Re: Question about rotation of feet

[Guest guest]

The standing with his feet at a distnace seems DBB related, but

isn't at all. It is just how some kids learn to stand. My son did

this and I thought it was DBB related and the ortho insured me that

he has seen many children who never wore a DBB stand like that. The

feet pointing out is DBB related and is a good thing. The feet will

adjust and straighten out in time. They are overcorrected so they

don't relapse.

>

> My son is 15 months old and just had his hours in the dbb reduced

to

> 18. He has been standing and cruising in the dbb for 2.5 months

now

> and when he's out of the dbb he still walks with his feet pointing

> out and kind of spread wide, as if he still has the bar on. He

isn't

> able to stand on his own and when he walks, usually pushing a toy

> with wheels to help him stand, he walks clumsily and with his feet

> pointing out.

>

> Is this normal? Will his feet adjust as he spends more time out of

> the brace? Is just mornings out of the brace enough time for him

to

> learn to stand on his own?

>

> What would I do without this group?

>

> Thanks,

> and bilateral cf 11/10/03 dbb 18/7

[Guest guest]

I don't know what you'd do without this group, but I may have some answers to

your other questions...

Jonah still walks with his feet pointing out. He's 20 months and has been

walking for about 5 months. He still wears the FAB at least 14 hours a day.

The overcorrection is a good thing and it usually goes away on its own with

time. As long as he's not walking on the sides of his feet or dragging his feet

as he walks, you probably don't need to worry about it.

I do think the overcorrection makes Jonah's gait a bit more awkward than other

children's. Of course, at this age, a clumsy gait isn't very uncommon. I have

noticed that when he wears shoes that give him some ankle support, his feet do

not point out so dramatically and he seems to be more stable on his feet.

Also, Jonah was still wearing the FAB 18 hours a day when he started walking. I

don't think it held him back too much.

Hope this is of some help,

Naomi

The Family

Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7)

onemorebb tristan2@...> wrote:

My son is 15 months old and just had his hours in the dbb reduced to

18. He has been standing and cruising in the dbb for 2.5 months now

and when he's out of the dbb he still walks with his feet pointing

out and kind of spread wide, as if he still has the bar on. He isn't

able to stand on his own and when he walks, usually pushing a toy

with wheels to help him stand, he walks clumsily and with his feet

pointing out.

Is this normal? Will his feet adjust as he spends more time out of

the brace? Is just mornings out of the brace enough time for him to

learn to stand on his own?

What would I do without this group?

Thanks,

and bilateral cf 11/10/03 dbb 18/7

[Guest guest]

Naomi

also had overcorrected feet at 20 months. He also had an awkward

gait, most noticeable in open sandals. We emailed Dr Ponseti a video of

him walking and he told us to reduce his FAB wear to a maximum of 10-12

hours and his degree of outward rotation from 70 degrees to 50 degrees.

He told us that usually by the age of 2 the foot should have lost most

of the over-correction. Since we did it in November, his feet are not

so overcorrected and he seems to walk more 'gracefully', but that might

just be an age thing like you said! I just thought you might want to

check with your doctor or Dr Ponseti(we emailed Dr Ponseti because he

treated ).

and 24 Jan 2003, bilateral cf

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Re: Question about rotation of feet

I don't know what you'd do without this group, but I may have some

answers to your other questions...

Jonah still walks with his feet pointing out. He's 20 months and has

been walking for about 5 months. He still wears the FAB at least 14

hours a day. The overcorrection is a good thing and it usually goes

away on its own with time. As long as he's not walking on the sides of

his feet or dragging his feet as he walks, you probably don't need to

worry about it.

I do think the overcorrection makes Jonah's gait a bit more awkward than

other children's. Of course, at this age, a clumsy gait isn't very

uncommon. I have noticed that when he wears shoes that give him some

ankle support, his feet do not point out so dramatically and he seems to

be more stable on his feet.

Also, Jonah was still wearing the FAB 18 hours a day when he started

walking. I don't think it held him back too much.

Hope this is of some help,

Naomi

The Family

Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, bilateral clubfoot, FAB

14/7)

[Guest guest]

Here is an extract from Dr Ponseti's email regarding 's turned out

feet at 22 months (note; walked at about 15 months):

" The video shows that walks and climbs like any normal child,

but his feet are turned out as is often seen in babies when they start

to walk, but usually not at two years of age. How old was he when he

started to walk? How many hours a day does he wear the brace? What

degree of outward rotation are the shoes placed on the bar? It is

usually not easy to go by degrees, but if the shoes are perpendicular to

the bar, that would be 12:00, When the shoes are parallel to the bar, it

is 3:00. 's shoes should be turned out to 1:30 to 2:00 (50-60

degrees). He should wear the brace at night only for about 10-12

hours. "

Moss

Steps Charity

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