Orthotic Management

[Guest guest]

The presentation on Orthotic Management of Patients with CMT by

McKale at the West Coast CMT Conference was a real eye opener. His

experience with foot alignment makes too much sense to be ignored. I

experimented with my right foot AFO by placing 1/16 inch pieces of

contact (peel and stick) hard foam from a hobby shop source under the

front foot pressure point. My AFO is for foot drop and lateral stability

that inserts into a shoe and has springs.

My problem is the right ankle rubs against the right brace. Moving the right

brace to the outside of the mounting position on the poly platform only helped

slightly when done by my orthotist and a strap did not help. So far raising the

orthotic platform at the front of the right foot front pressure points to 3/16

of an inch moved the foot straighter and the ankle does not rub on the brace. I

will try increasing the foam thickness to 1/4 inch to see if it helps more since

the foot works and feels better.

Now if I can convince my orthotist to work on this solution for a more permanent

fix using better materials. I know that finding the right shoe with good width,

toe space and stability is real important to good results. Anyone have any

comment on this?

[Guest guest]

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One thing about the use of foam - it compresses over time and needs to

be replaced.

As for shoes, look into New Balance.

http://www.nbwebexpress.com http://www.newbalance.com/

There are also New Balance outlet stores in different cities.

About New Balance

http://www.newbalance.com/corporate/pressroom/2001/03/corporate_2001_03_08_24.ph\

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Gretchen