Guest guest Posted September 6, 2001 Report Share Posted September 6, 2001 Hello. Not all people with high arch have CMT and not all people with CMT have pes cavus (high arch). Some CMTers have flat foot. Cavus and flat are opposite deformities. A different deformity in your feet does not mean that you have CMT only in one foot. There are people with a high arched foot and a flat one: this is probably due to an asymmetrical stance. The foot which received all the body weight became flat. The cavus foot often has an equinus deformity because the triceps surae muscle has not been stretched by the body weight. Ciao. dr. Paolo Vinci - Italy > Hi Jim Nash, > Owen here, > I have CMT type 1 and my left foot is flat and my right has a very high arch. I > guess then only my rignt side has CMT. ( LOL ) Will you share your EMG results > with us? > Happy Trails > Owen > > jimnas2000@... wrote: > > > Everybody, > > Just dropping a line to let you know that I finally got an > > appointment > > with a nuerlogist tomorrow for an EMG. I had no idea it would be this > > tough. One medic even told me that I could not have CMT because only > > people with high arches (mine are so flat you can't slide a blinking > > pencil under) have it. So far five of us in my family have been > > diagnosed with type II. I have a good bit of the symptoms, as my Dad > > and Grandad. > > > > Getting stuck; > > Jim Nash > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2001 Report Share Posted September 7, 2001 Hi Dr Paolo Vinci, I am very sorry I should have been clearer. I was just making a funny Ha Ha!. The posting I was replying to " One medic even told me that I could not have CMT because only people with high arches (mine are so flat you can't slide a blinking pencil under) have it. " I was pointing out that I have both a pre cavus right foot and flat left foot. I have had EMGs, NVC s, muscle biopsies, and nerve biopsies all confirming CMT type 1. Again I am very sorry. I was just trying to add a little humor. Happy Trails Owen Paolo Vinci wrote: > Hello. Not all people with high arch have CMT and not all people with CMT > have pes cavus (high arch). Some CMTers have flat foot. Cavus and flat are > opposite deformities. > A different deformity in your feet does not mean that you have CMT only in > one foot. > There are people with a high arched foot and a flat one: this is probably > due to an asymmetrical stance. The foot which received all the body weight > became flat. > The cavus foot often has an equinus deformity because the > triceps surae muscle has not been stretched by the body weight. > Ciao. > dr. Paolo Vinci - Italy > > > Hi Jim Nash, > > Owen here, > > I have CMT type 1 and my left foot is flat and my right has a very high > arch. I > > guess then only my rignt side has CMT. ( LOL ) Will you share your EMG > results > > with us? > > Happy Trails > > Owen > > > > jimnas2000@... wrote: > > > > > Everybody, > > > Just dropping a line to let you know that I finally got an > > > appointment > > > with a nuerlogist tomorrow for an EMG. I had no idea it would be this > > > tough. One medic even told me that I could not have CMT because only > > > people with high arches (mine are so flat you can't slide a blinking > > > pencil under) have it. So far five of us in my family have been > > > diagnosed with type II. I have a good bit of the symptoms, as my Dad > > > and Grandad. > > > > > > Getting stuck; > > > Jim Nash > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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