High arches look elegant and function poorly — concentrating pressure on the heel and forefoot while destabilizing the ankle. A pes cavus poster shows patients why their "good arches" cause so many problems.
What high arches cause
- Pressure concentration: the overloaded heel and metatarsal heads — callus patterns patients recognize in themselves.
- Ankle instability: the varus heel and recurrent sprains that define the cavus foot.
- Neurologic associations: Charcot-Marie-Tooth and other causes worth evaluating — the poster prompts the workup conversation.
- Management: custom orthotics with lateral support, bracing for instability, and surgical options for rigid deformity.
The counterintuitive sell
Patients with high arches assume their feet are fine — arches are "supposed" to be high. A poster that reframes the arch as the problem unlocks the orthotics and bracing conversation.
Part of our biomechanics, deformity & orthotics collection.
Placement
Exam rooms where biomechanical exams happen. Three sizes, printed on demand.