Re: Padded inserts to keep heel down

October 22, 2004

If you find anything,please pass it on. I am also struggling with the same

situation. I am constantly putting my sons shoes back on after he gets the

heel raised. He has only been the the shoes for a couple of days but it has

been a long couple of days.

Keri

Jordan 8-19-04 club foot

Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day. Any

> suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> other ideas please let me know.

>

> Thank you,

>

> 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

>

October 22, 2004

We have these little I think " felt " strips. They are very soft and thin and

the one side is sticky so we put on the heel above the top and it provides

traction for him.

Mommy to 12/17/98

and Christian 1/30/04 LCF - DBB 23/7

_____

From: and Keri

Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:00 AM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: Re: Padded inserts to keep heel down

If you find anything,please pass it on. I am also struggling with the same

situation. I am constantly putting my sons shoes back on after he gets the

heel raised. He has only been the the shoes for a couple of days but it has

been a long couple of days.

Keri

Jordan 8-19-04 club foot

Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day. Any

> suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> other ideas please let me know.

>

> Thank you,

>

> 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

>

October 22, 2004

I think these are called Plastizoid inserts. Not sure i spelled that right.

Anyway, Dr Herzenberg gave us a bit of it when we got the first pair of shoes.

I think he told us if we needed anymore we could probably find it in our local

pharmacy. Might want to check that out.. Good luck!

--------- Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day. Any

> suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> other ideas please let me know.

>

> Thank you,

>

> 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

>

October 22, 2004

,

The Plastizode inserts were traditionally used in the Markell shoes

and were custom made/altered by the folks at American Prosthetics and

Orthotics. They bought the horseshoe shaped foam inserts,

then " shaved " them at an angle so they weren't so thick to cause

sores. I don't believe they're used too often anymore since Markell

re-designed the shoes to have the padded collar and heel relief

area. I don't know if they'd be applicable to the shoes or

not.

There's info on the plastizode inserts in the files section under the

FAB folder in the info from Hall. There's also pictures of

them in the old-style Markell shoes in there.

It sounds to me like 's shoes aren't fitting properly if you're

not able to keep his heels down. Do you have or Markell

shoes? Have you contacted Dr. P about it?

I hope this helps-

& (3-16-00)

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day.

Any

> suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> other ideas please let me know.

>

> Thank you,

>

> 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

October 22, 2004

Are you in the shoes or the other ones? We are in the

mitchells and I'm excited to be this far, but I just can't seem to

keep his heels down. mentioned platizoid inserts that I'm going

to ask Dr. P about. When we talked to him last he just said that we

needed to get jason into Physical therapy because of the surgeries

he's had. He wasn't sure the heel would come down all the way, so we

needed to keep stretching it. But he told another mom in this group

that it can take a couple weeks for the heel to settle down into the

shoe. That's all I've gotten for now, but I'll see what else I can

find.

10-09-04 atypical bl cf

>

> If you find anything,please pass it on. I am also struggling with

the same

> situation. I am constantly putting my sons shoes back on after he

gets the

> heel raised. He has only been the the shoes for a couple of days

but it has

> been a long couple of days.

>

> Keri

>

> Jordan 8-19-04 club foot

> Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> > inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> > ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> > knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> > 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day. Any

> > suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> > another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> > other ideas please let me know.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> > 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

> >

October 22, 2004

Where did you get the felt strips and do they just attach to his socks?

10-09-04 atypical bl cf

> We have these little I think " felt " strips. They are very soft and

thin and

> the one side is sticky so we put on the heel above the top and it

provides

> traction for him.

>

> Mommy to 12/17/98

>

> and Christian 1/30/04 LCF - DBB 23/7

>

> _____

>

> From: and Keri [mailto:hajtovik@o...]

> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:00 AM

> To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> Subject: Re: Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> If you find anything,please pass it on. I am also struggling with

the same

> situation. I am constantly putting my sons shoes back on after he

gets the

> heel raised. He has only been the the shoes for a couple of days

but it has

> been a long couple of days.

