Re: Spencer's dennis browne bar

[Guest guest]

Thanks for you response,

Since my first post I took him to see the doctor, and luckily his

blister was not infected. He did however put some more padding on the

back bottom heel. Spencer is doing very well now. I Think the blister

was really hurting him. He has been wearing the braces for four days

with no crying. I am so happy. The doctor also said his foot was in a

really good position. I was suprised considering how much we were

taking it off, because of the blister.

The doctor that we see is named Dr. Alan K. Stotts at Primary

Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, UT. When we first met

Dr. Stotts I remember him talking about some doctor in Iowa, so I am

pretty sure he is trained in the ponseti method. Spencer had five

casts changed every week, except for when he had his achilles cut,

that cast was on for three weeks.

The bar itself is not adjustable. The sockets on the bottom of the

shoes are though. But they only control the rotation of the feet. His

bar is shoulder width. But thank goodness he is doing very well.

> Hi welcome to the group. Yes, the DBB is very important in

clubfeet

> treatment and the best option for preventing relapse. Most

problems that I

> have seen have been because the foot is slipping thus causing

blisters either

> because the shoe is too loose or the feet aren't completely

corrected making it

> hard to get the foot in correctly. Sometimes a child is

uncomfortable if the

> bar is too short. Do you have the red adjustable bar? The heals

of the shoes

> should be the same width as his shoulders. We also put two

additional wholes

> in the strap. We also used socks with the grippers McBaby from

Walmart and

> Old Navy were our favorite. You can also use moleskin, which can

be purchased

> at the pharmacy at the site where the blister is. It may help us

to have some

> additional information on your case. Who is your dr.? Is he/she

trained in

> the ponseti method? What treatment has he had until this point?

Do you have

> an insert in the back of the shoe toward the top? This is called a

plastizoid

> and keeps the foot in place and also helps the heal form.

>

> Here are my DBB hints.

> I put my daughters DBB with her on my lap but facing away from me.

I loosen

> the strings and strap as far as they will go. Pull the tongue up

towards the

> laces and out so it doesn't get in the way (without pulling the

strap all the

> way out). I tied knots in the end of the strings so they don't

come out. I

> slide her foot in and push on the crease of the ankle with my thumb

with one

> hand and pull it tight, then buckle it. Then I do the other shoe

and buckle.

> Then I tie both. It seems to work well.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

You must have got to it before it got infected thank goodness. Connor was

only in his 2 days before the purple spot appeared then the skin broke and

that was it.

We are in Somerset in the UK.

-- Spencer's dennis browne bar

>

> Hi all,

>

> I am new to the group and I really need some advise about my 10

week

> old son Spencer and his dennis browne bar. He has a terrible

blister

> on his foot so we take his bar off every day for about three hours,

> so it will scab. It has been three weeks and he is still screaming.

I

> don't know what to do. Any suggestions. Is the dennis browne bar

the

> best treatment for clubfoot?

> I have tried everything, walking him, going outside, car rides,

> breastfeeding, toys, vacuum. He just hates it and won't stop

> screaming.

> Please e-mail me I don't know what to do.

>

> Thanks,

> Hix

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