Víctor Alfaro, Real Madrid podiatrist: "The most important injuries linked to a bad footing do not manifest themselves in the feet"

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Is a reality.

Unfortunately, we usually remember the podiatrist (or physio) when our feet thunder.

We do not realize that, in addition to the fact that we should

of the solid (and, at the same time, delicate) bases on which our mountain body is based when standing up and moving,

They could have their origin in that area of ​​our anatomy.

We should all check

to act accordingly and avoid greater evils.

And this end of the year we have it easier than ever because a team of professionals from Podoactiva is carrying out,

, footprint analysis at the mythical San Silvestre Vallecana to all those 'runners' who come to pick up their numbers.

What can be discovered with a footprint analysis?

No one better than Víctor Alfaro, general director of Podoactiva and Real Madrid podiatrist to explain it to us.

"Although this test does not replace other more complete ones, just by observing the type of static and dynamic footprint of a person, without having to see them run, you can already obtain

For example, if has a

, in the case of

or

feet (those that fall a lot inwards, causing a part not to contact the surface)".

All this, continues Alfaro, "tells us a lot about the

. Because, in the end, at the muscular and joint level, a

is being created ."

What are those most common ailments that originate in the feet?

"In order of appearance,

, in which footsteps are largely to blame for their appearance, are

, which 90% are of a mechanical type and are directly linked to support. They have their origin in a

."

Alfaro reveals that, in Podoactiva's offices, "we treat around

and rarely do we have to do anything more than

. What's more, if, on the contrary, we treat it with other methods such as infiltrations without touching the support, for example, fasciitis will become recurring because we will not have

that caused it.Another thing is that, in addition to changing the way you step, you have to do other things such as

etc".

Also, he continues, "we come across cases of runners who have had several pairs of

made without being able to solve their ailment" Why?

"Because they haven't found the right one. This has to do, not so much with the insole having the right shape for the foot -but of course-, but with its

. That is, with the

because, for example, if it is too stiff, what it will do is cause more problems. And if, on the contrary, it is too soft, it will not improve the problem either".

To find that

, he details, "we have a computer system and, obviously, then we have to have enough technology to be able to manufacture them with that precision. When things are done well, they work.

."

Víctor Alfaro advances in his review of the typical injuries of runners, citing another no less painful than the previous one.

are also very common

, those discomforts that occur in the front

behind the toes, so typical of 'runners' who run very far forward with valgus feet. In 'this drawer', we would put Morton's neuroma , which is now very fashionable because it is the

".

What are the most important injuries linked to a bad footing?

So far the discomfort that we feel directly in our feet.

However, curiously, "

", this doctor warns us.

Here is his explanation.

"If, for example, the foot flattens out more than it should, the outer compartment of the knee will

we have in that area: the cartilage. Next, it will affect the meniscus and, later, there will come a time when they will stick bone to bone".

There we find "a direct relationship between

, which goes in the opposite direction to what many people believe, diagonally: if it falls

, what will suffer is the

; if falls

, the

.

This means that "excessive pronation is not so much a problem for the foot, because it has a joint above it,

assuming almost all the movements it makes. On the contrary,

-and a smooth lateral rotation-, almost as if it were a hinge.This means that

when

than they should be.

Another aspect to take into account is "the

that is, having one leg slightly shorter than the other. Even if it is very slight, an imperceptible limp is generated that, repeated in the time, it will cause an imbalance between both hips by causing more wear on one than the other".

As said, although we almost always remember our friends the podiatrists when our feet 'thunder', it would be better for us to be sensible and have them looked at to

.

Let's put it on the list of good (and realistic) resolutions for 2023!

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