High Arched Feet Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes

Talipes Cavus

Otherwise it probably depends on how much trouble your feet are giving you. back to top I have high arches - will my children have this too? Possibly. [bofas.org.uk]

High Arch Feet (Cavus Foot) - Georgina Tay, Singapore Podiatrist In Singapore, there seem to be less people with high arch feet compared to those with flat feet. [youtube.com]

[…] have high arches - should I be having tests for all these diseases? [bofas.org.uk]

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Supination Injury

Underpronation is commonly associated with high arches, but just because you have high arched feet it does not necessarily mean that you will be an underpronator. [underpronation.org]

F lat feet get a lot of hype as they make running hard, but if you have high arches, running can be equally challenging, even painful. [marathontrainingacademy.com]

However, according to a 2011 article from Mark Charrette published in Dynamic Chiropractic, “High-arched feet, referred to as excessively supinated feet, are not nearly as [livestrong.com]

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Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) is a lipid storage disease inherited in a autosomal recessive way. CTX is characterised by childhood-onset cataract, adolescent to young adult-onset tendon xanthomas and adult-onset progressive neurological dysfunction (dementia, psychiatric disturbances, pyramidal and/or[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Morton's Metatarsalgia

These include flat or high-arched feet, hammertoes, and bunions. Wearing constrictive or high heels shoes. [docdoc.com.sg]

[…] box that squashes the toes together high-arched feet flat feet, when the entire sole comes into contact with the ground a bunion, a localized painful swelling at the base [medicalnewstoday.com]

Conditions and situations that can cause the bones to rub against a nerve include: high-heeled shoes, especially those over 5 centimeters shoes with a pointed or tight toe [medicalnewstoday.com]

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Heelspur

The following treatment may be used: Orthotics/Insoles Inflammation reduction Mobilisation Taping and Strapping Rest High arches, flat feet, being overweight, Diabetes, and [thephysiocompany.com]

[…] heeled footwear Using orthotic devices such as arch supports and heel raises in footwear - particularly for people with very high arches or flat feet. [southerncross.co.nz]

Factors that contribute to the development of plantar fasciitis include: Having very high arches or flat feet Gender - while anyone can develop plantar fasciitis, it tends [southerncross.co.nz]

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Hereditary Motor and Sensory Neuropathy

There can be high arched feet, hammer toes, foot drop, and foot deformities, and possibly scoliosis. Who gets Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy? [aanem.org]

Patients can also suffer from high arched feet, hammer toes, foot drop, foot deformities, and scoliosis. [en.wikipedia.org]

Foot drop (foot can’t be picked up or held horizontal) Progressive deformity of leg (“inverted champagne bottle”) or foot (abnormally high arched feet, flat feet, hammer toes [foundationforpn.org]

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Plantar Fasciitis

For example, people who have problems with their arches, either overly flat feet or high-arched feet, are more prone to developing plantar fasciitis. [acfas.org]

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Type 2S

feet. [flybase.org]

Foot drop (foot can't be picked up or held horizontal) Progressive deformity of leg ("inverted champagne bottle") or foot (abnormally high arched feet, flat feet, hammer toes [peripheralneuropathycenter.uchicago.edu]

High arched feet (pes cavus) are a classic symptom. [collabchem.com]

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Foot Deformity

Cavus feet (high arched feet) Congenital valgus deformity a.k.a. Flat foot (low arched feet) Equinus (tight Achilles tendon) [faant.com]

High-arched feet are less common than flat feet but are more likely to cause pain and other problems. [feetmd.com]

High arches also shorten the feet, potentially making it difficult for a person to find shoes that fit. [feetmd.com]

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Metatarsalgia

Causes: Extreme Exercise/Athletics Hammertoes Bunions Ill-Fitting Shoes Stress onto the Foot Excess Pressure onto the Feet Constant Standing Weight Stress Fractures High Arched [westmedical.com]

Factors that increase your chance of developing metatarsalgia include: Feet with high arches Feet with abnormally long bones Claw/ hammer toes High-impact sports Being overweight [winchesterhospital.org]

Causes The most common causes are: Heredity: Narrow, high-arched feet can focus stress on the balls of the feet. [healthcentral.com]

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Exostosis

Contributing factors include having a tight Achilles tendon, having a high arch in your feet, and heredity. [healthline.com]

For high arches and rolled-in feet, orthotic therapy may be required. [medhealthdaily.com]

For rolled-in feet and high arches you may need orthotic therapy. [mddk.com]

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

High-arched feet (pes cavus) or flat-arched feet (pes planus) are classically associated with the disorder. [en.wikipedia.org]

arched feet. [eorif.com]

feet. [flybase.org]

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Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia Type 17

People with Silver syndrome often have high-arched feet (pes cavus) and spasticity in the legs. [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

feet ( pes cavus ). [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] difficulties (dysarthria); difficulty swallowing (dysphagia); involuntary movements of the eyes (nystagmus); mild hearing loss; abnormal curvature of the spine ( scoliosis ); high-arched [ghr.nlm.nih.gov]

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Hereditary Areflexic Dystasia

[…] legs, high-arched "cavus" feet and hammertoes. [footdoc.ca]

arches of the feet with increased extension of the toes (pes cavus or clawfoot); and tremors of the hands. [hekimce.com]

Surgical intervention to address the hammertoes, high-arched feet, and muscular weakness is sometimes necessary. [footdoc.ca]

