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Originally Posted by SeamsLikeStitches
Hi all, I haven't posted much lately, been working since August.
Anyway, I read an article the other day that people with Charcot Marie Tooth's have really high arches. I have really high arches in my feet. Also, as a child I wore corrective braces on my legs/feet to assist in the strengthening of my ankles and direction of my feet turning in.
I was never diagnosed with this disease, but my PN was also diagnosed as idiopathic. I was a VERY active child. Swam, played many sports, and even as an adult I was active until I was 35 years old when I returned to college and gained weight. At the age of 45 I started getting the symptoms of PN.
What do you think? I haven't done a LOT of research into it, but it sure is interesting that people with high arches suffer with CMT, which is a reason for having PN!!!!!
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Hi, Yes high arches is sometimes linked with cmt. I have a very close friend who was diagnosed with cmt at age 22. She is 48 now, she has med high arches. I think your doctor would have tested you for CMT. What is also strange about my friend with CMT, is that it is genetic, and no one in her family has it. I guess it has to start somewhere. anyway hope that helps.
lynn