Guest guest Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 Hi Caroline, 1. Yes, from what I understand they set the shoes like that so the foot is overcorrected and when he no longer has to wear them the foot will slowly come back to center. 2. I can't really picture what you are talking about here. 3. You can put him in any toy that will fit the DBB if he is wearing it 23/7 still. He will walk along the furniture with it on too! Hope this helps. I am sure you will get alot of very helpful responses to these questions. DBB Questions I have a few questions about the DBB... 1. I know that it is always set at 70% but lately a lot of people have asked me if my son's feet will always be turned out even when he doesn't wear the DBB anymore. I'm not sure what to tell them. Will his feet eventually start to more back to center? 2. When I stand him up when he is wearing his DBB his feet sort of look like they are curved forward, like he is standing on the insides of his feet. Is this normal? 3. Is it okay to put him in a bouncy seat (the one with toys all around it) and let him put pressure on his feet while his shoes are on? Thanks, Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2003 Report Share Posted June 20, 2003 Hi Caroline, 1. Yes, from what I understand they set the shoes like that so the foot is overcorrected and when he no longer has to wear them the foot will slowly come back to center. 2. I can't really picture what you are talking about here. 3. You can put him in any toy that will fit the DBB if he is wearing it 23/7 still. He will walk along the furniture with it on too! Hope this helps. I am sure you will get alot of very helpful responses to these questions. DBB Questions I have a few questions about the DBB... 1. I know that it is always set at 70% but lately a lot of people have asked me if my son's feet will always be turned out even when he doesn't wear the DBB anymore. I'm not sure what to tell them. Will his feet eventually start to more back to center? 2. When I stand him up when he is wearing his DBB his feet sort of look like they are curved forward, like he is standing on the insides of his feet. Is this normal? 3. Is it okay to put him in a bouncy seat (the one with toys all around it) and let him put pressure on his feet while his shoes are on? Thanks, Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 I have a few questions about the DBB... 1. I know that it is always set at 70% but lately a lot of people have asked me if my son's feet will always be turned out even when he doesn't wear the DBB anymore. I'm not sure what to tell them. Will his feet eventually start to more back to center? 2. When I stand him up when he is wearing his DBB his feet sort of look like they are curved forward, like he is standing on the insides of his feet. Is this normal? 3. Is it okay to put him in a bouncy seat (the one with toys all around it) and let him put pressure on his feet while his shoes are on? Thanks, Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 I have a few questions about the DBB... 1. I know that it is always set at 70% but lately a lot of people have asked me if my son's feet will always be turned out even when he doesn't wear the DBB anymore. I'm not sure what to tell them. Will his feet eventually start to more back to center? 2. When I stand him up when he is wearing his DBB his feet sort of look like they are curved forward, like he is standing on the insides of his feet. Is this normal? 3. Is it okay to put him in a bouncy seat (the one with toys all around it) and let him put pressure on his feet while his shoes are on? Thanks, Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 At 06:22 AM 6/20/2005, you wrote: >I have a few questions about the DBB... >1. I know that it is always set at 70% but lately a lot of people >have asked me if my son's feet will always be turned out even when he >doesn't wear the DBB anymore. I'm not sure what to tell them. Will >his feet eventually start to more back to center? yup, the clubfoot by design wants to relapse. So the overcorrection of 70 degrees leaves room for that to happen slowly over time. Keeping it at 70 means that it doesn't relapse past the neutral point. Very important. And it will be straight when you're all done. >2. When I stand him up when he is wearing his DBB his feet sort of >look like they are curved forward, like he is standing on the insides >of his feet. Is this normal? I think you're describing the dorsiflexion that is essential and should be integrated into the bar. The bar should be bent 10-15 degrees so yes, it does look like the ankles are rolling in a bit. >3. Is it okay to put him in a bouncy seat (the one with toys all >around it) and let him put pressure on his feet while his shoes are >on? absolutely! It's good for him actually to do as much standing in the brace as he wants to. Kori >Thanks, >Caroline > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 At 06:22 AM 6/20/2005, you wrote: >I have a few questions about the DBB... >1. I know that it is always set at 70% but lately a lot of people >have asked me if my son's feet will always be turned out even when he >doesn't wear the DBB anymore. I'm not sure what to tell them. Will >his feet eventually start to more back to center? yup, the clubfoot by design wants to relapse. So the overcorrection of 70 degrees leaves room for that to happen slowly over time. Keeping it at 70 means that it doesn't relapse past the neutral point. Very important. And it will be straight when you're all done. >2. When I stand him up when he is wearing his DBB his feet sort of >look like they are curved forward, like he is standing on the insides >of his feet. Is this normal? I think you're describing the dorsiflexion that is essential and should be integrated into the bar. The bar should be bent 10-15 degrees so yes, it does look like the ankles are rolling in a bit. >3. Is it okay to put him in a bouncy seat (the one with toys all >around it) and let him put pressure on his feet while his shoes are >on? absolutely! It's good for him actually to do as much standing in the brace as he wants to. Kori >Thanks, >Caroline > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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