RE: No blister success with Markells?

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Hi Marcy,

For the first couple of days your supposed to take them off and check his

feet and then put the shoes back on. Its good practice anyway. I always

gave Christian the whole hour at one time but whatever works for you guys.

We see Dr. Herzenberg and have the Markel shoes too!

I hope things continue to go well with Ethan.

No blister success with Markells?

My son Ethan sees Dr. Herzenberg and Dr. Lamm as well and he just got into

his shoes on Friday. Dr. H is out of the country, so Dr. Lamm and their

physical therapist fitted him with the shoes.

Does anyone have any success with the Markell shoes with no blisters? I'm

scared to death that Ethan will get blisters and we'll have a screaming 3

month old on our hands. Are there any tricks to ensuring that no blisters

form? He kicks a lot and I can just see his little feet getting beaten up

in there.

Also, this may seem like a dumb question, but I know that we're only

supposed to take off the shoes for an hour a day. Do people only take them

off once per day and leave them on the entire rest of the day? Does anyone

take them off any other part of the day to check the feet or arrange the

sock?

All of your advice is so helpful. I don't know how I would survive

without having this forum to read everyday.

Marcy

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put together by Kori.

Some people do check the feet every now and then. As long as you are

only doing it a couple times and it is a quick out and in, it

probably wont hurt anything. After a couple days you will feel more

confident and not feel the need to do it anymore.

ALOT of people have had success with the Markells without a single

blister. Often times, blisters are due to user errror - not getting

the heel seated all the way into the shoe or not having the buckle

tight enough.

Good luck and let us know how it goes!

Angel

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> My son Ethan sees Dr. Herzenberg and Dr. Lamm as well and he just

got into his shoes on Friday. Dr. H is out of the country, so Dr.

Lamm and their physical therapist fitted him with the shoes.

>

> Does anyone have any success with the Markell shoes with no

blisters? I'm scared to death that Ethan will get blisters and we'll

have a screaming 3 month old on our hands. Are there any tricks to

ensuring that no blisters form? He kicks a lot and I can just see

his little feet getting beaten up in there.

>

> Also, this may seem like a dumb question, but I know that we're

only supposed to take off the shoes for an hour a day. Do people

only take them off once per day and leave them on the entire rest of

the day? Does anyone take them off any other part of the day to

check the feet or arrange the sock?

>

> All of your advice is so helpful. I don't know how I would

survive without having this forum to read everyday.

>

> Marcy

>

>

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[Guest guest]

My Olivia has been successfully wearing the Markells for 3+ years without

one single blister. She started at 5 months old and wore them until she was

1.5 years old. She was released due to loose ligaments, so didn't wear them

for the next year. She relapsed and was casted at 2.5 years old and has

been in them ever since recorrection. She turned 4 in October and will be

in them until at least 5 due to the relapse. Again, she's never had a

blister or pressure sore.

We always did the full hour at one time. The first few days we didn't take

them off at all except to readjust. They gave us a tips document in Iowa

that said to mark a line on the shoe where the toes should be when seated

properly. I just kept an eye on that mark. If her toes were moving back

then I repositioned the shoes and checked for problems. I probably had to

do that 2-3 times in the first two days, but then I got more comfortable

putting them on her and the swelling from the casts went down. Once that

happened her feet stayed in them fine.

Good luck to you!!

Jen & Livie

No blister success with Markells?

My son Ethan sees Dr. Herzenberg and Dr. Lamm as well and he just got into

his shoes on Friday. Dr. H is out of the country, so Dr. Lamm and their

physical therapist fitted him with the shoes.

Does anyone have any success with the Markell shoes with no blisters?

I'm scared to death that Ethan will get blisters and we'll have a screaming

3 month old on our hands. Are there any tricks to ensuring that no blisters

form? He kicks a lot and I can just see his little feet getting beaten up

in there.

Also, this may seem like a dumb question, but I know that we're only

supposed to take off the shoes for an hour a day. Do people only take them

off once per day and leave them on the entire rest of the day? Does anyone

take them off any other part of the day to check the feet or arrange the

sock?

All of your advice is so helpful. I don't know how I would survive

without having this forum to read everyday.

Marcy

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[Guest guest]

Marcy, My son Logan had terrible blisters/soars, HOWEVER that was

because we were given shoes that were too small, a bar that was too

short, and I had trouble getting his feet in properly. It does seem

that if the foot is well corrected and you have the right fit you should

be all set. Good Luck. And should your son get a blister, there is an

ointment called SSD that you can get from the ped that heals them

quickly.

No blister success with Markells?

My son Ethan sees Dr. Herzenberg and Dr. Lamm as well and he just got

into his shoes on Friday. Dr. H is out of the country, so Dr. Lamm and

their physical therapist fitted him with the shoes.

Does anyone have any success with the Markell shoes with no blisters?

I'm scared to death that Ethan will get blisters and we'll have a

screaming 3 month old on our hands. Are there any tricks to ensuring

that no blisters form? He kicks a lot and I can just see his little

feet getting beaten up in there.

Also, this may seem like a dumb question, but I know that we're only

supposed to take off the shoes for an hour a day. Do people only take

them off once per day and leave them on the entire rest of the day?

Does anyone take them off any other part of the day to check the feet or

arrange the sock?

All of your advice is so helpful. I don't know how I would survive

without having this forum to read everyday.

Marcy

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[Guest guest]

Our son has been in them for a little under a year, and we did the

evening 1 hour out for bath and bed too. It works like a charm to

establish routine, just like Jenni mentioned. He may kick at me from

time to time, but I figure he'd do that even if he didn't have the

shoes! It just hurts more when he connects, that's all.

My son Ethan sees Dr.

Herzenberg and Dr. Lamm as well and he just got into his shoes on

Friday. Dr. H is out of the country, so Dr. Lamm and their physical

therapist fitted him with the shoes.

>

> Does anyone have any success with the Markell shoes with no

blisters? I'm scared to death that Ethan will get blisters and

we'll have a screaming 3 month old on our hands. Are there any

tricks to ensuring that no blisters form? He kicks a lot and I can

just see his little feet getting beaten up in there.

>

> Also, this may seem like a dumb question, but I know that

we're only supposed to take off the shoes for an hour a day. Do

people only take them off once per day and leave them on the entire

rest of the day? Does anyone take them off any other part of the

day to check the feet or arrange the sock?

>

> All of your advice is so helpful. I don't know how I would

survive without having this forum to read everyday.

>

> Marcy

>

>

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For the record- we never had blisters either. =)

& (3-16-00 lcf)

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Does anyone have any success with the Markell shoes with no

blisters? I'm scared to death that Ethan will get blisters and

we'll have a screaming 3 month old on our hands. Are there any

tricks to ensuring that no blisters form? He kicks a lot and I can

just see his little feet getting beaten up in there.

We use the Markells and have for almost a year. One thing our doctor

taught me is that if the shoes are slipping that's when blisters

occur. He taught me to tighten them as tight as possible without

cutting off the circulation. At first that's tricky, but after

awhile you just know how tight to make them. You want the buckle

tight and also the laces tight, just tight enough so his feet don't

slide around when he moves, but not so tight that his feet are cold

when you take the shoes off. It also helps to have a hole cut in the

heel so you can make sure his heel is all the way down in the shoes

when you tighten the buckle. He also told me to check 's feet

daily when I take the shoes off and to use moleskin to put on any

red spots. We've only had to use moleskin a couple of times and

we've had no problems with blisters.

and 11/10/03 bilateral cf dbb 14/7