bar question

[Guest guest]

When we got out DBB, I knew about the different types of shoes but not bars.

Our dr. gave us a bar that clamps onto the shoes. This wouldn't be a problem

except for the screws sticking out. They scratch us, and when he starts

grabbing his feet I worry about him hurting himself. They also do not have the

degrees on them.

Has anyone had this type before? Did you switch to a new type? If I were to

switch, does anyone know where I would order a different bar?

Thanks,

, BCF 11/19/04

[Guest guest]

, our very first bar that was provided to us by the doctor

was the red fixed length bar that clamped on to the sides of the

shoes. I didn't like it at all - I found that if Owen kicked hard

enough, he could move or dislodge the shoes from their original

position. At the time, this was the only type of bar that the doctor

had. At our next appointment, I asked for a prescription for new

shoes and an adjustable length bar. I took the prescription to the

orthotist and she ordered from Markell. Markell carries both types

of bar (or at least they used to) so it's important that you let

whoever is ordering know which type you want. However, the clamp

style do not appear on their website. From what I understand, the

clamp style does not work well with the 'new design' shoes because

the lip on the new shoes is considerably narrower so there is less

area to 'clamp' on to. You can visit Markell's website to see what

is available:

http://www.markellshoe.com/tarso1.html

- from this page, click on the link for " Info on New Open Toe Boots

for Ponseti Method of treating Clubfoot " ...it opens up a pdf file

but there you can see all of the available bars.

Hope this helps,

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7

> When we got out DBB, I knew about the different types of shoes but

not bars. Our dr. gave us a bar that clamps onto the shoes. This

wouldn't be a problem except for the screws sticking out. They

scratch us, and when he starts grabbing his feet I worry about him

hurting himself. They also do not have the degrees on them.

>

> Has anyone had this type before? Did you switch to a new type? If

I were to switch, does anyone know where I would order a different

bar?

>

> Thanks,

>

> , BCF 11/19/04

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