Ben Wang, June 04 hearing, Children's Day, many parents also took the holiday, with children to go shopping to buy shoes. There are too many beautiful shoes on the market. However, it is sufficient to choose healthy shoes for developing children.
Dr. Liu Peng, deputy chief physician of the Department of Rehabilitation at the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, said that our two feet must not only be able to “go†but also “take it.†The feet are under our feet, but they are responsible for pushing the body forward. We must also support the weight of the body and absorb the vibrations of our activities. It can be seen that a pair of suitable good shoes should also have these functions and reduce the burden on the foot. Selecting shoes can't just look at styles and fashion, but also depends on the functions they undertake and make choices according to different age groups.
Professor Wu Kunying, a special expert in prosthetics and orthotics at Zhongshan College of Medicine, pointed out that the entire body of a minor is in a state of development, ranging from lying in her mother’s arms to crawling to explore the world, to standing up and walking on her own, and the muscles and bones of the foot are in different developments. Stages have different characteristics and require different shoes.
0 to 15 months
Features: Baby is crawling and is trying to stand and walk
Selected shoes: light, soft, does not affect the foot touch
The crawling baby touches the ground and objects with his foot. At this time, the foot plays an important role in feeling the world. Wu Kunying said that as long as it is not too cold, it can allow the baby to reach a barefoot position in the room, allowing the foot to directly touch the ground, increasing the sense of grazing on the foot, and fostering balance.
When the weather is cold or the environment is not clean enough, you can wear thin socks or soft shoes for your baby, which will not affect the feeling of foot grip. Once outside, in the protection of the feet, the bottom of the shoes can be a little thicker, but also make the foot close enough to the ground, you can feel it by hand, without affecting the feeling of grip.
15 months to 2 years old
Features: The baby is in a toddler, but the gait is not stable
Selected shoes points: easy tortuous front arch, heel cup hard
Wu Kunying said that the baby should wear shoes with easy tortuous positions in the front foot. This makes it easier for the baby to start when walking, which will help develop the correct gait.
At this time, the baby's walking time increased, and the two feet have begun to have more time to bear weight. Therefore, the children's shoes of this period need to have a hard heel cup (pink a little hardness but can knead) and a gentle arch support (sole feels a little harder), helping to control the foot shape so that the foot is in good condition. Growing in the environment.
2 to 4 years old
Features: Stable walking, but thick foot fat
Shoe selection points: the body is harder and the heel cup is particularly hard
Children after 2 years of age have been able to walk steadily around the place, and accordingly, the feet will bear the pressure of weight for a long time. Wu Kunying said that at this time, the child's foot has a thick fat covering the arch, so that the soles of the feet are directly attached to the ground, presenting a "pseudo-flat foot" phenomenon, and accordingly there is a more pronounced hindfoot eversion and X. Legs.
Parents can choose to choose the harder shoes for their children. They must also have a particularly hard heel cup (with a certain amount of firmness when the heel cup is squeezed by hand), control the posterior valgus, and moderate foot arch support. bow. The soles are also easy to twist and twist, which can help to get started. This can further control the foot shape.
4 to 13 years old
Features: Children's foot care golden period, easy to form flat feet
Shoe selection points: Heel cup, arch support pad, hard midsole, front enough four elements are indispensable
Wu Kunying said that this period is a golden period for foot health. The thick fat of the foot of the child is in a period of subsidence. However, due to obesity, lack of exercise and other acquired reasons, there are some causes of congenital skeletal structure abnormalities, some children will appear flat feet.
In 2008, a primary school in Yuexiu District of Guangzhou made a foot print analysis for 1,282 students in the school. The test results showed that nearly 75% of students showed different degrees of flatfoot phenomenon. There is a small part due to congenital skeletal structure and other reasons, belonging to the true flat feet. Most of them are temporary because the fat has not completely subsided. However, if I am more obese and have less exercise, choosing the wrong shoes (eg, the heel cup is soft and the arch position is not sufficient) may develop into a true flat foot.
Whatever the reason, the choice of shoes is very important. For people who really suffer from flat feet, wearing a health-qualified shoe does not correct the flat feet, but it can reduce the chance of fatigue, foot pain, and flat foot deterioration. Temporary flat feet and healthy people should also choose qualified shoes to make walking more comfortable and more conducive to the development of the foot. Qualified shoes As shown above, parents can use their hands to pinch the four key parts when buying shoes.