronation is what am going to talk about in this article. More to that, I am also going to talk about how your feet strike the ground to trigger pain. 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 the foot pronates, it rolls inward. When the foot pronates, the inner portion of the foot experience more weight. As the ground is stroked by our feet the feet will naturally pronate. When pronation is done excessively it can cause the arch to flatten, excessive stress on muscles, tendons, and also ligaments.
When walking or running you do not notice easily whether you are overpronating your feet. Pronation might be the one you are suffering from when you notice the following signs. If you would like to know whether overpronation is the issue, the first sign you should check is worn and tear. You should examine the bottom of your shoes if you would like to see if you are overpronating. You might be suffering from overpronation when most of the wear and tear on your shoes is present on the inside role.
The appearance of the feet and shins is the other sign you should check to determine whether you are suffering from overpronation. Overpronation might be the problems if you suffer from low arches or flat fleet. When you overpronate, you might suffer from some specific ailments and injuries especially when you are running or walking. Some of the issues associated with overpronation are like pain in the heel and arch, development of corns or calluses on the feet, pain in the knees, hips and lower back. If you would like to fix your pronation issues when you notice such signs, you should look for a podiatrist. Different symptoms will be experienced more than those of overpronating if you suffer from excessive supination. If you do not know where to find a podiatrist, you will find more information here about them.