Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 , Yes, we have a bend in the bar at either end which helps keep his feet flexed. But she did say that if the bar is too long that it wouldn't hold the flex as well. They always measure our bar from bolt to bolt and it is not adjustable. They like the bar to be about 2 " wider than his shoulders from bolt to bolt. Maybe there's someone on the list who could explain about the bar length. I like your name too! and 11/10/03 dbb 16/7 > , > > This doesn't make sense to me. The flexing of the foot is achieved by > the 15 degree bend in the bar and not the width of the bar, or that's > what I've been told. We've always used the adjustable bar, so I don't > know about the non-extendable bars. Can you see a slight bend upwards > in the bar just before the shoe? We've always made the bar width > approximately the same as his shoulder width, that's how is > most comfortable. But I know that many people do it from bolt to bolt > on the extendable bar (which is really centre of heel to centre of > heel). I hope this makes sense, it's difficult to describe in writing > only. PS: Nice name !! > > and > 24 Jan 2003, > bilateral cf > www.clubfoot.co.za > > > > Moss > Steps Charity > www.steps.org.za > Cell: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 , Your brace shop is setting the FAB up so that the distance between the heels of the shoes, when they are mounted on the bar and turned out to 70 degrees(assuming a bilateral case), will be the same as the width of 's shoulders. You can eyeball this by holding the bar up to his shoulders: he should basically fit between the shoes. The center bolts are in the middle of the shoes, so they--correctly--add an inch to the shoulder measurement to account for each shoe(so, adding 2 inches in all). It's late. I hope this makes sense. Naomi The Family Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7) onemorebb tristan2@...> wrote: , Yes, we have a bend in the bar at either end which helps keep his feet flexed. But she did say that if the bar is too long that it wouldn't hold the flex as well. They always measure our bar from bolt to bolt and it is not adjustable. They like the bar to be about 2 " wider than his shoulders from bolt to bolt. Maybe there's someone on the list who could explain about the bar length. I like your name too! and 11/10/03 dbb 16/7 > , > > This doesn't make sense to me. The flexing of the foot is achieved by > the 15 degree bend in the bar and not the width of the bar, or that's > what I've been told. We've always used the adjustable bar, so I don't > know about the non-extendable bars. Can you see a slight bend upwards > in the bar just before the shoe? We've always made the bar width > approximately the same as his shoulder width, that's how is > most comfortable. But I know that many people do it from bolt to bolt > on the extendable bar (which is really centre of heel to centre of > heel). I hope this makes sense, it's difficult to describe in writing > only. PS: Nice name !! > > and > 24 Jan 2003, > bilateral cf > www.clubfoot.co.za > > > > Moss > Steps Charity > www.steps.org.za > Cell: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 It does make sense, thanks. Have you heard that if the bar is too long it doesn't hold their foot flexed as well? and 11/10/03 dbb 16/7 > > , > > > > This doesn't make sense to me. The flexing of the foot is > achieved by > > the 15 degree bend in the bar and not the width of the bar, or > that's > > what I've been told. We've always used the adjustable bar, so I > don't > > know about the non-extendable bars. Can you see a slight bend > upwards > > in the bar just before the shoe? We've always made the bar width > > approximately the same as his shoulder width, that's how > is > > most comfortable. But I know that many people do it from bolt to > bolt > > on the extendable bar (which is really centre of heel to centre of > > heel). I hope this makes sense, it's difficult to describe in > writing > > only. PS: Nice name !! > > > > and > > 24 Jan 2003, > > bilateral cf > > www.clubfoot.co.za > > > > > > > > Moss > > Steps Charity > > www.steps.org.za > > Cell: > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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