Frustrated! How do I keep her in the shoes?

[Guest guest]

We got our DBB a couple of weeks ago and it didn't have the shoe's

with the strap across them and she kept getting out of them a several

times a day. I took the brochure from the files section (Markell) to

the orthist and he ordered them for me. I got them yesterday and it

is even worse, she gets out of them every hour. I know that there

have been suggestions before but can't remember all of them. I am

pulling the strap as far as possible and I tried taking the tongue

out. What else can I do? This is are third set of braces and I am

soo frustrated. We started with AFO's and she was out as soon as we

got her in them, went to the DBB with shoes that just lace up and she

was out several times a day, now DBB with shoes with laces and straps

and she is out every hour. Is this a common problem? Any reasons

why we might be having this problem?

Thanks,

1/30/04 bilateral clubfeet DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Non skid socks - with rubber dots at the bottom; push heal all the way

down; laces open all the way, hold with your finger the foot down ( at

the corner of the foot and ankle); pull the strap as tight as you can;

laces as tight as you can but not extremely tight; plastizoid maybe

needs to be pushed down a bit to fit into the concave right above the

heal so the it stops the heal from coming up; use rubber cement to re

glue; length of bar = to shoulder length ( bottom screws of the shoes);

help her learn to kick with both feet in the bar; get the

shoes!

Frustrated! How do I keep her in the

shoes?

We got our DBB a couple of weeks ago and it didn't have the shoe's

with the strap across them and she kept getting out of them a several

times a day. I took the brochure from the files section (Markell) to

the orthist and he ordered them for me. I got them yesterday and it

is even worse, she gets out of them every hour. I know that there

have been suggestions before but can't remember all of them. I am

pulling the strap as far as possible and I tried taking the tongue

out. What else can I do? This is are third set of braces and I am

soo frustrated. We started with AFO's and she was out as soon as we

got her in them, went to the DBB with shoes that just lace up and she

was out several times a day, now DBB with shoes with laces and straps

and she is out every hour. Is this a common problem? Any reasons

why we might be having this problem?

Thanks,

1/30/04 bilateral clubfeet DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Non skid socks - with rubber dots at the bottom; push heal all the way

down; laces open all the way, hold with your finger the foot down ( at

the corner of the foot and ankle); pull the strap as tight as you can;

laces as tight as you can but not extremely tight; plastizoid maybe

needs to be pushed down a bit to fit into the concave right above the

heal so the it stops the heal from coming up; use rubber cement to re

glue; length of bar = to shoulder length ( bottom screws of the shoes);

help her learn to kick with both feet in the bar; get the

shoes!

Frustrated! How do I keep her in the

shoes?

We got our DBB a couple of weeks ago and it didn't have the shoe's

with the strap across them and she kept getting out of them a several

times a day. I took the brochure from the files section (Markell) to

the orthist and he ordered them for me. I got them yesterday and it

is even worse, she gets out of them every hour. I know that there

have been suggestions before but can't remember all of them. I am

pulling the strap as far as possible and I tried taking the tongue

out. What else can I do? This is are third set of braces and I am

soo frustrated. We started with AFO's and she was out as soon as we

got her in them, went to the DBB with shoes that just lace up and she

was out several times a day, now DBB with shoes with laces and straps

and she is out every hour. Is this a common problem? Any reasons

why we might be having this problem?

Thanks,

1/30/04 bilateral clubfeet DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Non skid socks - with rubber dots at the bottom; push heal all the way

down; laces open all the way, hold with your finger the foot down ( at

the corner of the foot and ankle); pull the strap as tight as you can;

laces as tight as you can but not extremely tight; plastizoid maybe

needs to be pushed down a bit to fit into the concave right above the

heal so the it stops the heal from coming up; use rubber cement to re

glue; length of bar = to shoulder length ( bottom screws of the shoes);

help her learn to kick with both feet in the bar; get the

shoes!

Frustrated! How do I keep her in the

shoes?

We got our DBB a couple of weeks ago and it didn't have the shoe's

with the strap across them and she kept getting out of them a several

times a day. I took the brochure from the files section (Markell) to

the orthist and he ordered them for me. I got them yesterday and it

is even worse, she gets out of them every hour. I know that there

have been suggestions before but can't remember all of them. I am

pulling the strap as far as possible and I tried taking the tongue

out. What else can I do? This is are third set of braces and I am

soo frustrated. We started with AFO's and she was out as soon as we

got her in them, went to the DBB with shoes that just lace up and she

was out several times a day, now DBB with shoes with laces and straps

and she is out every hour. Is this a common problem? Any reasons

why we might be having this problem?

Thanks,

1/30/04 bilateral clubfeet DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

,

I think I remember that the doctor that you were taking to

was not necessarily following the Ponseti method exactly. Are you

positive that her feet are actually corrected? It would be very

difficult to keep her foot in the brace if they're not ready to go in

yet. They actually may have relapsed also if they are not being held

in a corrected position by either the AFO or FAB in the last few

weeks.

Are you still considering getting a second opinion from a doctor in

Minneapolis or going to Iowa City? I think it would help put your

mind at ease that everything is okay.

Keep us posted!

