{"id":4039,"date":"2025-04-30T15:10:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T19:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/cavus-foot-high-arches\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T19:11:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T23:11:54","slug":"cavus-foot-high-arches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/cavus-foot-high-arches\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavus Foot (High Arches): Understand the Causes and Relieve Pain Effectively"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a cavus foot?<\/h2>\n\n<p>A <strong>cavus foot<\/strong> is a condition where the <strong>arch of the foot is abnormally high<\/strong>. This leads to uneven weight distribution, resulting in <strong>pain, calluses<\/strong>, <strong>instability,<\/strong> or <strong>difficulty walking<\/strong>. Less common than flat feet, high arches deserve careful attention when they cause discomfort.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical symptoms<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pain under the forefoot or heel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Instability while walking (frequent ankle sprains)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/corns-and-calluses\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1695\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Corns or calluses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clawed or hammer toes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Muscle fatigue in the legs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Causes<\/h2>\n\n<p>Cavus feet may be:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Hereditary (congenital)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Neurological (linked to nerve or muscle disorders)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Post-traumatic<\/strong> (after poorly healed injuries)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Possible complications<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Joint instability and imbalance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chronic foot, ankle, or knee pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Progressive toe deformities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Difficulty finding comfortable shoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Treatment at PodiSant\u00e9<\/h2>\n\n<p>At <strong>PodiSant\u00e9<\/strong>, we offer a complete and tailored approach for long-term comfort and stability:<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; In-depth biomechanical evaluation<\/h3>\n\n<p>Posture, weight-bearing, and motion analysis to identify the source of pain.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Custom orthotics<\/h3>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/biomechanical-assessment-and-custom-orthotics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1845\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Custom orthotics<\/a> are adapted to foot shape to redistribute pressure and stabilize gait.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Special footwear recommendations<\/h3>\n\n<p>Helping you choose shoes with proper support for high arches.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8211; Complementary treatments<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stretching and strengthening exercises<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corrective taping<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regular podiatric follow-up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A cavus foot is a condition where the arch of the foot is abnormally high. This leads to uneven weight distribution, resulting in pain, calluses, instability, or difficulty walking. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3454,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-conditions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4039\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/podisante.ca\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}