Pain- MAFO/DAFO/AFO/SMO

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I don't really know which is which - Elie has the ones that go above the

ankle. Also after years of asking about his gait, years of wearing what

looked to me like arch supports with over the tarsal strap (at a cost of

$1200!!!!) he now has the above the ankle supports with ankle strap and

Tarsal strap. HE wears them on school days. He no longer rolls his foot in

WHEN THE BRACES are on. But today we were yard sale-ing and I noticed that

he has that sailor's gait again with bear walk and roll inward (and hip

glide as well!)

Elie never complained of pain either, but he doesn't object to wearing them

so they must at least be comfortable.

His PCP suggested them NOT because of the rolling in (typical walk says the

PCP) but because his Achilles tendons were too tight. HMMMMMMMM.

Sara - Choose to make lemonade, not complain about the lemons.

>From: mfroof@...

>Reply-To:

>To:

>Subject: Sara/

>Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:35:01 EDT

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><<But my other option would be to pound the ape into oblivion - so he

>would

>then find another tape and find a phrase and play IT until I was

>crazed...........

>so I guess they need to communicate that they know how to be annoying -

>just

>like any other kid.>>

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>Hi, Everyone....Sara....there's a few tapes of Gareth's that I would like

>to

>trash, too, but don't have the heart!!! And, yes, they can be very

>annoying, but other kids are, too!!!

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><<'s orthopedist recently took an x-ray of the hips and everything is

>fine.

>He also wears the SMO orthotics, which have definitely improved his

>stability >>

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>....are SMO's the braces for the ankles? Gareth just got a pair of

>ankle braces last January because his ankles just about hit the floor they

>rolled in so bad. I never knew about them till his PCP recommended them.

>For

>years, I would ask Gareth if his feet/ankles hurt and he always said 'no.'

> Two

>weeks after he had the braces, he said to me " Mom, feet don't hurt. Leg

>don't hurt. " Geeeeeeeesh.....it's not like I never asked him!!! I guess

>he had

>pain but just could not relate the pain from his ankles/legs as *pain*

>when

>I would ask him. Does that make sense?

> Take care, Everyone.

>Margaret

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