Quite rarely, parents think about buying an orthopedic massage mat for the prevention of flat feet in a child. Usually, problems are discovered at a routine examination of a surgeon or orthopedist, and the doctor is already talking about the need for massage, including using a special path.
As experience shows, what modern manufacturers of orthopedic goods offer does not suit everyone: many are not satisfied with the price of products, others do not like their quality. In most stores, you can find tracks with plastic parts attached to them that mimic stones. On these products, plastic pebbles are quite high and sharp, and they are far away from each other, so it’s not convenient for the baby to walk along such a path.
In principle, this is the main reason why parents decide to make a massage mat for the child with their own hands. The best option for a home orthopedic track is pebbles: pebbles without sharp corners, selected in height so that there is a small load on the foot when walking along them. You can pick it up on the sea rocky coast or purchase it in stores selling zoological goods. After all, it is pebbles that are used as soil in aquariums.
In order to make a massage mat for a child with your own hands , in addition to stones, you will need a foundation. Any sturdy rag will do, but you can purchase a special rubber mat. In addition, you will need a transparent glue or silicone, with which you will glue pebbles. In the presence of all materials work will not take a lot of time. It is only important to select the stones so that there are no large gaps between them.
If you do not have time to build a massage mat for your child with your own hands, then you can look for options with pebbles for sale. True, such tracks are more expensive than rugs with plastic
imitation stones. But they are much more reliable and more convenient to use. It is also worth noting that such a rug weighs a lot, so it is better to determine for him in the house a place where he will constantly lie. After all, folding and unfolding this track daily can be difficult.
But this is far from the only option on how to make a massage foot mat with your own hands. You can just sew it. If you have pebbles, then it will also go. Take dense matter, fold it in half so that a mat that fits your size comes out, sew it on both sides - a large pocket should come out. To make a high-quality orthopedic rug with your own hands, fold the stones to the bottom of the pocket and sew them with small squares or rectangles.
But do not worry that you will not succeed if you could not find or buy pebbles. Do-it-yourself massage mat for a child can be sewn without it. Pick up different cereals, take dried beans, peas, or other legumes and sew them into pockets. Separately, you can make a section on the rug where a thick rope will be zigzagged, buttons sewn on or balls sewn tightly stuffed with rags or padding polyester.