Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like almost waddles. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Your description leads me to think perhaps your daughter toes out?? As does my son. As do many kids who have stability issues. A wide stance is more stable. A PT or OT could evaluate to see if there is something that needs correcting. Elie wore AFO's for many years (ending with 2 years of articulated AFO's) because in addition to wide stance, 'duck' walking, toe out, he also pronated horrifically, practically walking on his ankles. Then I took him to a podiatrist (not an orthopedist) who suggested we try a year without anything and see at the end of that time what happened and that we find shoes with stronger sides -even vinyl - rather than the super soft leather we had been using for him with the AFO's. So, he now wears STARTER boy's athletic shoes (Walmart's) and he is not pronating near as much (I can tell by the wear marks on his shoes) and the $1500 AFO's are now artifacts in my closet - along with the heavy tube socks he wore with them. > > > Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like > almost waddles. > Thanks, > > > -- Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 , I think so. does it too. He sounds like he is real heavy footed on the one side and he also kind of leans forward when he walks. Terry uneven walk Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like almost waddles. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 We love to watch Darwyn walk. He has a wobble and odd lurches and then stops to examine any change of texture before tentatively stepping forward (for example grass to a gravel path). His gait is completely different than any other kid I've seen except another boy who had DS and PDD NOS. I bet if we got a bunch of our kids together for a walk we'd have quite the visual! And a lot of stop,drop,and flops too. He does have very flat arches as do many kids with DS, but his walking style goes beyond just flat arches. Mom to (age 10 NT) and Darwyn ( age 6 DS ASD and a few heart surgeries) , Canada uneven walk Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like almost waddles. Thanks, ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------- Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of the archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ -------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 We see a foot doc as well and he has made some orthotics to fit in my son's shoes to help his feet. His feet are extremely flat, and he walks on his inner ankle bone. He toes out too. We have tried to make a cast molding of his feet but he will not let us. We have been able to get a foam impression tho. We are going to make special shoes next. They are costly but worth it if it keeps him ambulatory. karmen mom to talon age 14 DS/Autism To: From: pastmidvale@... Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:03:39 -0400 Subject: Re: uneven walk Your description leads me to think perhaps your daughter toes out?? As does my son. As do many kids who have stability issues. A wide stance is more stable. A PT or OT could evaluate to see if there is something that needs correcting. Elie wore AFO's for many years (ending with 2 years of articulated AFO's) because in addition to wide stance, 'duck' walking, toe out, he also pronated horrifically, practically walking on his ankles. Then I took him to a podiatrist (not an orthopedist) who suggested we try a year without anything and see at the end of that time what happened and that we find shoes with stronger sides -even vinyl - rather than the super soft leather we had been using for him with the AFO's. So, he now wears STARTER boy's athletic shoes (Walmart's) and he is not pronating near as much (I can tell by the wear marks on his shoes) and the $1500 AFO's are now artifacts in my closet - along with the heavy tube socks he wore with them. > > > Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like > almost waddles. > Thanks, > > > -- Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 We had the AFO's made instead of the special shoes - Medicaid pays for AFO's. > > We see a foot doc as well and he has made some orthotics to fit in my son's > shoes to help his feet. His feet are extremely flat, and he walks on his > inner ankle bone. He toes out too. We have tried to make a cast molding of > his feet but he will not let us. We have been able to get a foam impression > tho. We are going to make special shoes next. They are costly but worth it > if it keeps him ambulatory. karmen mom to talon age 14 DS/Autism > > > > To: > From: pastmidvale@... > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:03:39 -0400 > Subject: Re: uneven walk > > > > > > > Your description leads me to think perhaps your daughter toes out?? As does > my son. As do many kids who have stability issues. A wide stance is more > stable. > > A PT or OT could evaluate to see if there is something that needs > correcting. Elie wore AFO's for many years (ending with 2 years of > articulated AFO's) because in addition to wide stance, 'duck' walking, toe > out, he also pronated horrifically, practically walking on his ankles. > > Then I took him to a podiatrist (not an orthopedist) who suggested we try a > year without anything and see at the end of that time what happened and > that > we find shoes with stronger sides -even vinyl - rather than the super soft > leather we had been using for him with the AFO's. So, he now wears STARTER > boy's athletic shoes (Walmart's) and he is not pronating near as much (I > can > tell by the wear marks on his shoes) and the $1500 AFO's are now artifacts > in my closet - along with the heavy tube socks he wore with them. > > > > > > > > > Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like > > almost waddles. > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > -- > Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 I was told we had to do a cast molding for AFO's and he will not cooperate with that so now we are trying to make gradual increases with shoe orthotics til he is ready for special shoes. He needs a lot of correction but he can not walk with that much correction yet. He just sits down and refuses to get up then he removes his shoes and takes off the orthotic! Hopefully if we make the corrections gradually, his hips, knees and everything else will make the adjustment eventually. kw To: From: pastmidvale@... Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 21:16:57 -0400 Subject: Re: uneven walk We had the AFO's made instead of the special shoes - Medicaid pays for AFO's. > > We see a foot doc as well and he has made some orthotics to fit in my son's > shoes to help his feet. His feet are extremely flat, and he walks on his > inner ankle bone. He toes out too. We have tried to make a cast molding of > his feet but he will not let us. We have been able to get a foam impression > tho. We are going to make special shoes next. They are costly but worth it > if it keeps him ambulatory. karmen mom to talon age 14 DS/Autism > > > > To: > From: pastmidvale@... > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:03:39 -0400 > Subject: Re: uneven walk > > > > > > > Your description leads me to think perhaps your daughter toes out?? As does > my son. As do many kids who have stability issues. A wide stance is more > stable. > > A PT or OT could evaluate to see if there is something that needs > correcting. Elie wore AFO's for many years (ending with 2 years of > articulated AFO's) because in addition to wide stance, 'duck' walking, toe > out, he also pronated horrifically, practically walking on his ankles. > > Then I took him to a podiatrist (not an orthopedist) who suggested we try a > year without anything and see at the end of that time what happened and > that > we find shoes with stronger sides -even vinyl - rather than the super soft > leather we had been using for him with the AFO's. So, he now wears STARTER > boy's athletic shoes (Walmart's) and he is not pronating near as much (I > can > tell by the wear marks on his shoes) and the $1500 AFO's are now artifacts > in my closet - along with the heavy tube socks he wore with them. > > > > > > > > > Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like > > almost waddles. > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > -- > Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Elie did not have a cast molding as such. As I recall, they took the orthotic material, heated it and formed it to his foot. Then they took it, and a few weeks later, we had the refined orthotic (with his chosen graphic on it. ) > > I was told we had to do a cast molding for AFO's and he will not cooperate > with that so now we are trying to make gradual increases with shoe orthotics > til he is ready for special shoes. He needs a lot of correction but he can > not walk with that much correction yet. He just sits down and refuses to > get up then he removes his shoes and takes off the orthotic! Hopefully if > we make the corrections gradually, his hips, knees and everything else will > make the adjustment eventually. kw > > > > To: > From: pastmidvale@... > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 21:16:57 -0400 > Subject: Re: uneven walk > > > > > > > We had the AFO's made instead of the special shoes - Medicaid pays for > AFO's. > > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 5:39 PM, karmen wagler > wrote: > > > > > We see a foot doc as well and he has made some orthotics to fit in my > son's > > shoes to help his feet. His feet are extremely flat, and he walks on his > > inner ankle bone. He toes out too. We have tried to make a cast molding > of > > his feet but he will not let us. We have been able to get a foam > impression > > tho. We are going to make special shoes next. They are costly but worth > it > > if it keeps him ambulatory. karmen mom to talon age 14 DS/Autism > > > > > > > > To: > > From: pastmidvale@... > > Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:03:39 -0400 > > Subject: Re: uneven walk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your description leads me to think perhaps your daughter toes out?? As > does > > my son. As do many kids who have stability issues. A wide stance is more > > stable. > > > > A PT or OT could evaluate to see if there is something that needs > > correcting. Elie wore AFO's for many years (ending with 2 years of > > articulated AFO's) because in addition to wide stance, 'duck' walking, > toe > > out, he also pronated horrifically, practically walking on his ankles. > > > > Then I took him to a podiatrist (not an orthopedist) who suggested we try > a > > year without anything and see at the end of that time what happened and > > that > > we find shoes with stronger sides -even vinyl - rather than the super > soft > > leather we had been using for him with the AFO's. So, he now wears > STARTER > > boy's athletic shoes (Walmart's) and he is not pronating near as much (I > > can > > tell by the wear marks on his shoes) and the $1500 AFO's are now > artifacts > > in my closet - along with the heavy tube socks he wore with them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like > > > > almost waddles. > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 had to have the cast molding and I honestly thought there was no way he would cooperate but he really shocked us and just sat in his stroller and let her do it. They even lost the molds and we had to go back and have them done again. Every now and then just does something that I never expect. But of course he won't wear the AFOs now and I saw that coming. We are now waiting til the 30th of the month for an evaluation for botox treatments. I don't know how that will go. Re: uneven walk > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your description leads me to think perhaps your daughter toes out?? As > does > > my son. As do many kids who have stability issues. A wide stance is more > > stable. > > > > A PT or OT could evaluate to see if there is something that needs > > correcting. Elie wore AFO's for many years (ending with 2 years of > > articulated AFO's) because in addition to wide stance, 'duck' walking, > toe > > out, he also pronated horrifically, practically walking on his ankles. > > > > Then I took him to a podiatrist (not an orthopedist) who suggested we try > a > > year without anything and see at the end of that time what happened and > > that > > we find shoes with stronger sides -even vinyl - rather than the super > soft > > leather we had been using for him with the AFO's. So, he now wears > STARTER > > boy's athletic shoes (Walmart's) and he is not pronating near as much (I > > can > > tell by the wear marks on his shoes) and the $1500 AFO's are now > artifacts > > in my closet - along with the heavy tube socks he wore with them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is it normal for our DS kids to have an abnormal stride? Its like > > > > almost waddles. > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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