Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Donna, I am not sure if this is being done to correct where my feet go, but I have to walk over cones placed so that my foot hits right beside the cone during each PT session. I do this for 5 monute per session. So, maybe it is for training my feet to land in the correct spot. Don On 5/1/06, Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: > > HI People > > New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly > (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing > greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her > bum down to her ankles. > > So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly > would be enough to cure her. > > Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! > > I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line > with your knees could be a contributing factor. > > Donna > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Hi Yes we did this a year ago, or maybe was it two years ago. I can't rememeber. A local university that teaches podiatry runs a very cheap clinic. I think it cost $20 for a consultation and $50 for the orthotics. Because Hayley was such an unusual case (this was before the CP too) she got lots of attention from the all the teachers/leturers/expets, so it worked out quite well. She was lucky that she could buy readymade orthotics and not ones specially made. But they were three pairs of shoes ago, and I had totally forgotten about it until today when the physio told me that her walking was wrong. I've just gone and found them and will stick them in Hayley's shoes tonight. They are only half insets and only support the heel and lift the arch, they are zebra patterned on the botttom and multicoloured on the top LOL!! Perhaps you will be able to find a university that runs a cheap podiatry clinic near you. I hope you can. I rang up locally and all the podiatrists were a lot more expensive than that. My other daughter Caitlin also needs shoe insets, but has a different problem. She has a tiny bit of bone growing out of the side of her foot. It is only visible on an xray but causes footpain. A very expensive visit to a an orthopaedic surgeon resulted in a recommenedation to buy soft foam inserts and shoes that support the heel well and do up with laces. The only sort of inserts I found that fitted his description were vas brand (http://www.vas.tv is the website on the packaging) but the difference they make to her pain levels is incredible (ie. none when wearing the shoes with the inserts, to heaps when wearing nothing on her feet or any other sort of footwear). This orthopaedic surgeon said to definately not get podiatrist made inserts as they are too hard. But this is a different problem, so I don't know if the advice about the not getting podiatrist inserts will work for CP. I hope the orthotics we already have will made a difference to Hayleys knee pain. I remember the podiatrists (a whole heap of them LOL) saying that when she walked with the orthotics in her shoes she was walking a lot better, so I think it is worth a try. I'm lukcy I already have them I guess, but I had insisted she keep wearing them (and not totally forgetting the orthotics existed, and forgetting all the exercises the podiatrists recommended) maybe she would have never got CP. When Hayley was having all this podiatry stuff done a few years ago (we looked into it because of the arthritis) I knew another lady at the time who had terrible knee pain from childhood and if she didn't wear expensive orthrotics she could not walk. Thinking back I am sure that lady had CP or something similar, I'll have to email her to ask. None of this is cheap. I hope Dallas brings better things for you. Donna Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 My PT said that my thigh was rotated inward & could cause patellar subluxation. Had me doing a couple of exercises to stretch -- I forget which muscle she said was responsible. I didn't keep up with it though. Ann The physio today HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I forgot to say in my last post that my PT pointed out that I walked w/my knees (both) pointed in & had me doing an exercise where I would stand on a telephone book & lower the good leg while making sure the knee of the bad leg stayed over my 2nd toe (the one next to the big toe). I had noticed that on the Stairmaster, my R knee (bad leg) wobbled from side to side as I stepped on that foot. After doing her exercise for a while, my knee didn't wobble on the Stairmaster any more. (Note: Since your eyes are in the center line of your body, when you look down at your knee, it should appear to be over the last 2 toes. Parallax.) Ann Re: The physio today Donna, I am not sure if this is being done to correct where my feet go, but I have to walk over cones placed so that my foot hits right beside the cone during each PT session. I do this for 5 monute per session. So, maybe it is for training my feet to land in the correct spot. Don On 5/1/06, Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: > > HI People > > New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly > (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing > greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her > bum down to her ankles. > > So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly > would be enough to cure her. > > Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! > > I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line > with your knees could be a contributing factor. > > Donna > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 OK, my third post in a row in this discussion. Suddenly it's all relevant to me. I got some Spenco 3/4 inserts for my gym shoes that have a semi-rigid arch. After using them for half an hour walking uphill on the treadmill (knee taped), both knees felt like I had arthritis, which I don't think I do. Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 If that's a bone spur, can't she have it removed? Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Ann, she is only 8. They wont remove it till she is 14 or so. Donna Re: The physio today If that's a bone spur, can't she have it removed? Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Ann, not that I am any sort of expert, but I think if you already have a knee issue, you shouldn't be buying ready made shoe inserts, you should be going to someone (a podiatrist) that can recommend the sort of inserts you need. You may need to get speciality ones made up just for you foot. I emailed my friend who I knew had a similar condition and she has never been given a proper diagnosis of CP and just being told that she has patella-femoral problems (think she has had it since 14 or so, and now she is in her 30's). She ges no pain when she wears her orthotics. She told me not to put the orthotics we got for Hayley last year in her shoes, that kids need new ones made up atleast every 6 months. All her three kids have similar isses. She also said that the cause of her problem is that her bones in her legs/hips are out of alignment, so it is more than just the feet going the wrong way with her. Donna Re: The physio today OK, my third post in a row in this discussion. Suddenly it's all relevant to me. I got some Spenco 3/4 inserts for my gym shoes that have a semi-rigid arch. After using them for half an hour walking uphill on the treadmill (knee taped), both knees felt like I had arthritis, which I don't think I do. Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Why not? It's not going to dissolve. Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I was using Spenco's soft inserts w/arch & that was what I was trying to buy but when I got home discovered that they had this plastic arch. So I used them to see what would happen. Now I know. My insurance doesn't pay for orthotics. Thanks. Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Ann I think it's to do with waiting for the bones to stop growing. They want the body to reach adult size before they cut bits out of it. It annoyed me at the time too, but these vas inserts make all the difference and she will be able to cope until then because of them. Donna .. Re: The physio today Why not? It's not going to dissolve. Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Hi Ann In Australia we have a different medical system to you in the US. There is a public health system (free and everyone is entitled to it, no matter what income) and also a private one (which costs big $$ and you can join a private health insurance company to get some of your money back, but the cost of the insurance is really high and not worth it in my opinion, I've done the maths lots of times and it never works out worth it). Anyway.. so things like physio, podiatrists, dentists you pay privately for. If you want to see a specialist you can see them privately (and perhaps pay $150, you will get back about $80 from the govt, and more if you had private health cover), but also more than likely if you put your name down at the hospital (doctor has to write you a referral letter) you can get into see the same specialist for free, just have to wait a long time to do it, both on the day and for the appointment. You can get free physio at a hospital, but it's not that easy to get in and has waiting lists. So things like orthotics you just pay for out of pocket. Hayleys ones cost about $50 and the consultation was $20 (ok this was a university podiatry clinic, but a regular podiatrist visit costs around the $50 mark I think). How expensive is a podiatrist visit in the US? Surely it can't be that much. The Vas inserts I buy for her sister cost $50 too and they are just from a sports shop. So around the same price. Donna Re: The physio today I was using Spenco's soft inserts w/arch & that was what I was trying to buy but when I got home discovered that they had this plastic arch. So I used them to see what would happen. Now I know. My insurance doesn't pay for orthotics. Thanks. Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Good. I'm glad she doesn't have to suffer with it too much. I still think they should remove the bone spurs now. So what if they have to take more off later? I have a bone spur on one of my finger joints as a result of an attack of Heberden's disease (the joints swell up, including the bone, and are extremely painful for about a year, then it subsides. In most cases, mine have gone back to normal size, but left me with arthritis. In a couple of cases it's left bone spurs that deform my fingers). I couldn't convince a hand surgeon to file it down or whatever they do. She said it would be " unethical " . I'm still trying to figure that one out. Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: The physio today > Good. I'm glad she doesn't have to suffer with it too much. I still > think they should remove the bone spurs now. So what if they have to take > more off later? It " may " have to do with being too close to a growth plate. My youngest son was diagnosed with a cyst in his arm when he was around 4. They didn't want to remove it because the doctor said it was too close to the growth plate and surgery might make his arm stop growing. They were able to eliminate the cyst with cortisone injections into the bone marrow. http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/growth_plate/ffgrowth.htm Mike MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: The physio today both knees felt like I had arthritis, which I don't think I do. If you " feel " it, you most likely have arthritis. Arthritis is any pain and inflammation of joints. Osteoarthritis is the wearing out of cartilage in joints, which may or may not cause pain. This is a relatively minor point, but very important when talking about conditions like CP. Mike MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Last time I considered orthotics they were $300+ (US). Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Re: The physio today > Last time I considered orthotics they were $300+ (US). It seems like the ones that were made for me by a podiatrist back in 1989 cost in the range of $450. The Spenco 3/4s that I use now cost about $20 and are much more effective for me. Mike MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Good point. Hey! My son had the same cyst. It didn't become a problem till he was 17, and his bone kept breaking, so we had surgery done. They drilled a hole in the bone & shot in cortisone -- had to do it twice, Anyway it was close to the epiphysis so that arm is a little shorter (he's 34 now). Ann Re: The physio today > Good. I'm glad she doesn't have to suffer with it too much. I still > think they should remove the bone spurs now. So what if they have to take > more off later? It " may " have to do with being too close to a growth plate. My youngest son was diagnosed with a cyst in his arm when he was around 