&

> We got our DBB a couple of weeks ago and it didn't have the shoe's

> with the strap across them and she kept getting out of them a

several

> times a day. I took the brochure from the files section (Markell)

to

> the orthist and he ordered them for me. I got them yesterday and

it

> is even worse, she gets out of them every hour. I know that there

> have been suggestions before but can't remember all of them. I am

> pulling the strap as far as possible and I tried taking the tongue

> out. What else can I do? This is are third set of braces and I am

> soo frustrated. We started with AFO's and she was out as soon as

we

> got her in them, went to the DBB with shoes that just lace up and

she

> was out several times a day, now DBB with shoes with laces and

straps

> and she is out every hour. Is this a common problem? Any reasons

> why we might be having this problem?

> Thanks,

>

> 1/30/04 bilateral clubfeet DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

,

I think I remember that the doctor that you were taking to

was not necessarily following the Ponseti method exactly. Are you

positive that her feet are actually corrected? It would be very

difficult to keep her foot in the brace if they're not ready to go in

yet. They actually may have relapsed also if they are not being held

in a corrected position by either the AFO or FAB in the last few

weeks.

Are you still considering getting a second opinion from a doctor in

Minneapolis or going to Iowa City? I think it would help put your

mind at ease that everything is okay.

Keep us posted!

&

> We got our DBB a couple of weeks ago and it didn't have the shoe's

> with the strap across them and she kept getting out of them a

several

> times a day. I took the brochure from the files section (Markell)

to

> the orthist and he ordered them for me. I got them yesterday and

it

> is even worse, she gets out of them every hour. I know that there

> have been suggestions before but can't remember all of them. I am

> pulling the strap as far as possible and I tried taking the tongue

> out. What else can I do? This is are third set of braces and I am

> soo frustrated. We started with AFO's and she was out as soon as

we

> got her in them, went to the DBB with shoes that just lace up and

she

> was out several times a day, now DBB with shoes with laces and

straps

> and she is out every hour. Is this a common problem? Any reasons

> why we might be having this problem?

> Thanks,

>

> 1/30/04 bilateral clubfeet DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

,

I think I remember that the doctor that you were taking to

was not necessarily following the Ponseti method exactly. Are you

positive that her feet are actually corrected? It would be very

difficult to keep her foot in the brace if they're not ready to go in

yet. They actually may have relapsed also if they are not being held

in a corrected position by either the AFO or FAB in the last few

weeks.

Are you still considering getting a second opinion from a doctor in

Minneapolis or going to Iowa City? I think it would help put your

mind at ease that everything is okay.

Keep us posted!

&

> We got our DBB a couple of weeks ago and it didn't have the shoe's

> with the strap across them and she kept getting out of them a

several

> times a day. I took the brochure from the files section (Markell)

to

> the orthist and he ordered them for me. I got them yesterday and

it

> is even worse, she gets out of them every hour. I know that there

> have been suggestions before but can't remember all of them. I am

> pulling the strap as far as possible and I tried taking the tongue

> out. What else can I do? This is are third set of braces and I am

> soo frustrated. We started with AFO's and she was out as soon as

we

> got her in them, went to the DBB with shoes that just lace up and

she

> was out several times a day, now DBB with shoes with laces and

straps

> and she is out every hour. Is this a common problem? Any reasons

> why we might be having this problem?

> Thanks,

>

> 1/30/04 bilateral clubfeet DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Thank you for all of the replys already. I just e-mailed Dr

Ponsiti. Do I remember correctly that he responds to them on

Friday? is right I have been trying to coach my Dr along to

following the Ponseti method and I am just not sure that she is fully

corrected. I wish I could get some new pictures up of her feet but I

can't get into the photo section at work and the files section is

full. If someone want's to take a look at them let me know and I

will e-mail them to you. I am sure that I am getting her foot in all

the way and I am pulling the strap as far as I can then using the

laces then trying to pull the strap tighter again. She was in them

for about 2 hours yesterday before she pulled her foot out and there

was a big red mark on the top of her foot from the strap that lasted

for her hour out of the brace and her whole foot was red, so I think

it is tight enough.

Thanks,

1/30/04 bilateral clubfeet DBB 23/7

[Guest guest]

Dr Ponseti replied already and I just e-mailed him my pictures. I

about cried with relief when I got his e-mail. I don't think I

realized how worried I have been until I got his response. He

thought that perhaps her feet were atypical because she has also

gotten out of her cast several times. He asked about a crease on her

heal and on the bottom of her foot and she does have creases on her

foot and heal. Have any of you had problems with the atypical feet?

I would love to hear your stories.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

Hi Sara,

my daughter Sadie has atypical feet. She has the crease that Dr

Ponseti was asking about. Its a condition he calls plantaris. He

diagnosed Sadie in oct. She was casted again and placed in mitchel

shoes. Her R foot is almost normal and her left is much better. There

are different theories about why it happens. It results in

contraction of the plantar fascia and cavus. Which means high arch or

crease in the bottom and somtimes sides of your childs feet. We took

pictures of the bottom of Sadies and Dr Ponseti was able to diagnos

Sadie online. best wishes and let me know if I can share any info

with you.

Sadie 11mo 2 sets of seriel casts and DBB 23/7

-- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " "

wrote:

> Dr Ponseti replied already and I just e-mailed him my pictures. I

> about cried with relief when I got his e-mail. I don't think I

> realized how worried I have been until I got his response. He

> thought that perhaps her feet were atypical because she has also

> gotten out of her cast several times. He asked about a crease on

her

> heal and on the bottom of her foot and she does have creases on her

> foot and heal. Have any of you had problems with the atypical

feet?

> I would love to hear your stories.

> Thanks,

>