Re: Treatment for non-clubbed feet that have significant in toeing?

[Guest guest]

it really depends on where the turn is. If his feet are straight,

then it is NOT metatarsus adductus, so that means it is probably

tibial or femoral torsion. It usually self-corrects on its own, but

I have heard of a very severe case that required that the tibia be

cut in half above the ankle and reattached straight.

angel

>

> Hi all,

>

> I'm hoping that one of you will have some information about the

> situation I encountered this evening. I was taking my kids to get

> haircuts and I had put 's shoes on before we went. As soon as

> I got to the salon, a woman says, we have one of those too. She was

> referring to the shoes. So as we are talking about it she says that

> her son, 2 1/2 years old, began intoeing when he began walking. He

> does not have a diagnosis of clubfeet. She has been fighting with

> the pediatrician about the necessity for treatment because the

child

> falls when he tries to run. I looked at his feet and they are

> straight feet that turn in at the ankle. Anyway, she finally went

to

> a " specialist " , who isn't really a specialist at all. He sent her

to

> some kind of an orthotic fitter who gave her a pair of sneakers

(not

> Markell's, not a corrective shoe at all) with a bar that clips on

to

> the rubber part of the sneaker!! The sneakers are set at 90

degrees!

> He wears them while he naps and he is supposed to wear them while

> sleeping but since he is 2 1/2 he just takes them off. This child

> has not had any sort of treatment, just these sneakers set at 90

> degrees.

>

> This sounds really strange to me. From everything I have learned,

> shoes do not provide correction, but prevent relapses. 90 degrees

> sounds like it would be torture to a 2 1/2 year old who has had no

> previous treatment. I gave her the information about 's

doctor

> and encouraged her to get a second opinion.

>

> What is it called when there is just intoeing? (Besides pigeon

feet!)

> I'm hoping someone will have some feedback about this. I didn't

want

> to scare this mother by telling her I thought her son's treatment

> was pure crap, but it sure sounds that way to me.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Donna

> mother to (13), (6), Jakob (3), and (12

> months) with corrected bilateral clubfeet, FAB 12-14/7

>

[Guest guest]

Angel,

Did I read this correctly? The bone gets broken? Thank God

just has club feet! Thanks for your input! I've also heard that it

corrects on its own, but I haven't heard an age range for that

correction to happen. It would be really hard to see my child unable

to run without falling, and have doctors who are not really helping.

I sure hope that little boy doesn't have to do through a surgery

like that!

Donna

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I'm hoping that one of you will have some information about the

> > situation I encountered this evening. I was taking my kids to

get

> > haircuts and I had put 's shoes on before we went. As soon

as

> > I got to the salon, a woman says, we have one of those too. She

was

> > referring to the shoes. So as we are talking about it she says

that

> > her son, 2 1/2 years old, began intoeing when he began walking.

He

> > does not have a diagnosis of clubfeet. She has been fighting

with

> > the pediatrician about the necessity for treatment because the

> child

> > falls when he tries to run. I looked at his feet and they are

> > straight feet that turn in at the ankle. Anyway, she finally

went

> to

> > a " specialist " , who isn't really a specialist at all. He sent

her

> to

> > some kind of an orthotic fitter who gave her a pair of sneakers

> (not

> > Markell's, not a corrective shoe at all) with a bar that clips

on

> to

> > the rubber part of the sneaker!! The sneakers are set at 90

> degrees!

> > He wears them while he naps and he is supposed to wear them

while

> > sleeping but since he is 2 1/2 he just takes them off. This

child

> > has not had any sort of treatment, just these sneakers set at 90

> > degrees.

> >

> > This sounds really strange to me. From everything I have

learned,

> > shoes do not provide correction, but prevent relapses. 90

degrees

> > sounds like it would be torture to a 2 1/2 year old who has had

no

> > previous treatment. I gave her the information about 's

> doctor

> > and encouraged her to get a second opinion.

> >

> > What is it called when there is just intoeing? (Besides pigeon

> feet!)

> > I'm hoping someone will have some feedback about this. I didn't

> want

> > to scare this mother by telling her I thought her son's

treatment

> > was pure crap, but it sure sounds that way to me.

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Donna

> > mother to (13), (6), Jakob (3), and (12

> > months) with corrected bilateral clubfeet, FAB 12-14/7

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Donna! Intoeing in a 2 1/2 year old is generally not treated.

