Your posterior tibial tendon acts like a support cable for your arch.
Its job is to help keep your foot stable while you walk.
But when that tendon becomes overloaded, something starts happening.
Tiny arch collapses.
Not dramatic collapses.
Tiny ones.
Small enough that you don't notice them.
But large enough that your tendon feels every single one.
And here's the scary part.
They don't happen once.
They happen thousands of times every day.
- Walking through your home
- Walking through the grocery store
- Walking at work
- Walking the dog
- Walking up stairs
Every tiny collapse puts more strain on the tendon.
The more strain the tendon experiences... the harder it has to work.
Which can create even more collapse.
And the cycle repeats itself.
"I realized I was spending all my time chasing pain while the collapse kept happening."
