toes turning inward

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Aloha All:)

It has been a very long time since I have written to the post...I do read them

!!

I was hoping to find someone who has had, or is having problems with the front

of the feet turning inward?

We just got back from Shriners today here in Hawaii, and had his doctor look at

his feet to make sure they are not in relapse.

I was concerned because there were no shoes out there that would fit him because

his feet are curved in...not to mention the comments from shoe store people

asking if I had taken my son to a specialist for his feet!

It has been hard to get any shoes on him at all because he still hates his night

time shoe's:)

Anyhow, he is not in relapse, but we did go to the Orthotic and he made molds of

both feet up to the knee, and will be making a plastic boot like brace with

soles on the bottom. He will be wearing these during the day ( no set time

frame)

Has anyone gone through this? My main concern was the combination of him having

the front of the feet turning in, also he has a hard time walking and

running...he falls every third step, and if he runs he scrapes his little toe,

the nail is almost gone. But the kick in the butt was when he outgrew the 3 wide

soft boot shoe (can't remember the brand name) and we needed something for him

to wear whenever we would go out....My findings were nothing!

I had nothing to put on him so I started getting the robeez soft leather bootie

type shoes ( 1 pair would last 2 weeks) they would get all torn up in the front

so fast...we tried Velcro style sandals, but his feet would shift off to the

sides and he would walk on the outer part of his feet....and they tripped him

too. So, he runs bare foot and free for now:)

I don't even know what those corrective boot shoes are called?

Any advise on these things? My son still wears his DBBs at night, no changes

there.

Thanks...

Carole

Son: Kristopher blcf born( 6/11/02 )

treated w/ Ponseti method from birth by Dr. Dirkin Honolulu Hawaii Shriners