Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 I finally brought Bradley to a PMR doc and he measured his legs and found one a half inch shorter. WE now have inserts and he walks much better. He has the flat feet and the balace disorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Hi , I'll let you know how it goes with the inserts. It's amazing how many CHARGE children have feet like this. Elaine, mum to Elise (12yrs) & Jack (7yrs) CHaRGE Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Dylan's toes are the same and I would guess he does use the big toe to dig in with. He also uses his feet like hands with the big toe as a thumb. Now that he has shoes on and is walking more this doesn't happen as much. When he was younger he looked like a baby monkey passing a ball back and forth between his hands and feet. We haven't done inserts. Kim L Feet Hi All, I know I don't contribute much to the list these days but I do read all the e-mails and try to keep up to date. Jack saw the podiatrist last Tuesday. He had been referred in May by his physio to see if inserts for his shoes would help with his balance and hyperflexibility. Jack also has very flat feet. The podiatrist was very interested in Jack's feet and even photographed them for teaching use. He said that Jack is using his big toe to grip the ground and using it as an extra balance tool. He has given us inserts for his shoes which should help put his feet in the correct position and hopefully help his walking. Jack seems to be a bit more wobbly with the inserts in his shoes but we are going to persevere and hopefully things will improve over the next week or so. Has anyone else had experience of these inserts and did they help? I have put a photo of Jack's feet in the photo section under 'Jack'. He has very large big toes and a large space between the big toe and the one next to it. Is this common in CHARGE? Elaine, mum to Elise (12yrs) & Jack (7yrs) CHaRGE Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 At first I thought Aubrie had flat feet and large big toes too, but then I looked at Jack's photo and they are not exactly the same. Aubrie has a large big toe because she got it from me. She doesn't have the space between toes. Her flat little feet are more like duck feet. This is very interesting and I look forward to hearing what becomes of things. Michele W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 20, 2004 Report Share Posted November 20, 2004 Hi Elaine, Jeff's feet look EXACTLY like Jack's, right down to EVERY toe!!! Jeff too, is very flat footed. He also has used his feet like his hands. He has made us laugh many a time because of his 'gifted' feet. He has never worn inserts--no one ever suggested to me that he should. He too has learned to compensate, and walks rather stiff legged, with the classic CHARGE gait. He walks very well on level surfaces, even tho he is quite slow. But hates walking on unlevel ground and is quite insecure unless someone is holding his arm or hand. However, I believe that is more due to his vision loss than balance. Let me know what you find out. Smiles from, Baker - Mom to Jeff (20 yrs. CHARGEr), Steve (21 yrs. attending BYU), and others married with children of their own. Idaho, USA Feet > > Hi All, > I know I don't contribute much to the list these days but I do read all > the > e-mails and try to keep up to date. > > Jack saw the podiatrist last Tuesday. He had been referred in May by his > physio to see if inserts for his shoes would help with his balance and > hyperflexibility. Jack also has very flat feet. > The podiatrist was very interested in Jack's feet and even photographed > them > for teaching use. He said that Jack is using his big toe to grip the > ground > and using it as an extra balance tool. He has given us inserts for his > shoes > which should help put his feet in the correct position and hopefully help > his > walking. > Jack seems to be a bit more wobbly with the inserts in his shoes but we > are > going to persevere and hopefully things will improve over the next week or > so. > Has anyone else had experience of these inserts and did they help? > I have put a photo of Jack's feet in the photo section under 'Jack'. He > has > very large big toes and a large space between the big toe and the one next > to > it. Is this common in CHARGE? > > Elaine, mum to Elise (12yrs) & Jack (7yrs) CHaRGE > Scotland > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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