Re: So has anyone used the real AFO?

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Kelsey used an AFO for a while and we did not like it

but her foot was not corrected at the time either. It

was definitely not the thing for her. Kelsey's was

made of a white plastic and as a tip, it was helpful

for us to put her in colored socks, as it was easier

to see when I had her heel back in the AFO. I got a

pair of wide high top shoes and that helped give her

some stability in the brace. Hopefully the AFO will

help you with her dorsiflexion.

Jenni

--- meli_costarica wrote:

> Yep, Dr. Ponseti and Morcuende both agreed to

> prescribe the real AFO

> for my daughter. Her feet would not relapse in a way

> that they would

> turn inward. Her problem is keeping the dorsiflexion

> and apparently the

> only way to stretch the heel if she doesn't flex her

> feet upwards is to

> wear the real AFO's. was wearing the Mitchel

> shoes but we are

> going to discontinue the use to proceed with the

> AFO's.

>

> Has anyone had an experience with the AFO's? I don't

> know much about

> them....any help would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks a lot

>

> andra

>

>

>

>

Jenni-

Mom to (10/31/01) and Kelsey (11/7/03)happy girl in DBB nights only for

left clubfoot.

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I know nothing about AFO's in pediatric use, but when Kai has had casts in the

last year, the cast tech at Children's told us about something a partent told

him ... converse style high-top shoes. Apparently because they are made of

canvas they go over things (like casts or AFO's) easily and help both protect

and give stability. We havent ever used them and he modified a walking-cast

shoe for Kai, but it might be with checking into.

My oldest DD's grandmother wears an AFO that goes almost to the knee due to a

badly broken bone that surgery was bungled on .... she wears a wide variety of

shoes - including normal tennishoes - over it and doesn't seem to have a

problem.

Re: So has anyone used the real AFO?

Kelsey used an AFO for a while and we did not like it

but her foot was not corrected at the time either. It

was definitely not the thing for her. Kelsey's was

made of a white plastic and as a tip, it was helpful

for us to put her in colored socks, as it was easier

to see when I had her heel back in the AFO. I got a

pair of wide high top shoes and that helped give her

some stability in the brace. Hopefully the AFO will

help you with her dorsiflexion.

Jenni

--- meli_costarica wrote:

> Yep, Dr. Ponseti and Morcuende both agreed to

> prescribe the real AFO

> for my daughter. Her feet would not relapse in a way

> that they would

> turn inward. Her problem is keeping the dorsiflexion

> and apparently the

> only way to stretch the heel if she doesn't flex her

> feet upwards is to

> wear the real AFO's. was wearing the Mitchel

> shoes but we are

> going to discontinue the use to proceed with the

> AFO's.

>

> Has anyone had an experience with the AFO's? I don't

> know much about

> them....any help would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks a lot

>

> andra

>

>

>

>

Jenni-

Mom to (10/31/01) and Kelsey (11/7/03)happy girl in DBB nights only for

left clubfoot.

__________________________________

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andra,

my son wears a DAFO (dynamic ankle foot orthesis), bus he had a

posteromedial release last march.

It´s alot better for us than the normal AFO (they look very similar)

his was done with a real model of his feet with casts.

It works quite well for him, hold the ankle to avoid relapse in the

equino but is not helping as good as with the bar between.

http://www.dafo.com/ this is the web where you can see it.

Hope this help.

You should know, that Pablo, my son, has a kind of distal

artrhogryposis , he has almost no movement in his ankles...

Best regards from Spain

Mami de Pablo 06/19/02

>

> Yep, Dr. Ponseti and Morcuende both agreed to prescribe the real AFO

> for my daughter. Her feet would not relapse in a way that they would

> turn inward. Her problem is keeping the dorsiflexion and apparently

the

> only way to stretch the heel if she doesn't flex her feet upwards is

to

> wear the real AFO's. was wearing the Mitchel shoes but we are

> going to discontinue the use to proceed with the AFO's.

>

> Has anyone had an experience with the AFO's? I don't know much about

> them....any help would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks a lot

>

> andra

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, Collin has worn AFO's and KAFO's their is photos of the KAFO on

our website http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

The KAFO is the same thing but longer, it has a knee joing in it, the

AFO is much shorter doesn't go as far up. We drilled a few holes in

the bottom of it to help his foot breath. Also we bought little girl

knee socks put them on, put the AFO on, then folded the knee socks

over the velcro part so he wouldn't be as tempted to un-do it. If you

have any questions please feel free to e-mail us. It is important to

make sure the heel is all the way down before closing it. We sort of

pushed on his knee from what I remember to make sure it was down.

Michele

Collin's story at

http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

[Guest guest]

We used real AFO's attached to the foot abduction brace for a while.

Dr. Dobbs in St. Louis has been using this set up for a while now, for

children who have trouble with the Markell shoes. Our experience is

that while the AFO does not allow for natural ankle movement, this

" sacrifice " I guess you could call it, is made up for by the benefit

of no sores (for those who this was a problem with the Markells). The

other benefit of the AFO is, as in 's case, is the ability to

mold the dorsiflexion into the AFO itself, thereby keeping the foot

stretched all the time. The one problem we had with the AFO's was

difficulty keeping the foot in it. I was able to keep it on him, but

they had a hard time at daycare, getting the straps snug enough to

keep his foot in the proper position. The one tip I might give you in

using them, is to fasten the strap that goes across the upper part of

the instep first. Put your thumb there and press, while you are

tightening that strap, it must be quite tight to keep the foot in place.

I am really interested in the fact that Dr. P is using the regular

AFO. I hope you will keep us updated on 's progress.

Thanks,

>

> Yep, Dr. Ponseti and Morcuende both agreed to prescribe the real AFO

> for my daughter. Her feet would not relapse in a way that they would

> turn inward. Her problem is keeping the dorsiflexion and apparently the

> only way to stretch the heel if she doesn't flex her feet upwards is to

> wear the real AFO's. was wearing the Mitchel shoes but we are

> going to discontinue the use to proceed with the AFO's.

>

> Has anyone had an experience with the AFO's? I don't know much about

> them....any help would be appreciated.

>

> Thanks a lot

>

> andra

>