4. They didn't want to remove it because the doctor said it was too close to the growth plate and surgery might make his arm stop growing. They were able to eliminate the cyst with cortisone injections into the bone marrow. http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/growth_plate/ffgrowth.htm Mike MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 I'm going to have X-rays done soon to find out. Ann Re: The physio today both knees felt like I had arthritis, which I don't think I do. If you " feel " it, you most likely have arthritis. Arthritis is any pain and inflammation of joints. Osteoarthritis is the wearing out of cartilage in joints, which may or may not cause pain. This is a relatively minor point, but very important when talking about conditions like CP. Mike MT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 My son broke his arm three times before he was 4. Our family doctor almost had us charged with child abuse. An OS that we now consider a family friend had to do four injections before the cyst cleared up. As I recall, it was one of the first of these proceedures done in the US. Our OS had to consult with a surgeon in Italy who perfected the proceedure. Our son is now a strapping 6'3 " 22 year old with arms the same length. Okay, back on topic . Mike MT Re: The physio today > > > > Good. I'm glad she doesn't have to suffer with it too much. I still > > think they should remove the bone spurs now. So what if they have to > take > > more off later? > > It " may " have to do with being too close to a growth plate. My youngest > son > was diagnosed with a cyst in his arm when he was around 4. They didn't > want > to remove it because the doctor said it was too close to the growth plate > and surgery might make his arm stop growing. They were able to eliminate > the cyst with cortisone injections into the bone marrow. > > http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/growth_plate/ffgrowth.htm > > Mike > MT > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Two years ago I had extreme arthritis of both knees, but had no trace of osteoarthritis, a situation that was very perplexing to all the doctors I consulted with. Welcome to the Twilight Zone world of CP :-). Mike MT Re: The physio today > > > both knees felt like I had arthritis, which I don't think I do. > > If you " feel " it, you most likely have arthritis. Arthritis is any pain > and > inflammation of joints. Osteoarthritis is the wearing out of cartilage in > joints, which may or may not cause pain. This is a relatively minor > point, > but very important when talking about conditions like CP. > > Mike > MT > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Oh Heavens.. that is a fortune. Never thought they would cost that much. Gee in Australia, even if you have custom made ones the most you would pay is $120. I know my friend with the three kids and herself all on custom made orthotics gets some special deal because she buys 4 pairs at once and pays around $400. I can't fathom why it costs so much more in the US. Seems like they are just hiking up the price. Donna Re: The physio today Last time I considered orthotics they were $300+ (US). Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Here's a place that sells custom orthotics for $200 US. I've heard good things about them from other runners with chronic foot and knee problems. http://www.doctorsfootlabs.com/ Donna Dwyer wrote: >Oh Heavens.. that is a fortune. Never thought they would cost that much. >Gee in Australia, even if you have custom made ones the most you would pay >is $120. > >I know my friend with the three kids and herself all on custom made >orthotics gets some special deal because she buys 4 pairs at once and pays >around $400. > >I can't fathom why it costs so much more in the US. Seems like they are >just hiking up the price. > >Donna > Re: The physio today > > > Last time I considered orthotics they were $300+ (US). > > Ann > Re: The physio today > > > Donna, > > Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt > suggested > I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, >to > help > me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot >and > that > alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my >area > and I > plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I > start > fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a >long > shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good > Luck!! > > Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: > HI People > > New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking >incorrectly > (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing > greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from >her > bum down to her ankles. > > So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking >correctly > would be enough to cure her. > > Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis > LOL!! > > I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in >line > with your knees could be a contributing factor. > > Donna > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2006 Report Share Posted May 2, 2006 Medical things cost more in the US because the US govt favors big business over the people. Ann Re: The physio today Donna, Have you looked into orthopedic inserts for her shoes? My pt suggested I go to a specialist and have some insoles made specifically for me, to help me walk correcty, apparently I walk too much on the arch of my foot and that alone can change the alignment of your knees. Too expensive in my area and I plan on a 5th opinion when I move to Dallas in a few weeks before I start fighting my insurance company for help paying for this. May be a long shot......... but sometimes we will take any shot we can get!! Good Luck!! Donna Dwyer <donnadwyer@...> wrote: HI People New physio today. He picked up that Hayley was walking incorrectly (feet wide apart like a duck), and he felt that was contributing greatly to her CP, also because she has short/tight muscles from her bum down to her ankles. So quite good info.. he felt that exercising and walking correctly would be enough to cure her. Yay for that, I can go back to just worrying about the arthritis LOL!! I hadn't read anywhere on CP that walking with your feet not in line with your knees could be a contributing factor. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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