Re: Searching for advice on getting used to the Denis Brown

[Guest guest]

Are you following the Ponseti method? If so, make sure the bar is shoulder

width apart, and the shoes are set at 70 degrees (this should be the angle your

son's feet were corrected to in the last cast). Make sure the shoes are on

tight enough because if he is slipping a little it could be irritating to his

little feet. He shouldn't be in any pain, but sometimes it does take a little

time to adjust and they will be a little mad. If everything appears ok with his

feet, it may just take a week or two of adjustment.

Searching for advice on getting used to the Denis

Browne bar brace

Help! We need advice on helping our 7-1/2 month old son to get used

to wearing the brace. We know he needs to wear it, but he screams

constantly when it's on, and if we can get him to sleep, he wakes up

screaming every 20 minutes. Any suggestions would be greatly

appreciated.

Patty

[Guest guest]

Are you following the Ponseti method? If so, make sure the bar is shoulder

width apart, and the shoes are set at 70 degrees (this should be the angle your

son's feet were corrected to in the last cast). Make sure the shoes are on

tight enough because if he is slipping a little it could be irritating to his

little feet. He shouldn't be in any pain, but sometimes it does take a little

time to adjust and they will be a little mad. If everything appears ok with his

feet, it may just take a week or two of adjustment.

Searching for advice on getting used to the Denis

Browne bar brace

Help! We need advice on helping our 7-1/2 month old son to get used

to wearing the brace. We know he needs to wear it, but he screams

constantly when it's on, and if we can get him to sleep, he wakes up

screaming every 20 minutes. Any suggestions would be greatly

appreciated.

Patty

[Guest guest]

Hi Patty,

Let's put our heads together and try to get to the bottom of this!!

This is good advise has given, if the bar is not set up

right, your little one will not be comfortable in it.

There could however be some other issues besides brace set up going

on here. Would you mind giving us some more info... Is he being

treated by a Ponseti doctor, how long has he been in the brace, 7 1/2

months is quite late to be starting brace wear, how did his treatment

go? Did he have a tenotomy and were his last casts rotated outward to

70 degrees.

These questions are important as they will help us all figure out if

your little one's feet have been properly and fully corrected. If

they haven't been, the brace will be very uncomfortable for him.

& Grace

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> Are you following the Ponseti method? If so, make sure the bar is

shoulder width apart, and the shoes are set at 70 degrees (this

should be the angle your son's feet were corrected to in the last

cast). Make sure the shoes are on tight enough because if he is

slipping a little it could be irritating to his little feet. He

shouldn't be in any pain, but sometimes it does take a little time to

adjust and they will be a little mad. If everything appears ok with

his feet, it may just take a week or two of adjustment.

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> Searching for advice on getting used

to the Denis Browne bar brace

>

> Help! We need advice on helping our 7-1/2 month old son to get

used

> to wearing the brace. We know he needs to wear it, but he screams

> constantly when it's on, and if we can get him to sleep, he wakes

up

> screaming every 20 minutes. Any suggestions would be greatly

> appreciated.

> Patty

>

>

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>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Patty,

Let's put our heads together and try to get to the bottom of this!!

This is good advise has given, if the bar is not set up

right, your little one will not be comfortable in it.

There could however be some other issues besides brace set up going

on here. Would you mind giving us some more info... Is he being

treated by a Ponseti doctor, how long has he been in the brace, 7 1/2

months is quite late to be starting brace wear, how did his treatment

go? Did he have a tenotomy and were his last casts rotated outward to

70 degrees.

These questions are important as they will help us all figure out if

your little one's feet have been properly and fully corrected. If

they haven't been, the brace will be very uncomfortable for him.

& Grace

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> Are you following the Ponseti method? If so, make sure the bar is

shoulder width apart, and the shoes are set at 70 degrees (this

should be the angle your son's feet were corrected to in the last

cast). Make sure the shoes are on tight enough because if he is

slipping a little it could be irritating to his little feet. He

shouldn't be in any pain, but sometimes it does take a little time to

adjust and they will be a little mad. If everything appears ok with

his feet, it may just take a week or two of adjustment.

>

>

>

>

> Searching for advice on getting used

to the Denis Browne bar brace

>

> Help! We need advice on helping our 7-1/2 month old son to get

used

> to wearing the brace. We know he needs to wear it, but he screams

> constantly when it's on, and if we can get him to sleep, he wakes

up

> screaming every 20 minutes. Any suggestions would be greatly

> appreciated.

> Patty

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