Hey team, was going through one of the forum's older posts:

http://www.gustrength.com/forum/t-384554/strength-training-collapsed-arches-plantar-fascitis-busted-k

(a) Was interested in knowing how to address the flat feet issue.

(b) I think Joe mentioned he was a severe case of the same and addressed it by taking care of postural and hip related issues and then the rest took care of themselves. Joe, can you kindly help elaborate the kind of work that went into this?

(c) Would Ashiem's suggestion list to Bijoy's case of flat feet and the things done to solve his problem be a general template of what's to be done for people with closely related issues?

I suffer from flat feet and am a beginner to squatting and have been noticing slight pain in the right ankle. As rightly pointed out, its happening probably since my hip stance is probably wider than it should be and hence as a result my knees knock/ kiss, leading to pronation of the ankle.

@Joe Weir, Ativ Shah, Eric Troy & other respected members as well, kindly help me find answers.

(b) I think Joe mentioned he was a severe case of the same and addressed it by taking care of postural and hip related issues and then the rest took care of themselves. Joe, can you kindly help elaborate the kind of work that went into this?

I don't know any one thing that specifically helped it, but I think it was a combination of improving my lower body mobility/stability and fixing some postural things (mainly anterior tilt).

probably since my hip stance is probably wider than it should be and hence as a result my knees knock/ kiss, leading to pronation of the ankle.

I've only had a couple coffees today, but this doesn't make any sense to me.