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Metabolic Syndrome

The patients, aged 14 and 16 years, had truncal obesity, mild mental retardation, hypotonia, narrow hands and feet, a high-arched palate, prominent upper central incisors, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Sever's Disease

Sever's disease is also more common if there are other foot problems such as flat feet or high-arched feet. How common is Sever's disease? [patient.info]

In some instances, a child might have other foot problems, as well, such as high arches, flat feet, or bowed legs. [stanfordchildrens.org]

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Pes Planus

Instead, in this population, there is a suggestion of more injury in high arched feet. [en.wikipedia.org]

utilizing the emed-x plantar pressure system (4 sensors/cm2), CPEI thresholds discriminated planus, rectus (normal arch), and cavus (high arch) feet. [oarsijournal.com]

Contents Flat feet of a child are usually expected to develop into high or proper arches, as shown by feet of the mother. [en.m.wikipedia.org]

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Inherited Neuropathy

There can be high arched feet, hammer toes, foot drop, and foot deformities, and possibly scoliosis. Who gets Hereditary Motor Sensory Neuropathy? [aanem.org]

Patients can also suffer from high arched feet, hammer toes, foot drop, foot deformities, and scoliosis. [en.wikipedia.org]

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Bunion

Getting treatment for very flat or very high-arched feet (if you are experiencing symptoms) will give your feet the proper support and help maintain stability and balance. [medbroadcast.com]

It’s also more common among people who wear high heels or who have high-arched feet. Treatment is fairly simple. [creakyjoints.org]

Custom-made foot orthoses are effective at reducing pain for people with painful high-arched feet, and may be effective for people with rheumatoid arthritis, plantar fasciitis [en.wikipedia.org]

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Neuropathy

Constructing a family tree may bring out details of forgotten relatives with stigmata of an inherited neuropathy such as high arched feet. [jnnp.bmj.com]

As well as muscle weakness and wasting, the feet usually develop high arches and hammer toes. [precisionhealth.com.au]

If weakness begins in childhood, there will often be deformities of the feet, hands and spine such as claw feet, high arches or hammer toes. [precisionhealth.com.au]

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Metatarsal Stress Fracture

BACKGROUND: In the past, several studies provided anecdotal descriptions of high-arched feet in individuals sustaining proximal fifth metatarsal stress fractures. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

flat to hills) Inflexible or weak muscles High-arched feet or flat feet Low bone density Family history of osteopenia or osteoporosis What Are the Symptoms of a Metatarsal [luriechildrens.org]

CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Footwear fabrication for previously injured athletes should not categorically address cushioning properties designed for high-arch feet, but rather focus [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Scoliosis

High-arched or cavus feet may be associated with a neurological disorder such as Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease or a spinal cord abnormality such as a tumour. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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Arthritis

Sometimes osteoarthritis develops as a result of abnormal foot mechanics, such as flat feet or high arches. [foothealthfacts.org]

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Osteoarthritis

Sometimes osteoarthritis develops as a result of abnormal foot mechanics, such as flat feet or high arches. [foothealthfacts.org]

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Patellofemoral Stress Syndrome

Also, worn cartilage in the knee joint reduces shock absorption, high-arched feet provide less cushioning, and flat feet or knees that turn in or out excessively can pull [runnersworld.com]

Anatomical defect: Flat feet and high arches can cause misalignment of the knee joint. [middlesexortho.com]

[…] sports or activities, such as running that result in pounding on the feet Knock knees Flat feet High arches Hip dysfunction Outward turn (external rotation) of the lower [winchesterhospital.org]

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Tendinitis

It can be associated with repetitive activities, problems such as flatfoot or high-arched feet, or running on slanted surfaces or uneven/hard ground. [footcaremd.org]

Peroneal tendonitis (outer ankle)—sometimes, although not always, associated with high arches. [kalamazoopodiatry.com]

High foot arch with tight Achilles tendon Tight hamstring (back of thigh) and calf muscles Toe walking (or constantly wearing high heels) Poorly supportive footwear Hill [physioworks.com.au]

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Raynaud Disease

High, moderate, and low arch height is largely developmental and related to genetics. Low arches are not the same as or equal to flat feet, or pes planovalgus. [nwfootankle.com]

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Polyneuropathy

high arches;, hammer toes) Characteristic feature: ascending flaccid paralysis; and atrophy, which begins distally; sensory deficits may occur later (type I, III, and IV [amboss.com]

[…] hereditary peripheral nerve disorders due to impaired Schwann cell growth and function Etiology Usually autosomal dominant Associated with scoliosis and foot deformities; (flat feet [amboss.com]

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Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome

[…] or a high arch Body-wide (systemic) diseases, such as diabetes, low thyroid function, arthritis In some cases, no cause can be found. [medlineplus.gov]

If the bottom of your feet are wet, if you leave just the outside trace of your feet, you have probably a high arch or the whole foot is kind of footprinted in the water left [everettclinic.com]

Swelling from an injury, such as a sprained ankle or nearby tendon An abnormal growth, such as a bone spur, lump in the joint (ganglion cyst), swollen (varicose) vein Flat feet [medlineplus.gov]

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Familial Progressive Polyneuropathy

Patients can also suffer from high arched feet, hammer toes, foot drop, foot deformities, and scoliosis. [en.wikipedia.org]

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