Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I had sent an email with pictures to Dr Ponseti and I just got a response. How exciting!!! He said that Dr Westberry had done an excellent job in correcting my son's feet (he said that they had been severe which was a little shocking). However, he said that the bar looked a little too short. Neither Dr Westberry or our prosthetic person had said anything about this. Dr Frick said that the bar looked a little too short, but he wasn't worried about it. What is the harm in keeping it the way it is? If we make it a little longer will he be in a lot of pain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 It's my understanding the harm comes if the bar is left too short - it can interfere with the hips and make it really uncomfortable for the baby. Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/24 > > I had sent an email with pictures to Dr Ponseti and I just got a > response. How exciting!!! He said that Dr Westberry had done an > excellent job in correcting my son's feet (he said that they had > been severe which was a little shocking). However, he said that the > bar looked a little too short. Neither Dr Westberry or our > prosthetic person had said anything about this. Dr Frick said that > the bar looked a little too short, but he wasn't worried about it. > What is the harm in keeping it the way it is? If we make it a little > longer will he be in a lot of pain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 A bar that's too short causes disomfort, and I would assume some pain. My son just cried and cried until I figured that out and lengthened his bar (he has the red adjustable one). He was just fine after that. Others here probably know if there are any other concerns regarding a bar that's too short, other than discomfort/pain. When you say making it a little longer, do you mean making the bar longer or spending a few more weeks in the bar the way it is? If you mean lengthening the bar, I measure my son's shoulders and then I measure the distance between the screw holes on the heels of the shoes. As long as these are pretty much the same, he's just fine. Others measure the distance between the heels of the shoes, but my son was uncomfortable measuring that way for some reason, so we use the heel screw holes. If you meant trying to keep him in the shorter bar longer, hard to tell. All kids are different, but I'm sure he'll let you know by crying and screaming if he's in discomfort/pain. If it were me, I would increase the length of the bar, or just get a longer one if it's not an adjustable bar that you have. and BCF 03/25/2004 DBB .. On 12/6/2004 11:48:37 AM, nosurgery4clubfoot wrote: > I had sent an email with pictures to Dr Ponseti and I just got a > response. How exciting!!! He said that Dr Westberry had done an > excellent job in correcting my > son's feet (he said that they had > been severe which was a little shocking). However, he said that the > bar looked a little too short. Neither Dr Westberry or our > prosthetic person had said anything about this. Dr Frick said that > the bar looked a little too short, but he wasn't > worried about it. > What is the harm in keeping it the way it is? If we make it a little > longer will he be in a lot of pain? > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 is it an adjustable bar? If it's too short it can be uncomfortable (painful?) and I think this is in the knees, and can also contribute to the heels pulling out of the boots. If it's too long same thing. So it should be about shoulder width either heel to heel (hold the bar up to his shoulders on his back to guestimate) or screw hole to screw hole... or bolt to bolt. I use heel to heel and as she grows she then gets closer to screw hole to screw hole and if I don't adjust it for a while it then becomes bolt to bolt lol... Whatever works best for your child is ok, but it should be at least one of those options. If the bar is adjustable you can make it perfect for him all the time just by checking where it's at once every few weeks by holding it up to his shoulders and then changing it to fit what makes him happiest. Kori At 08:48 AM 12/6/2004, you wrote: >I had sent an email with pictures to Dr Ponseti and I just got a >response. How exciting!!! He said that Dr Westberry had done an >excellent job in correcting my son's feet (he said that they had >been severe which was a little shocking). However, he said that the >bar looked a little too short. Neither Dr Westberry or our >prosthetic person had said anything about this. Dr Frick said that >the bar looked a little too short, but he wasn't worried about it. >What is the harm in keeping it the way it is? If we make it a little >longer will he be in a lot of pain? > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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