Flat Feet Problem

[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:

[Pearlyshell]

Hi parents


Is flat feet a condition that the kid is born with? or is it something which can be prevented? I have a colleague who told me both her kids have it and its due to wearing shoes without proper support when they are younger. Not sure if this is true or not…

[MMM]

ahmeiyong:

Wow I am glad to come across this forum! I also have spent so much money at the place at the mall (300+ each visit) and I am going to make an appointment with Dr Jessica maybe next week. I will let you all know how the appointment goes. Is she really giving free consultation with star card??

Yes, indeed she is giving free consultation with star card. In fact, we left after seeing her.... yes it's really free. I felt really wierd to walk away without paying a single cent as she run ds through some tests on the machine and gave us lots of advices on how to help him. She also recommended some sports shoes and gave us the contact where we can get discount. But the scariest part is that the shop at the mall could have given us the wrong diagnosis by saying that ds is mild flat foot when in fact he is not but have another condition... :yikes: If we didn't see her, we would always think he has flat foot.

Was just that dh thought her insoles is custom made and priced very reasonably. Those shops at Nex quoted us $370 but Dr Jessica only charge $174 (after star card disc), it is custom made and she said it's lasting unlike those off the rack ones. In fact, she didn't \"sell\" us the insoles upon hearing that we already have something off the rack and my ds finds it comfortable. She also commented that as kids' feet are growing and those custom made soles are not cheap so she usually ask parents to get off the rack... But if the soles can indeed last the child for 2 years (eg. with growing feet), I think the price is really reasonable since off the rack is also not cheap (eg. $60 each pair and we don't know how long it can last/ is it well fitted???). So we actually made a trip back to her clinic again just to get the insoles done.

I had a chat with her when she was doing the mould for ds. Podiatry is rarely heard of in Singapore. Even with ingrown nails, people would usually go to a GP. Also for this flat foot thing, if not for this forum, we also didn't know who to approach. So we probably \"fall prey\" to those shops at the mall and they are probably not as qualified to perform the assessment as they appear to be salesman iso doctor???? So by tying up with star card, she wanted to create more awareness (especially for children) and I thought it's really good as early detection is always better as we could potentially do something for prevention/ improve the situation. Think she is getting popular through this forum as she mentioned that another parent also went there upon hearing some feedback from a forum.

But this is like a godsend for us who are facing this issue.

[Flowermonaster]

Anyone knows what is the criteria to apply the star card? My DS is already 12, can we still apply?

[MMM]

ahmeiyong:

I learnt from the internet that flat feet can be both. It can be from the way we are born, or also can because of other things. I think in my family though, it is because of my husband, his feet are SOOOO flat so my children inherited the bad genetics..... They complain of pain in the legs when they are going to bed, and when they need to walk for more than half hour even with the insole from the mall, so I think I will contact Dr Jessica and see if she can see my son soon.... need some sleep, my son has me massage his legs every day for one hour when I am supposed to be sleep... *sigh*

Actually when we first saw Dr Jessica, we told her that we think ds has flat foot (based on the diagnosis from the shop at the mall). She asked if dh has it and I said no. None in the family has it. She commented 80% of those with flat foot probably inherited it. So it's usually genetic.

Ds didn't have painful feet nor does he fall over easily during sports games. All these were not apparent when he was young as well though he has FAT feet. So we thought it's just fat and not flat.... :oops: But his arc is not apparent and he can't really squat... He is diagnosed as having a different condition which is usually associated with older folks. He can't even do tip toe properly as some muscle is not functioning well.... So tip toe is supposed to be his daily practice. I was telling dh that maybe we should send him to ballet classes

He does not feel pain and he feels that he is \"normal\". But we feel that we want to be proactive about his situation to prevent it from becoming worst.

[MMM]

Flowermonaster:

Anyone knows what is the criteria to apply the star card? My DS is already 12, can we still apply?

Hi, star card is issued by toy'r'us. So you might want to check with them how to apply for it.