Flat Feet Problem

[fongjin]

My daughter has very weird shape feet. They are flat but have a weird bulge on the inside…looks really not normal. It looks like she is walking not on the bottom of her feet but on the inside of her foot. Any ideas on where is a good kids foot specialist?? If that exist?

[CMF]

U may wish to seek a podiatrist's advice, can check out : http://www.nhgp.com.sg/ourservices.aspx?id=2315

[fongjin]

Ok so bad choice to go polyclinic…the lady had no idea really what she was talking about. Kind of mumbled through some things and then said that we need to get insoles for my daughter. When they were given to us, they cost 200+ AFTER SUBSIDY! They cause her serious pain and couldn’t fit inside her running shoes.


So I asked around my family and my cousin mention a poditrist (I don’t know how to spell it) who specializes in children’s feet. We bought my daughter to see her (have free consultation and foot check, and discount on any products if have toys r us card). Unfortunately we had to get another pair of insoles but was only $144… how can be cheaper than polyclinic I don’t know??? My daughter feels very comfortable in them, and now she has stopped falling over so much. I would recommend anyone who has suspicious flat feet to see this lady, she is very good with children.
Her name is Jessica but I need to check the name of the clinic.

[sparks]

fongjin, may I have your podiatrist’s contact pls?

[Always21]

Can I have the contact as well? My son has flat feet. Just spend $300+ on his insole.

[fongjin]

Sure, her clinic is called Orchard Clinic. I know their are other doctors there, so ask for Jessica. The phone is 68844123. I just went back today for another pair so that I can wash one sometimes. The price of $144 is because I have star card from toys r us, otherwise is $180, but is still cheaper than others even without star card… I wonder why?

[fongjin]

New update for this podiatrist. My cousins daughter also went for treatment from dr Jessica for \"pigeon toe\" walking, which is basically walking with toe pointed in. After just one month of treatment her legs are straight and doesn't need any more treatment. Why did we not hear about this profession before?? My cousin spend so many hours and $$ at KK hospital and no improvement for 2 years, then stop because it was no use one. They should start a podiatry school in Singapore, very good proffesion but hardly any around!

here is the website For anyone who have children that got feet problem http://podiatry.orchardclinic.com/

[TTLauPeh]

My son has flat feet too. We didn't know till he complained about pain in his knees after Nafas run. Surfed the net and came up with this of footwear (for boys and guys, I think) suitable for people with low arch and flat feet.


Sports Shoes
Addidas adiZero Aegis 2.0
Addidas adiZero Tempo 4
ASICS GEL-Evolution 6
ASICS GEL-Foundation 10
Brooks Beast 11 (my kid has these)
Brooks Addiction 10
Etonic Minado 3 MC
K-SWISS KONESIC
Mizuno Wave Renegade 4
Mizuno Wave Alchemy 11
New Balance MR1040
New Balance MR940
New Balance M580
New Balance 927
New Balance MR940
New Balance 1012
Nike zoom structure +15
Nike Lunarswift +2
Pearl Izumi syncroGuide III
Saucony ProGrid Stabil CS 2

Casual Shoes / Sandals
ASICS GEL-Foundation Walker 2
Birkenstock series
Brooks Addiction Walker
New Balance M580
New Balance 927
Neckeamann series
Obermain
Saucony Men's Grid Omni Walker
Scholl Orthaheel or arch support series / Scholl Bells backstrap sandals

Choosing shoes for flat feet: [youtube=]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsbwT9w-wGs[/youtube]

[MMM]

Thanks!!! Great to chance upon this thread.


We actually brought our ds to an outlet at Nex and he was diagnosed with mild flat foot. We didn’t get their insoles as sort of wonder how professional are they. So good to see the orchard clinic contact above.

At this moment, we actually bought him a insoles from mister minit. He slot that in his shoes all the time and said it felt more comfortable than before. We got him shoes from ecco and geox and he said some of them with the arc also provided him with the support.

[MMM]

fongjin:

New update for this podiatrist. My cousins daughter also went for treatment from dr Jessica for \"pigeon toe\" walking, which is basically walking with toe pointed in. After just one month of treatment her legs are straight and doesn't need any more treatment. Why did we not hear about this profession before?? My cousin spend so many hours and $$ at KK hospital and no improvement for 2 years, then stop because it was no use one. They should start a podiatry school in Singapore, very good proffesion but hardly any around!

here is the website For anyone who have children that got feet problem http://podiatry.orchardclinic.com/

Thanks for the recommendation. Brought ds to Dr Jessica today. What we thought was flat foot (the shop at nex told us he is mildly flat foot)... was not flat foot but something else..... She recommended some exercises to build his muscle as a preventive measure.

Using the star card, consultation was free. She was also not the type to push us to get this and that, so we left the clinic without having to pay a single cent but got loads of practical advices.

But after discussing with dh (who wasn't there), we subsequently went back to get her to custom made a insole for ds. He is wearing those off the rack now and she said it's fine so long as he finds it comfortable. But dh mentioned that it's after all off the rack so custom made is better. In addition, the customisation pair cost around $174 (after star card discount + casting cost). This is relatively cheaper than the specialised shop at Nex which wanted to charge us $370+ and that guy appear more like a salesman rather than a professional. So pls, if anyone has feet problem, pls make an appointment with Dr Jessica. Think she is better trained than those shops at the mall who claim to fix feet issues and charges are very reasonable too (even though she is located at the rolex building).

Thanks for this recommendation. Dh was tempted to get those insoles at Nex but I was alittle apprehensive and told him to seek 2nd opinion. I am glad we did that and for me to come across this recommendation. At least he is professionally assessed. :thankyou: