Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 To measure if the bar is the right length.. the bolt on each side of the bar should be square with the shoulders. Correct?? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 To measure if the bar is the right length.. the bolt on each side of the bar should be square with the shoulders. Correct?? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 I thought it was inside of heel to inside of heel?? But I've heard bolt to bolt, as well. Does anyone have a definite answer? I'd like to know as well! (12/15/04) RT CF--FAB 23/7 Gerace wrote: To measure if the bar is the right length.. the bolt on each side of the bar should be square with the shoulders. Correct?? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 I thought it was inside of heel to inside of heel?? But I've heard bolt to bolt, as well. Does anyone have a definite answer? I'd like to know as well! (12/15/04) RT CF--FAB 23/7 Gerace wrote: To measure if the bar is the right length.. the bolt on each side of the bar should be square with the shoulders. Correct?? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Both are correct - if you are used to measuring from bolt to bolt, by all means, continue to do so...likewise if you usually measure from inside of heel to inside of heel. There is a small difference of maybe an inch or so depending on which way you measure but which ever way works and is most comfortable for YOUR baby is fine. Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7 > To measure if the bar is the right length.. the bolt on each side of the bar > should be square with the shoulders. Correct?? > > > > > > > > Mommy to (12-17-98) and > > Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 Both are correct - if you are used to measuring from bolt to bolt, by all means, continue to do so...likewise if you usually measure from inside of heel to inside of heel. There is a small difference of maybe an inch or so depending on which way you measure but which ever way works and is most comfortable for YOUR baby is fine. Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03 Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7 > To measure if the bar is the right length.. the bolt on each side of the bar > should be square with the shoulders. Correct?? > > > > > > > > Mommy to (12-17-98) and > > Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 No one has a definite answer to this one... The " official " litterature does seem to point to the longer measurement, but some babies are more comfortable with the bolt-to-bolt measurement, some with the heel-to-heel--it comes out to at least a 2 inch difference in bialteral cases. I'd say, from what I've heard here, that more babies (and more doctors/orthotists) use the heel-to-heel measurement. Jonah is considerably more happy with the longer (heel-to-heel) measurement. If he gets to be restless at night and starts to complain about his shoes, it's the first thing I check. How does Dr Herzenberg tell you to set it up? Naomi The Family Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7) Gerace wrote: To measure if the bar is the right length.. the bolt on each side of the bar should be square with the shoulders. Correct?? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2005 Report Share Posted May 26, 2005 No one has a definite answer to this one... The " official " litterature does seem to point to the longer measurement, but some babies are more comfortable with the bolt-to-bolt measurement, some with the heel-to-heel--it comes out to at least a 2 inch difference in bialteral cases. I'd say, from what I've heard here, that more babies (and more doctors/orthotists) use the heel-to-heel measurement. Jonah is considerably more happy with the longer (heel-to-heel) measurement. If he gets to be restless at night and starts to complain about his shoes, it's the first thing I check. How does Dr Herzenberg tell you to set it up? Naomi The Family Naomi Hannah(02/21/01) Jonah(06/20/03, bilateral clubfoot, FAB 14/7) Gerace wrote: To measure if the bar is the right length.. the bolt on each side of the bar should be square with the shoulders. Correct?? Mommy to (12-17-98) and Christian (1-30-04) LCF - DBB (nights only) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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