Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 > Hi my name is and I am from Washington State. Where at in WA are you? I am in Yakima We see Dr Mosca in Seattle and he just recently did some casting on my son (just a bit younger than yours, born 12/02) > Well here we are today finally found a doc that would > see a child for this in our area. Who is the doc? > Come to find out she specializes > in the Ponseti Method and feels that his feet are still flexible > enough to see the results we want. Can anyone tell me anything about > the Ponseti Method I have a general idea of what it is but would like > some personal insight into it. Go to http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/orthopaedics/clubfeet/index.html to start with. Casting an " older " child (older than 3 mo or so) can be tricky, if I understand correctly, but it definitely can be done! My son was casted using this method beginning at 1 month by Dr Mosca at Seattle Children's Hospital, but due to other issues was also casted at 8.5 mo (by Dr Ponseti), and again at 14-16 mo by Dr Mosca. Welcome! I am not the best at giving info, but others will! Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 > Hi my name is and I am from Washington State. Where at in WA are you? I am in Yakima We see Dr Mosca in Seattle and he just recently did some casting on my son (just a bit younger than yours, born 12/02) > Well here we are today finally found a doc that would > see a child for this in our area. Who is the doc? > Come to find out she specializes > in the Ponseti Method and feels that his feet are still flexible > enough to see the results we want. Can anyone tell me anything about > the Ponseti Method I have a general idea of what it is but would like > some personal insight into it. Go to http://www.vh.org/pediatric/patient/orthopaedics/clubfeet/index.html to start with. Casting an " older " child (older than 3 mo or so) can be tricky, if I understand correctly, but it definitely can be done! My son was casted using this method beginning at 1 month by Dr Mosca at Seattle Children's Hospital, but due to other issues was also casted at 8.5 mo (by Dr Ponseti), and again at 14-16 mo by Dr Mosca. Welcome! I am not the best at giving info, but others will! Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 Hi , The Dr. you want to see is Dr. Mosca at Childrens Hospital in Seattle. He is the only Dr. in Washington on Dr. Ponseti's approved list. We actually live in Alaska and were referred to Dr. Mosca. He comes to Anchorage once or twice a year, but it about the same distance for us to go to Anchorage or Seattle. Anyway, he is the Ponseti expert for WA and ID and it would be well worth your time to go see him. The number is 866 987-2000 X3700. Dr. Mosca told us a year ago that he had been practicing the Ponseti method for 3 years and that he wished he could go back and retreat all the children he had treated surgically. That comment impressed me alot and also I am very confident in his ability. Also, his staff is very helpful and they are really good about getting you in right away for an appointment. Best of luck, Robin & Rose 3/12/03 Right club foot. cutlertiffany@...> wrote: Hi my name is and I am from Washington State. When my son was born in 10/02 he was born with clubfoot to both feet. We had casts done 2 days after birth using the non Ponseti method. They left them on too long and we weren't able to do casts again. When he was about 10 months old took him to a different doctor that told us surgery would be neccessary but we would have to wait till he was 12- 15 months old. Well here we are today finally found a doc that would see a child for this in our area. Come to find out she specializes in the Ponseti Method and feels that his feet are still flexible enough to see the results we want. Can anyone tell me anything about the Ponseti Method I have a general idea of what it is but would like some personal insight into it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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