>

> Keri

>

> Jordan 8-19-04 club foot

> Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> > inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> > ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> > knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> > 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day. Any

> > suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> > another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> > other ideas please let me know.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> > 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

> >

October 22, 2004

Where did you get the felt strips and do they just attach to his socks?

10-09-04 atypical bl cf

> We have these little I think " felt " strips. They are very soft and

thin and

> the one side is sticky so we put on the heel above the top and it

provides

> traction for him.

>

> Mommy to 12/17/98

>

> and Christian 1/30/04 LCF - DBB 23/7

>

> _____

>

> From: and Keri [mailto:hajtovik@o...]

> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 9:00 AM

> To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> Subject: Re: Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> If you find anything,please pass it on. I am also struggling with

the same

> situation. I am constantly putting my sons shoes back on after he

gets the

> heel raised. He has only been the the shoes for a couple of days

but it has

> been a long couple of days.

>

> Keri

>

> Jordan 8-19-04 club foot

> Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> > inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> > ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> > knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> > 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day. Any

> > suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> > another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> > other ideas please let me know.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> > 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

> >

October 22, 2004

Hi ,

thanks for the info. We have the shoes. I will see what

else I can find out. I have talked to dr. p about it and because of

jason's tightness and the two surgeries dr. p's done, he wasn't sure

the heel would come down without physical therapy which we are

starting next week. But I know 's feet can be flat in there, I

just can't seem to keep them that way. We're trying the extra hole

tonight, but the insert just seemed to make a lot of sense, a cushion

to lift his foot up and go behind the ankle to push it forward a bit.

Maybe I'll see what can come up with too.

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate the responses!

10-09-04 atypical bl cf DBB 23/7

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> > inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> > ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> > knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> > 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day.

> Any

> > suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> > another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> > other ideas please let me know.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> > 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

October 22, 2004

Hi ,

thanks for the info. We have the shoes. I will see what

else I can find out. I have talked to dr. p about it and because of

jason's tightness and the two surgeries dr. p's done, he wasn't sure

the heel would come down without physical therapy which we are

starting next week. But I know 's feet can be flat in there, I

just can't seem to keep them that way. We're trying the extra hole

tonight, but the insert just seemed to make a lot of sense, a cushion

to lift his foot up and go behind the ankle to push it forward a bit.

Maybe I'll see what can come up with too.

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate the responses!

10-09-04 atypical bl cf DBB 23/7

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> > inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> > ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> > knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> > 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day.

> Any

> > suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> > another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> > other ideas please let me know.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> > 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

October 22, 2004

I am currently using my 2nd set of shoes. When you say the heel won't

go down - how far are we talking about? How much of a gap between the bottom of

his foot and the shoe? It appears to be somewhat true that the heel doesn't

always go down totally snug in these shoes but in my experience the child grows

in to it rather soon and these shoes seem to gradually form fit over the feet.

I have had no problem keeping the foot in them. Sounds like you do not have

them buckled up tight enough. I know it almost seems inhumane to tighten them

THAT tight, but it's necessary. A regular shoe, no I wouldn't pull it that

snug, but on these DBB shoes that MUST hold the foot in place, it's necessary to

be a big mean mommy and snug them down.

If you really think you have them just as tight as they'll go to the point of

not causing pain, then perhaps your shoes are too large for the feet.

WHO told you to put him in Physical Therapy? Dr. Ponseti, or ?

This is not 's call to advise you in my opinion!!!

Hope it gets better for you.

s.

Padded inserts to keep heel down

>

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> >

> > I had just read previously that someone on here had used padded

> > inserts to keep their little one's heels down. Was that from

> > ? Is that something that he would make or that Dr. Ponseti

> > knows about and could send me? I am having a terrible time keeping

> > 's heels down and then keeping his shoes on during the day. Any

> > suggestions? We've tried thicker socks and I am about to punch

> > another hole in the top of the ankle strap. But if anyone has any

> > other ideas please let me know.

> >

> > Thank you,

> >

> > 10-09-04 atypical bl cf

> >

October 22, 2004