NickW
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I have had PF for probably close to a year now. I started seeing a PT almost two months ago and he has gotten rid the PF, however a new problem has developed which is ankle/foot pain on the outside edge of the foot just below the ankle. Kind of felt like things binding up. Anyhow, the PT hasn't been able to figure that problem out more than temporarily (maybe 5 minutes). I had my PT apt last night and may have stumbled accidentally upon the root cause of my problems. My PT had me do some barefoot squats and he noticed that my arch on my right foot (the foot that is bothering me) collapses as I squat down. He gave me some exercises to do at home and away I went (short story anyhow).
This morning I was looking online about arches collapsing when doing squats, when I accidentally came across a gym rats rant about people doing squats duckfooted and walking this way, and how it causes the arch to collapse and the ankle to roll in an unnatural way. Anyhow, I already know that I am duckfooted on the right foot so this rings a bell for me. I decide to test it and do barefoot squats in the kitchen on the tile and doing them my natural way the arch collapsed, but sure as it rains here in Portland when I straightened my foot my arch did not collapse and my ankle did not roll in nor did it hurt. I ran some errands this morning and I really focused on trying to walk as straight as I could and had no foot pain, although my ankle, arch, and knee all fatigued quite a bit. This felt weird, but maybe this is why I have so many problems with that right foot. Basically I am looking for some advice on how to correct this duckfooted problem in my right leg and if this is a correct assumption that this could be the root problem. Thanks for all the advice you all have given me in the past and the advice you will give me on this.
This morning I was looking online about arches collapsing when doing squats, when I accidentally came across a gym rats rant about people doing squats duckfooted and walking this way, and how it causes the arch to collapse and the ankle to roll in an unnatural way. Anyhow, I already know that I am duckfooted on the right foot so this rings a bell for me. I decide to test it and do barefoot squats in the kitchen on the tile and doing them my natural way the arch collapsed, but sure as it rains here in Portland when I straightened my foot my arch did not collapse and my ankle did not roll in nor did it hurt. I ran some errands this morning and I really focused on trying to walk as straight as I could and had no foot pain, although my ankle, arch, and knee all fatigued quite a bit. This felt weird, but maybe this is why I have so many problems with that right foot. Basically I am looking for some advice on how to correct this duckfooted problem in my right leg and if this is a correct assumption that this could be the root problem. Thanks for all the advice you all have given me in the past and the advice you will give me on this.