2.5 years old, relapsing

[Guest guest]

I can't say for sure, but Dr. P. would probably recast until it is corrected

then use the DBB.

Joanne

[Guest guest]

Hi,

Do any of you know what would Dr. Ponseti say about a 2.5-year-old

whose bilateral clubfeet were corrected by serial casting and has

now regressed? What would he do in the situation? The foot has been

good so far, (she has had physiotherapy regurlarly, and was supposed

to wear an AFO which didn't work at all) but now the parents say

that clearly the foot is regressing. They aren't supposed to have a

check up in the near future. I don't want to write to Dr. Ponseti

about this since it's not my child I'm writing about.

I must say I'm once again so frustrated and furious how things are

handled here. Apparently in this case they were able to correct the

foot without a surgery (which is a miracle), but then they let it

relapse at the age which they should now that relapses usually

occur. The mother told me that she wasn't allowed to breastfeed her

daughter while casting because the cast technician was male!!! Can

you believe it? Poor little one had cried hysterically during

casting and long after.

I'm feeling helpless all alone here in " wonderful " Finland..

Sanna & Veeti 05/06/02 left clubfoot DBB 14-16 hrs

[Guest guest]

Sanna,

Here is a link to an earlier message that posted with the text

of an article Dr. Ponseti wrote on relapsing, and its treatment.. it

might be helpful.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nosurgery4clubfoot/message/13223

I do believe that a Ponseti method doctor would be more likely to

try -- and have success with -- casting and other less invasive

approaches (such as the ATTT).

It's good of you to be trying to help these parents. What a shame it

would be, indeed, for her to face surgery now, after having been

corrected without it originally.

Hopefully the doctors in Finland will come around .. Isn't there some

sort of international orthopedic conference scheduled to happen in

Finland sometime soon? Or has it happened already? I recall seeing a

webpage about it at some point. I was hoping the Ponseti method might

get some coverage there.

Best wishes,

and

> Hi,

>

> Do any of you know what would Dr. Ponseti say about a 2.5-year-old

> whose bilateral clubfeet were corrected by serial casting and has

> now regressed? What would he do in the situation? The foot has been

> good so far, (she has had physiotherapy regurlarly, and was

supposed

> to wear an AFO which didn't work at all) but now the parents say

> that clearly the foot is regressing. They aren't supposed to have a

> check up in the near future. I don't want to write to Dr. Ponseti

> about this since it's not my child I'm writing about.

>

> I must say I'm once again so frustrated and furious how things are

> handled here. Apparently in this case they were able to correct the

> foot without a surgery (which is a miracle), but then they let it

> relapse at the age which they should now that relapses usually

> occur. The mother told me that she wasn't allowed to breastfeed her

> daughter while casting because the cast technician was male!!! Can

> you believe it? Poor little one had cried hysterically during

> casting and long after.

>

> I'm feeling helpless all alone here in " wonderful " Finland..

>

> Sanna & Veeti 05/06/02 left clubfoot DBB 14-16 hrs