Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Janelyse got her DBB today and when the orthotist measured her shoulders he measured across the front, I would swear he measured her too big. Are they suppposed to measure across the front or the back? I would think the back would give a more accurate measurement as when he measured he laid the tape measure on her and it seemed to measure bigger. She ended up with an 8 (she measured a 7 and the only ones the orthotist had were a 6 or 8). Does that sound right? I was pleased with the way he fit the shoes, he put in an extra insert in the heel area so it's curved around her heel and doesn't rub against the shoes. She does try to keep her toes curled when I put the DBB on though so that is fun. But my other two did the same thing with their shoes at this age too, lol, and they weren't " special " shoes. Oh, and my 4 year old loves this thing, he keeps telling me " Mommy, Janelyse has a cool skateboarder brace now! " Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Janelyse got her DBB today and when the orthotist measured her shoulders he measured across the front, I would swear he measured her too big. Are they suppposed to measure across the front or the back? I would think the back would give a more accurate measurement as when he measured he laid the tape measure on her and it seemed to measure bigger. She ended up with an 8 (she measured a 7 and the only ones the orthotist had were a 6 or 8). Does that sound right? I was pleased with the way he fit the shoes, he put in an extra insert in the heel area so it's curved around her heel and doesn't rub against the shoes. She does try to keep her toes curled when I put the DBB on though so that is fun. But my other two did the same thing with their shoes at this age too, lol, and they weren't " special " shoes. Oh, and my 4 year old loves this thing, he keeps telling me " Mommy, Janelyse has a cool skateboarder brace now! " Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Marcia, I think this sounds okay, I believe the non-adjustable bars only come in even inch increments but I think they normally err on the side of longer is better. It is when the bar starts getting too short that they start losing dorsiflexion and/or slipping out of the shoes. I have usually seen the measurement taken from the back, although our orthotist never even measured Sammy, he just " eyeballed " it and had it right on the money. I think, from the previous discussions on these boards that the most important thing is that the baby is comfortable in the brace, again, too small is usually where they seem to start getting uncomfortable. HTH. Jenna (4/7/01) & Sammy (9/25/04, RCF, Dobbs Brace 16-18/7) > Janelyse got her DBB today and when the orthotist measured her > shoulders he measured across the front, I would swear he measured her > too big. Are they suppposed to measure across the front or the back? I > would think the back would give a more accurate measurement as when he > measured he laid the tape measure on her and it seemed to measure > bigger. She ended up with an 8 (she measured a 7 and the only ones the > orthotist had were a 6 or 8). Does that sound right? I was pleased > with the way he fit the shoes, he put in an extra insert in the heel > area so it's curved around her heel and doesn't rub against the shoes. > She does try to keep her toes curled when I put the DBB on though so > that is fun. But my other two did the same thing with their shoes at > this age too, lol, and they weren't " special " shoes. Oh, and my 4 year > old loves this thing, he keeps telling me " Mommy, Janelyse has a cool > skateboarder brace now! " > > Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Marcia, I think this sounds okay, I believe the non-adjustable bars only come in even inch increments but I think they normally err on the side of longer is better. It is when the bar starts getting too short that they start losing dorsiflexion and/or slipping out of the shoes. I have usually seen the measurement taken from the back, although our orthotist never even measured Sammy, he just " eyeballed " it and had it right on the money. I think, from the previous discussions on these boards that the most important thing is that the baby is comfortable in the brace, again, too small is usually where they seem to start getting uncomfortable. HTH. Jenna (4/7/01) & Sammy (9/25/04, RCF, Dobbs Brace 16-18/7) > Janelyse got her DBB today and when the orthotist measured her > shoulders he measured across the front, I would swear he measured her > too big. Are they suppposed to measure across the front or the back? I > would think the back would give a more accurate measurement as when he > measured he laid the tape measure on her and it seemed to measure > bigger. She ended up with an 8 (she measured a 7 and the only ones the > orthotist had were a 6 or 8). Does that sound right? I was pleased > with the way he fit the shoes, he put in an extra insert in the heel > area so it's curved around her heel and doesn't rub against the shoes. > She does try to keep her toes curled when I put the DBB on though so > that is fun. But my other two did the same thing with their shoes at > this age too, lol, and they weren't " special " shoes. Oh, and my 4 year > old loves this thing, he keeps telling me " Mommy, Janelyse has a cool > skateboarder brace now! " > > Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 O.k., thanks. Actually, he did eyeball it initially, but I questioned the size of the bar so he got out the tape measure and showed me. Oh, and she managed to pull her foot out of the shoe last night...I was wondering why she went from screaming off and on to sleeping peacefully, ha! Marcia Re: DBB Marcia, I think this sounds okay, I believe the non-adjustable bars only come in even inch increments but I think they normally err on the side of longer is better. It is when the bar starts getting too short that they start losing dorsiflexion and/or slipping out of the shoes. I have usually seen the measurement taken from the back, although our orthotist never even measured Sammy, he just " eyeballed " it and had it right on the money. I think, from the previous discussions on these boards that the most important thing is that the baby is comfortable in the brace, again, too small is usually where they seem to start getting uncomfortable. HTH. Jenna (4/7/01) & Sammy (9/25/04, RCF, Dobbs Brace 16-18/7) > Janelyse got her DBB today and when the orthotist measured her > shoulders he measured across the front, I would swear he measured her > too big. Are they suppposed to measure across the front or the back? I > would think the back would give a more accurate measurement as when he > measured he laid the tape measure on her and it seemed to measure > bigger. She ended up with an 8 (she measured a 7 and the only ones the > orthotist had were a 6 or 8). Does that sound right? I was pleased > with the way he fit the shoes, he put in an extra insert in the heel > area so it's curved around her heel and doesn't rub against the shoes. > She does try to keep her toes curled when I put the DBB on though so > that is fun. But my other two did the same thing with their shoes at > this age too, lol, and they weren't " special " shoes. Oh, and my 4 year > old loves this thing, he keeps telling me " Mommy, Janelyse has a cool > skateboarder brace now! " > > Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2005 Report Share Posted June 21, 2005 O.k., thanks. Actually, he did eyeball it initially, but I questioned the size of the bar so he got out the tape measure and showed me. Oh, and she managed to pull her foot out of the shoe last night...I was wondering why she went from screaming off and on to sleeping peacefully, ha! Marcia Re: DBB Marcia, I think this sounds okay, I believe the non-adjustable bars only come in even inch increments but I think they normally err on the side of longer is better. It is when the bar starts getting too short that they start losing dorsiflexion and/or slipping out of the shoes. I have usually seen the measurement taken from the back, although our orthotist never even measured Sammy, he just " eyeballed " it and had it right on the money. I think, from the previous discussions on these boards that the most important thing is that the baby is comfortable in the brace, again, too small is usually where they seem to start getting uncomfortable. HTH. Jenna (4/7/01) & Sammy (9/25/04, RCF, Dobbs Brace 16-18/7) > Janelyse got her DBB today and when the orthotist measured her > shoulders he measured across the front, I would swear he measured her > too big. Are they suppposed to measure across the front or the back? I > would think the back would give a more accurate measurement as when he > measured he laid the tape measure on her and it seemed to measure > bigger. She ended up with an 8 (she measured a 7 and the only ones the > orthotist had were a 6 or 8). Does that sound right? I was pleased > with the way he fit the shoes, he put in an extra insert in the heel > area so it's curved around her heel and doesn't rub against the shoes. > She does try to keep her toes curled when I put the DBB on though so > that is fun. But my other two did the same thing with their shoes at > this age too, lol, and they weren't " special " shoes. Oh, and my 4 year > old loves this thing, he keeps telling me " Mommy, Janelyse has a cool > skateboarder brace now! " > > Marcia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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