Fallen Arch (Read 521 times)

Her arches may be hurting, but they aren't "fallen" arches. A true fallen arch is an indredibly painful and traumatic injury. Also, since she is a sprinter, she is not spending much time in her spikes so they are probably not the problem unless she is training in her spikes often. Whatever shoes she is training in may be the problem though, there may be not be enough arch support in her training shoes (if she has high arches), or there may be to much ( I have had this happen to me as I have very flat feet). It could also be that she has increased the training load to quickly at the beginning of the year and the muscles in her feet are just a little weak. The best thing for her to do is to see the trainer at her school (I'm assuming she is in HS) and talk to her coach. Those 2 people should be able to tell what the problem is whether it be a legit injury or just malfitting shoes