Orthopedic puzzle mat for children from flatfoot

Flat feet - an unpleasant disease that is easier to prevent than to treat. Make sure that the baby has correctly formed the arch of the foot, the ankle, preferably from the moment when the pussy begins to take the first steps. And in this case, and if a child’s flatfoot has already been identified, modern developments - orthopedic puzzle mats. We will tell about them in more detail.

At first glance, mats for the prevention and treatment of flatfoot is a fairly simple and uncomplicated design. It is a floor covering with a prominent protruding "pattern". The puzzle mat from flatfoot is a modular design that consists of squares of the same size that are assembled between each other in a puzzle style.

If we consider this invention of mankind in more detail, it will become clear that according to the degree of impact, the mat is in no way inferior to expensive massage procedures in an expensive clinic. The prominent relief on the squares affects the important active points of the foot, which improves the blood supply to the lower extremities, speeds up the lymph flow, massages the muscles and ligaments, and also helps the child learn to step on different parts of the foot, while maintaining body balance in space.

Thus, the mat replaces several expensive treatments at once. The advantage is that you don’t need to go anywhere, you can study at home on the rug.

Rugs are made of bright colorful materials. The texture may be different - "Cones", "Cockleshells", "Pebbles", "Pebbles", "Grass", "Thorns" and so on. The modular design makes it possible to combine the various coatings in a variety of ways - “Cones” with “Grass” or “Pebbles” with “Spikes”. The number of options will depend on the number of modules - 2,4,6,8,12,16 or more, if there is a desire to create a large healing surface.

The effectiveness of the impact of such a floor has long been appreciated by orthopedic physicians. They see the result personally - before buying a rug and six months later. Light flatfoot forms can be won quickly enough. With more serious forms of the disease orthopedic puzzles help in the composition of complex treatment.

Everything massage mats for legs are divided into two main types:

• Prevention mats. They are made of softer materials, which unobtrusively stimulate active points and positively influence acupuncture on the activity of internal organs, the nervous system, improve the blood supply to the feet of the baby, and contribute to the correct formation of the feet.
• Treatment mats. Such puzzles are made from more dense and rigid materials, with more prominent textures, because the main task of the product is to correct the foot and ankle, if something has already gone wrong in their development.

Regardless of what kind of mat is needed - preventive or curative - the choice of such a product should begin with a visit to the orthopedic surgeon. If there are no abnormalities of the foot, then the doctor will tell you which mats are optimal for this age and foot for prophylactic purposes. If there is a flat foot, the doctor will not only tell the models of the mats, but also assign very specific “drawings” of the relief.One child will benefit only "Grass" or "Pebbles", and the other - only "Cones" or "Thorns".

Today, massage foot mats in a huge range are presented in online stores. Experts recommend purchasing therapeutic varieties only in specialized orthopedic salons.

Pay attention to the colors, it is important that the mat was not only useful, but also interesting to the baby. It is not necessary to choose a child up to 3 years too hard texture, walking on which will bring the baby pain. This will only scare the crumb. You can order several modules with a soft texture - to start classes, and several - with a hard one, in order to gradually introduce these puzzles into the composition of the rug, when the baby’s legs get used to walking on a new surface.

Quality material is very important for the health of the child. The product must be available certificates of quality and conformity. Modules should not have a strong chemical smell, which may indicate a fake, poor-quality material. You should not take too few modules, because the rug should be of such an area that the child could not only stand on it, but also walk, run, sit, jump, do gymnastics. Modules can be bought gradually, as needed, expanding and complementing the mat with new elements.

The abundance of producers will surprise parents and may plunge them into some confusion. In fact, many firms, both Russian and foreign, represent high-quality and inexpensive products. The most well established FOSTA and "ORTO":

• FOSTA - this is a large assortment of orthopedic modular mats of varying degrees of rigidity and a wide variety of textured "drawings." For the treatment and prevention of flatfoot most often, experts recommend the model F-0810. It is sold in a complete set of 8 modules, you can later purchase additional items from the same manufacturer. The average cost of an eight-module kit is about 1,500 rubles.

• Russian manufacturer "ORTO" offers a large selection of floor mats for toddlers from their first steps and for teenagers who need to correct pathologies of the foot and gait. There are exclusively preventive models - “Baby”, “First steps”, and there are models for treatment and prevention - “Universal”, “Mix”. Price category - from 1000 to 2500 rubles, depending on the number of puzzle modules.

Tips for using:

• You should not begin to study on a rug with a child who has not yet reached the age of one. For small feet, this can be very painful.
• Children with sores and eczema on the legs, as well as diseases that are expressed by impaired vestibular function, cannot be engaged in this coating for a long time. The baby may fall, be injured.
• Time classes on the mat should be increased gradually - from 3-4 minutes to 20-25 minutes. If the baby is sick and uncomfortable, you should stop the activity, let him go off the mat and get some rest.
• Engage on the applicator should be barefoot.

• The first few sessions should include simple exercises - driving on a rug, lifting on socks with rolling on the heels. Gradually, the task should be complicated for the child - to introduce marching, walking "in single file", jumping. An individual set of exercises can be suggested to parents by an orthopedist who knows all the features of a child’s foot.
• In no case can not force the child to engage on an orthopedic massage mat. This will only cause fright and persistent rejection of texture puzzles as such. Useful joint classes on the rug.It is important that the process of treatment and prevention gives the child joy and pleasure.
• Do not wait for the effect instantly. On the mat, you should do it systematically, daily, and then in a few months you can pleasantly surprise both the doctor and yourself.

Do it yourself to make massage mat easy. The most difficult thing is to find a large number of items on which the child will have to walk and run. For this, craftsmen use large buttons, soda caps, large beans (beans, for example), as well as flat stones, which many bring from the sea "in memory", the fruit of chestnut.

On the main cut of dense fabric, all these “riches” sectors should be placed - soft materials should alternate with hard, large - with small ones. Cereals and beans are sewn into linen bags and sewn onto the desired sector. Buttons are simply sewn to the main fabric. Preliminary it is desirable to drill stones so that they are easy to sew. In general, a flight of fancy and a large number of different trinkets - and a unique exclusive rug is ready.

In addition, making up a rug with your own hands, it is difficult to take into account all the recommendations of the orthopedist for the correction of gait or foot height. But for a preventive rug, self-made sewn knick-knacks are enough.

In the next video you will find an overview of the orthopedic massage pad for children.