Troy Aikman's clubfoot treatment

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I found Troy Aikman's autobiography " Things Change " , specifically for

children, in a consignment shop. PUblished by Scholastic in 1995, the

proceeds from the royalties go to the Troy Aikman Foundation which builds

cool playspaces in Children's hospitals...

This is what he has to say about his clubfoot treatment:

" During my first year, my parents found it diffcult to put on my shoes.

There were not worried at first. Soon, however, they started to wonder why

my legs slightly bowed below my knees and my toes curled under my feet.

They took me to Dr. Bill McColl, a former Chicago Bears football player, who

told my parents I had a mild form of club foot.

Dr. McColl put casts on my feet when I was 8 months old. Every two weeks the

casts were changed. I wore those casts until a month after my first

birthday, and I even learned to walk wearing them.

After the casts came off, I wore special shoes until I turned 3 years old.

The high-top white shoes looked like regular shoes except the toes pointed

out, as though they were on the wrong feet. I wore the shoes day and night.

My heels were strapped together when I slept. Slowly my feet grew normally. "

He was born in November of 1966. There is a drawing of him with short leg

casts, no actual photo.

Sounds like he was treated with the Ponseti method?

Thought this was interesting...

Joanne W. mom to Zoe (3-25-01, right clubfoot)

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