Re: Do the new shoes help dorsiflexion/tight heels any?

May 15, 2004

,

Write to Dr Ponseti and ask if he thinks the shoes would be

helpful to Grace. There are actually only 2 kinds - Markell

redesigned the " old " kind and now the old style is not available.

then there are the shoes which are completely different from

the Markell shoes. Check it out a photo of it here:

http://www.mdorthopaedics.org

Angel

> Apparently there are 3 types of shoes being used now? Is that

> correct? I have been " off " for a while, so forgive me for asking.

> I had heard other shoes mentioned but didn't really put much

> consideration into it until I saw the post talking about the heels

> being made differently. Grace has pretty much no dorsiflexion in

> her right foot and her heels according to Dr Herzenberg and Ponseti

> have not fully dropped. There is still a crease above each and they

> are round in back.........Anyways, I have wondered if there was

> something that could be worn that would keep the feet more

> dorsiflexed. Do either of the new shoes help with the heel

position

> or dorsiflexion?? She is so comfortable in her old shoes, but its

> time for new and I am willing to pay for the others if they would

> help her more in any way. I would love to hear what others think.

> If anyone has pics. of either new style could you email them to

me?

> I think Angel mentioned that one of the styles has a larger heel

> pocket? What is that for? Any info will be appreciated. Thanks so

> much, Boothe.....Mommy of Grace ......soon to be 3!!

May 15, 2004

There's a pic of the new style shoes on the CFPics photos section under

*shoes* and I think I put the same pics here. but I don't remember for

sure. If you don't find them here under Darbi or Shoes go to CFPics and

they're there. The expanded heel pocket combined with the extra padding at

the ankle is supposed to mimic what the plastizode insert does for the old

shoes. So in theory, the plastizode isn't needed. Some are still putting

it in, we don't use it and have been happy without it.

the pics explain it much better, check them out. If you need to sub to the

CFPics list let me know and I'll approve you before you send the form

(which is our requirement for approval because it's a list designed to

allow attachments so we can send pics of our babies - and no pervs allowed!

hehe). Anyway, I'll approve you and you can send your form later. I know

you're cool :~}

Kori

here's the link

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CFPics/

At 05:54 PM 5/15/2004, you wrote:

>Apparently there are 3 types of shoes being used now? Is that

>correct? I have been " off " for a while, so forgive me for asking.

>I had heard other shoes mentioned but didn't really put much

>consideration into it until I saw the post talking about the heels

>being made differently. Grace has pretty much no dorsiflexion in

>her right foot and her heels according to Dr Herzenberg and Ponseti

>have not fully dropped. There is still a crease above each and they

>are round in back.........Anyways, I have wondered if there was

>something that could be worn that would keep the feet more

>dorsiflexed. Do either of the new shoes help with the heel position

>or dorsiflexion?? She is so comfortable in her old shoes, but its

>time for new and I am willing to pay for the others if they would

>help her more in any way. I would love to hear what others think.

>If anyone has pics. of either new style could you email them to me?

>I think Angel mentioned that one of the styles has a larger heel

>pocket? What is that for? Any info will be appreciated. Thanks so

>much, Boothe.....Mommy of Grace ......soon to be 3!!

>

May 15, 2004

Hi, !

So nice to hear from you!

I saw your question about new shoes, and am not sure if you got the

info you needed yet.. haven't read all the posts.. but thought you

might be interested to see a flyer put out by Markell, with a size

chart which you can print out. It includes directions for measuring,

to see what size is needed. Claire recently got a new pair, ordered

from the orthotics shop in Iowa, paid for over the phone with a

credit card. You could also do it that way, since Grace was a patient

there. Just tell them the size she needs and they'll mail it to you.

You'll automatically get the newest style Markell shoe, which is just

a 'new and improved' version of the old one. The tongue is padded,

the holes for the laces are easier to use, there's extra padding

around the heel.

Here's the link to the flyer..

http://www.markellshoe.com/ponsetiflyer.pdf

Hope this helps.

Amazing Grace is almost 3! Wow! So great to hear she's doing well..

and hope all is well for your whole family..

Take care,

and Claire (almost 4)