Guest guest Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Kori, We have the adjustable Fillauer bar (red one), size 'large', and was at the extreme length of it already. Although only 15 months old, he has pretty wide shoulders. Apparently this is the biggest size available and the bar was getting pretty unstable with hardly any overlap. So our orthotist lent us another one while he had an extension piece welded onto each length. It looks just the same, just longer and they re-sprayed it blue, so now has a good match with his jeans! Unfortunately it's a little heavier now, but it's more stable, and will easily last him until he stops wearing his FAB - and for long after that too! and 24th Jan 2003, bcf There's no bar longer than 14 " ? If not - someone needs to contact the mfr. and have them make longer ones. Darbi is wearing the 12 " bar now and she's only 13mo old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Kori, We have the adjustable Fillauer bar (red one), size 'large', and was at the extreme length of it already. Although only 15 months old, he has pretty wide shoulders. Apparently this is the biggest size available and the bar was getting pretty unstable with hardly any overlap. So our orthotist lent us another one while he had an extension piece welded onto each length. It looks just the same, just longer and they re-sprayed it blue, so now has a good match with his jeans! Unfortunately it's a little heavier now, but it's more stable, and will easily last him until he stops wearing his FAB - and for long after that too! and 24th Jan 2003, bcf There's no bar longer than 14 " ? If not - someone needs to contact the mfr. and have them make longer ones. Darbi is wearing the 12 " bar now and she's only 13mo old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Allyn, A too-short bar will cause a lot of discomfort for your daughter. She cannot sleep with it like that. You should have it changed ASAP and preferably to an adjustable bar that you can make longer yourself as she grows. Have the width between the heels of the shoes be the same or a bit longer than your daughter's shoulder width. HTH, & Emma Emma 18-10-99. Montreal, Canada moderately severe bilateral clubfoot 3 months unsuccessful local casting pending surgery corrected by Dr. Ponseti with 3 casts & tenotomy out of FAB too early, just before 2 yrs old (loose ligaments) relapse, ATTT at 4 years old, doing great. bar length Ok, my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! thanks allyn __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Allyn, A too-short bar will cause a lot of discomfort for your daughter. She cannot sleep with it like that. You should have it changed ASAP and preferably to an adjustable bar that you can make longer yourself as she grows. Have the width between the heels of the shoes be the same or a bit longer than your daughter's shoulder width. HTH, & Emma Emma 18-10-99. Montreal, Canada moderately severe bilateral clubfoot 3 months unsuccessful local casting pending surgery corrected by Dr. Ponseti with 3 casts & tenotomy out of FAB too early, just before 2 yrs old (loose ligaments) relapse, ATTT at 4 years old, doing great. bar length Ok, my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! thanks allyn __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Allyn, A too-short bar will cause a lot of discomfort for your daughter. She cannot sleep with it like that. You should have it changed ASAP and preferably to an adjustable bar that you can make longer yourself as she grows. Have the width between the heels of the shoes be the same or a bit longer than your daughter's shoulder width. HTH, & Emma Emma 18-10-99. Montreal, Canada moderately severe bilateral clubfoot 3 months unsuccessful local casting pending surgery corrected by Dr. Ponseti with 3 casts & tenotomy out of FAB too early, just before 2 yrs old (loose ligaments) relapse, ATTT at 4 years old, doing great. bar length Ok, my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! thanks allyn __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 I would think they would change the bar length as she grew. Our orthotist said his heels should be pretty much even with his shoulders and when we got his new shoes on Monday, they even lengthened the bar some since he's growing so much. We have the red adjustable bar. It sounds like you have the gold nonadjustable bar? and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB 23/7 bar length > Ok, > my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! > > thanks > allyn > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 I would think they would change the bar length as she grew. Our orthotist said his heels should be pretty much even with his shoulders and when we got his new shoes on Monday, they even lengthened the bar some since he's growing so much. We have the red adjustable bar. It sounds like you have the gold nonadjustable bar? and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB 23/7 bar length > Ok, > my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! > > thanks > allyn > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 I would think they would change the bar length as she grew. Our orthotist said his heels should be pretty much even with his shoulders and when we got his new shoes on Monday, they even lengthened the bar some since he's growing so much. We have the red adjustable bar. It sounds like you have the gold nonadjustable bar? and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB 23/7 bar length > Ok, > my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! > > thanks > allyn > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Hi Allyn My son also struggles with sleeping when the bar gets too short. I have the added problem that our Physio who is using the Ponseti Method says that the bar length is fine when I take him in so I have to do it myself. Last time I changed the bar for a bigger one and he slept properly again. I measure the shoes against his shoulders and they really have to sit into the shoulders and then you know you have the correct the width. The inside of the heels of the shoes have to measure shoulder width. I think they are uncomfortable with a bar that is too short. Regards Rach, Steve & Connor age 14 months -- bar length Ok, my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! thanks allyn __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Yes, they are uncomfortable in too short of a bar. Our brace shop didn't extend the length of the bar either. It was through reading the board that we brought this to the attention of our Dr. and he gave a written order to the orthotist. We also have an adjustable bar that we occasionally have to adjust at home. Pam and (8-12-01) > Ok, > my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! > > thanks > allyn > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Yes, they are uncomfortable in too short of a bar. Our brace shop didn't extend the length of the bar either. It was through reading the board that we brought this to the attention of our Dr. and he gave a written order to the orthotist. We also have an adjustable bar that we occasionally have to adjust at home. Pam and (8-12-01) > Ok, > my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! > > thanks > allyn > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Yes, they are uncomfortable in too short of a bar. Our brace shop didn't extend the length of the bar either. It was through reading the board that we brought this to the attention of our Dr. and he gave a written order to the orthotist. We also have an adjustable bar that we occasionally have to adjust at home. Pam and (8-12-01) > Ok, > my daughter is supposed to wear her DBB at night when she sleeps, yeah right! i read all or your posts about how your kids adjusted so well. When she first got them she did great and then it stopped. it is a huge fight to get them on nevermind that she wakes up at night crying and wont give up till you take them off. Well we have changed somethings but now i dont think they fit. anyways.... her bar is very short, i asked her orhto last appt about a longer bar and he said that is would proabably be more uncomfortable. But her bar is really short and its not the lenght of her shoulders. its shorter! her legs always look very uncomfortable in them so i think that is the problem, do any of you think she just needs a bigger bar? b/c they are supposed to change the bar as they get bigger right? Also she has started crusing so i dont thinkthat she is relapsing but i wouldnt know. i do know that with these shoes she will not wear them! her next appt is in july i cant wait! > > thanks > allyn > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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