Another E-mail from Dr. Ponseti About Bracing Protocol

[Guest guest]

Hello all! I am pretty much a lurker on these boards, but I have

gleaned so much knowledge from so many of you, so thanks.

I know there has been some questions about bracing protocol and my

doctor was giving info that also seemed to be pretty liberal with

the bracing time. (Nights only straight from the three months of

23/7.)

So, I decided to e-mail Dr. Ponseti himself, with the high hopes

that he would reply. Well. . .he did! Bless that man. Here is my e-

mail and his reply:

Dr. Ponseti's reply

July 29, 2005

Dear Mrs. Preston:

The length of time the child wears the brace depends on the age of

the child and the stiffness of the foot. There is variability in

the time in the brace. In an infant, usually the brace is worn

full time for three months, then 20 hours for a month, this 16-18

hours for a month and then at night and naptime. Once the child is

walking it can be worn 12-14 hours a day. If the foot is very

stiff, the brace may need to be worn more hours and if the foot is

very loose, fewer hours. However, since we have seen late

relapses, we now encourage parents to have their children wear the

brace to age 4 years.

I.V. Ponseti, M.D.

[Guest guest]

Hello all! I am pretty much a lurker on these boards, but I have

gleaned so much knowledge from so many of you, so thanks.

I know there has been some questions about bracing protocol and my

doctor was giving info that also seemed to be pretty liberal with

the bracing time. (Nights only straight from the three months of

23/7.)

So, I decided to e-mail Dr. Ponseti himself, with the high hopes

that he would reply. Well. . .he did! Bless that man. Here is my e-

mail and his reply:

Dr. Ponseti's reply

July 29, 2005

Dear Mrs. Preston:

The length of time the child wears the brace depends on the age of

the child and the stiffness of the foot. There is variability in

the time in the brace. In an infant, usually the brace is worn

full time for three months, then 20 hours for a month, this 16-18

hours for a month and then at night and naptime. Once the child is

walking it can be worn 12-14 hours a day. If the foot is very

stiff, the brace may need to be worn more hours and if the foot is

very loose, fewer hours. However, since we have seen late

relapses, we now encourage parents to have their children wear the

brace to age 4 years.

I.V. Ponseti, M.D.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, that was really helpful.

Liz

> Hello all! I am pretty much a lurker on these boards, but I have

> gleaned so much knowledge from so many of you, so thanks.

>

> I know there has been some questions about bracing protocol and my

> doctor was giving info that also seemed to be pretty liberal with

> the bracing time. (Nights only straight from the three months of

> 23/7.)

>

> So, I decided to e-mail Dr. Ponseti himself, with the high hopes

> that he would reply. Well. . .he did! Bless that man. Here is my e-

> mail and his reply:

>

>

> Dr. Ponseti's reply

>

>

>

> July 29, 2005

>

>

>

> Dear Mrs. Preston:

>

>

>

> The length of time the child wears the brace depends on the age of

> the child and the stiffness of the foot. There is variability in

> the time in the brace. In an infant, usually the brace is worn

> full time for three months, then 20 hours for a month, this 16-18

> hours for a month and then at night and naptime. Once the child

is

> walking it can be worn 12-14 hours a day. If the foot is very

> stiff, the brace may need to be worn more hours and if the foot is

> very loose, fewer hours. However, since we have seen late

> relapses, we now encourage parents to have their children wear the

> brace to age 4 years.

>

>

>

> I.V. Ponseti, M.D.

[Guest guest]

Thanks, that was really helpful.

Liz

> Hello all! I am pretty much a lurker on these boards, but I have

> gleaned so much knowledge from so many of you, so thanks.

>

> I know there has been some questions about bracing protocol and my

> doctor was giving info that also seemed to be pretty liberal with

> the bracing time. (Nights only straight from the three months of

> 23/7.)

>

> So, I decided to e-mail Dr. Ponseti himself, with the high hopes

> that he would reply. Well. . .he did! Bless that man. Here is my e-

> mail and his reply:

>

>

> Dr. Ponseti's reply

>

>

>

> July 29, 2005

>

>

>

> Dear Mrs. Preston:

>

>

>

> The length of time the child wears the brace depends on the age of

> the child and the stiffness of the foot. There is variability in

> the time in the brace. In an infant, usually the brace is worn

> full time for three months, then 20 hours for a month, this 16-18

> hours for a month and then at night and naptime. Once the child

is

> walking it can be worn 12-14 hours a day. If the foot is very

> stiff, the brace may need to be worn more hours and if the foot is

> very loose, fewer hours. However, since we have seen late

> relapses, we now encourage parents to have their children wear the

> brace to age 4 years.

>

>

>

> I.V. Ponseti, M.D.

[Guest guest]

Hi, na,

Looks like Dr. Ponseti emailled us both on

the same day regarding the protocol. Glad

his replies were nearly identical. Hopefully

this will cut down on some of the confusion!

Kim

Lily, 3/28/05, lcf, P/M FAB 23/7

Tessa, 7/17/02

> Hello all! I am pretty much a lurker on these boards, but I have

> gleaned so much knowledge from so many of you, so thanks.

>

> I know there has been some questions about bracing protocol and my

> doctor was giving info that also seemed to be pretty liberal with

> the bracing time. (Nights only straight from the three months of

> 23/7.)

>

> So, I decided to e-mail Dr. Ponseti himself, with the high hopes

> that he would reply. Well. . .he did! Bless that man. Here is my e-

> mail and his reply:

>

>

> Dr. Ponseti's reply

>

>

>

> July 29, 2005

>

>

>

> Dear Mrs. Preston:

>

>

>

> The length of time the child wears the brace depends on the age of

> the child and the stiffness of the foot. There is variability in

> the time in the brace. In an infant, usually the brace is worn

> full time for three months, then 20 hours for a month, this 16-18

> hours for a month and then at night and naptime. Once the child

is

> walking it can be worn 12-14 hours a day. If the foot is very

> stiff, the brace may need to be worn more hours and if the foot is

> very loose, fewer hours. However, since we have seen late

> relapses, we now encourage parents to have their children wear the

> brace to age 4 years.

>

>

>

> I.V. Ponseti, M.D.