Physiotherapy/exercises: hollow foot
A hollow foot is characterized by muscular dysbalance of the foot and lower leg muscles, which causes the longitudinal arch of the foot to be disrupted (lifted). Exercises against a hollow foot are the following: Stand with your heels on a step so that your toes extend beyond it. Now shift your weight to the heel so that the forefoot is lifted off the ground.
15 repetitions. Place your feet in front of each other as if you were going to inline skate. Now press the balls of your big toes into the ground for about 5 seconds.
15 repetitions. More exercises can be found in the article Exercises for foot malpositions
- Stand with your heels on a step so that your toes extend beyond it. Now shift your weight to the heel so that the forefoot is lifted off the ground.
15 repetitions.
- Put your feet in front of each other as if you wanted to go inline skating. Now press the balls of your big toes into the ground for about 5 seconds. 15 repetitions.
Physiotherapy/exercises: Flatfoot
Flat feet have a flattened longitudinal and transverse arch in the foot, accompanied by an unstable ankle joint (buckling foot). The following exercises are useful here: For this exercise, stand with your legs shoulder width apart. Now press yourself up into the toes.
Then slowly lower the heel towards the ground in a controlled manner and shift your weight so that the front foot lifts off the ground. Repeat the exercise 15 times. Place an old newspaper on the floor in front of you.
Now fix it with one foot while trying to grab and tear the newspaper with the toes of the other foot. Change feet in between. Do this exercise several times a day.
Further exercises can be found in the articles
- Physiotherapy exercises ankle joint
- Exercises for foot malpositions
- Stand with your legs shoulder width apart for this exercise. Now press yourself up into the toes. Then slowly lower the heel towards the ground in a controlled manner and shift your weight so that the forefoot lifts off the ground.
Repeat the exercise 15 times.
- Place an old newspaper on the floor in front of you. Now fix it with one foot while you try to grab and tear the newspaper with the toes of the other foot. Change your feet in between. Do this exercise several times a day.
