{"id":57,"date":"2023-10-09T22:21:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T21:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/pod\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2023-10-09T22:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T21:21:04","slug":"childhood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/foot-health\/childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood foot problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<details class=\"nhsuk-details nhsuk-expander\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Curly toes<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>Some children will have toes that will curl or overlap and may not appear straight when standing or walking.<\/p>\n<p>This usually self corrects as the child grows; if it does not or you are concerned contact a private registered podiatrist or the child&#8217;s GP.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details nhsuk-expander\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Flat feet<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>A child&#8217;s foot will normally appear flat; an arch does not usually appear until 12 -18 months when the fatty tissue has been absorbed.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the flat foot is painful and causes excessive shoe-wear or leg pain, seek advice from your registered podiatrist.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194\" title=\"flatfeet[1]\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/flatfeet1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"276\" height=\"239\" \/>.<\/p>\n<p>A child who can&#8217;t run, jump or play in the normal way should see a doctor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details nhsuk-expander\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Poor posture<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>Bad posture can cause a variety of lower back pain, leg and foot problems from childhood through to adulthood.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-195\" title=\"Poor Posture\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/posture1-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n<details class=\"nhsuk-details nhsuk-expander\">\n                    <summary class=\"nhsuk-details__summary\">\n                        <span class=\"nhsuk-details__summary-text\">Verrucae<\/span>\n                    <\/summary>\n                    <div class=\"nhsuk-details__text\">\n<p>Verrucae are warts on the foot and most children will catch these at some point.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all verrucae are not painful and disappear of their own accord.<\/p>\n<p>For more information see our adult section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                <\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":43,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-57","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/57\/revisions\/58"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/podiatry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}