email from Dr Ponseti re bracing protocol - Stella

[Guest guest]

The question about when to reduce bracing hours and how much to

reduce them by seems to come up regularly. I hope that you don't

mind but I took the liberty of posting this message in the links

section so that it will be available for future reference.

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7

> > > Well Dr. Feldman has said I can take 's hours down to

> 12! He

> > said that was pretty much standard. I am totally weary of that,

> and i

> > think I will still go with 18. What do you think? I asked him

what

> > 's severity was, and he said he had very severe

clubfeet.

> They

> > are atypical as well. He said that if this had been 5 years ago,

> > before he was doing the Ponseti method, would most

> definitely

> > have needed surgery, probably around 3 months old. Thank God for

> Dr.

> > Ponseti! However his feet are really beautiful now, and very

> supple. I

> > am terrified of him relapsing. Dr. Feldman also mentioned that

> > may possibly still need surgery around 3 years. He has

> said

> > this before too, so I am really weary of too much time out of

the

> DBB.

> > Am I just being paranoid?

> > >

> > > I must say though, it is lovely to hold and cuddle him out of

his

> > brace. He is funny when he sits - has his legs straight out

with

> his

> > feet as far apart as the brace would be holding them! He has

found

> his

> > toes, and is sitting playing with them.

> > >

> > > Am I mistaken about the hours here?

> > >

> > > and 06/24/04 s ??/7

> > >

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> > >