Re: 18 months and starting

[Guest guest]

Hi Liz, welcome to the group!

You will be surprised at how well children adapt to casts and braces.

Before long will be zooming around as if nothing.

How old was when she was diagnosed? Did you notice anything

different about her feet(foot) at birth? Does it involve the whole

foot or just part of the foot?

Where are you located and who is 's doctor (orthopaedic)?

Good to have you here! Fire away with any questions that you have.

Daiga and Owen, 02/04/03

Unilateral LCF, FAB 14/7

> Anybody out there start late? was not diagnosed at birth but we

> started treatments at one year. It took us a while to come to

> Ponsetti

> and she apparently has a mild case (mild enough that none of the

> pediatricians in the practice we go to picked up on it). I'm

> concerned about how she will do with the casts and more specifically

> the bar. It nearly broke my heart to cast her two days after she

> started walking independently.

>

> Liz

[Guest guest]

Liz,

Dr. Dobbs in St. Louis has developed a brace that is still

connected by the bar but it is hinged on either side near the shoe.

This gives the babies better flexibility and more mobility, they can

actually move their legs independently. My son is not yet walking,

he just started pulling up to stand but I am confident that once he

learns to walk w/out the brace that he will quickly transition to

being able to walk with it as well. He started crawling a little

over a week ago and has not been hindered at all by the bar. The bar

is very important in maintaining the corrected position of the feet,

if there is no bar then no corrective shoe or ankle foot orthotic

(AFO) will keep the foot from relapsing. Hope this helps. If you

would like more info about the Dobbs brace you can email me at

jagrindon@... or Dr. Dobbs directly at mattdobbs@...

> > > Anybody out there start late? was not diagnosed at birth

but we

> > > started treatments at one year. It took us a while to come to

> > > Ponsetti

> > > and she apparently has a mild case (mild enough that none of the

> > > pediatricians in the practice we go to picked up on it). I'm

> > > concerned about how she will do with the casts and more

specifically

> > > the bar. It nearly broke my heart to cast her two days after she

> > > started walking independently.

> > >

> > > Liz

> >

> >