The cause of intoeing at that age is the positioning of the bones as

they relate to the hip, not the foot. The bones will move into a

more normal position usually by the age of four.

During my 11 years of childcare, we were taught to observe

developmental milestones and physical developement in order to

provide referrals for screening for potential developmental/physical

issues involving infants/young children. Intoeing was a very common

issue. If there is still significant intoeing after the age of

four, the child should be referred for screening. I hope this

helps.---

>

> Hi all,

>

> I'm hoping that one of you will have some information about the

> situation I encountered this evening. I was taking my kids to get

> haircuts and I had put 's shoes on before we went. As soon

as

> I got to the salon, a woman says, we have one of those too. She

was

> referring to the shoes. So as we are talking about it she says

that

> her son, 2 1/2 years old, began intoeing when he began walking. He

> does not have a diagnosis of clubfeet. She has been fighting with

> the pediatrician about the necessity for treatment because the

child

> falls when he tries to run. I looked at his feet and they are

> straight feet that turn in at the ankle. Anyway, she finally went

to

> a " specialist " , who isn't really a specialist at all. He sent her

to

> some kind of an orthotic fitter who gave her a pair of sneakers

(not

> Markell's, not a corrective shoe at all) with a bar that clips on

to

> the rubber part of the sneaker!! The sneakers are set at 90

degrees!

> He wears them while he naps and he is supposed to wear them while

> sleeping but since he is 2 1/2 he just takes them off. This child

> has not had any sort of treatment, just these sneakers set at 90

> degrees.

>

> This sounds really strange to me. From everything I have learned,

> shoes do not provide correction, but prevent relapses. 90 degrees

> sounds like it would be torture to a 2 1/2 year old who has had no

> previous treatment. I gave her the information about 's

doctor

> and encouraged her to get a second opinion.

>

> What is it called when there is just intoeing? (Besides pigeon

feet!)

> I'm hoping someone will have some feedback about this. I didn't

want

> to scare this mother by telling her I thought her son's treatment

> was pure crap, but it sure sounds that way to me.

>

> Thanks.

>

> Donna

> mother to (13), (6), Jakob (3), and (12

> months) with corrected bilateral clubfeet, FAB 12-14/7

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks, ! So then this child definitely is being treated

improperly!

Donna

> >

> > Hi all,

> >

> > I'm hoping that one of you will have some information about the

> > situation I encountered this evening. I was taking my kids to

get

> > haircuts and I had put 's shoes on before we went. As soon

> as

> > I got to the salon, a woman says, we have one of those too. She

> was

> > referring to the shoes. So as we are talking about it she says

> that

> > her son, 2 1/2 years old, began intoeing when he began walking.

He

> > does not have a diagnosis of clubfeet. She has been fighting

with

> > the pediatrician about the necessity for treatment because the

> child

> > falls when he tries to run. I looked at his feet and they are

> > straight feet that turn in at the ankle. Anyway, she finally

went

> to

> > a " specialist " , who isn't really a specialist at all. He sent

her

> to

> > some kind of an orthotic fitter who gave her a pair of sneakers

> (not

> > Markell's, not a corrective shoe at all) with a bar that clips

on

> to

> > the rubber part of the sneaker!! The sneakers are set at 90

> degrees!

> > He wears them while he naps and he is supposed to wear them

while

> > sleeping but since he is 2 1/2 he just takes them off. This

child

> > has not had any sort of treatment, just these sneakers set at 90

> > degrees.

> >

> > This sounds really strange to me. From everything I have

learned,

> > shoes do not provide correction, but prevent relapses. 90

degrees

> > sounds like it would be torture to a 2 1/2 year old who has had

no

> > previous treatment. I gave her the information about 's

> doctor

> > and encouraged her to get a second opinion.

> >

> > What is it called when there is just intoeing? (Besides pigeon

> feet!)

> > I'm hoping someone will have some feedback about this. I didn't

> want

> > to scare this mother by telling her I thought her son's

treatment

> > was pure crap, but it sure sounds that way to me.

> >

> > Thanks.

> >

> > Donna

> > mother to (13), (6), Jakob (3), and (12

> > months) with corrected bilateral clubfeet, FAB 12-14/7

> >

>