Re: Introduction - from Germany

[Guest guest]

Hi and welcome! Have you tried this document? It doesn't have Dr.

Ponseti's CV, but it has some of his history and how he got started, etc. I

have downloaded this many times as it is loaded with information and our Doctor

uses it for consults all the time.

Here's the link:

http://www.global-help.org/publications/ponseti-cf.html

mom4ponseti wrote: Hello,

after lurking for a long time I would like to finally introduce us.

My name is and my daughter Pia, who is 16 months old, has

bilateral clubfeet. After 4 months of conventional treatment

(plastercasts) that would have lead to surgery we changed the

treatment method, since then we are true " Ponseti-believers " .

In Germany, most doctors still do surgery on clubfeet. In 2002 one

doctor introduced the Ponseti-Method to Germany and began treating

clubfeet using the method. He did this against all kinds of

resistance, but only slowly other docs are catching on. One year

later, another hospital began treating children with this method,

after the leading othopeadist learned of the method at some congress

in New York. He retired since then, but one of his colleages is in

charge of the clubfeet in that hospital and has also visited Dr.

Ponseti...

Its slow going in Germany, but there are more and more doctors.

There are also two websites about clubfeet, one favors the surgical

method, the other is more neutral an in direction Ponseti-Method.

Since there were so many fights in the last time about what method

is better, does the brace hamper the kids in their development and

so on, I decided to build a new website. This one is supposed to be

about the Ponseti-Method alone.

Now I have a question: I am looking for a curriculum vitae of Dr.

Ponseti. I found something about him on the UofIowa-website and the

Essay that was postet here. But I am also interested in the time

before he came to the US and the time in between then and now - I

know that he was very active also in the treatment of scoliosis.

I would be very thankful for some information. If you all have

questions concerning the treatment in Germany, I am happy to answer

them!

Thank you!

Pia 09/10/04 ALFA-Flex-Brace 12-14/24)

[Guest guest]

,

Is this what you already found at the U of I website?

http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/med/orthopaedicsurgery/faculty/ponsetti.html

allison

>

> Hello,

>

> after lurking for a long time I would like to finally introduce us.

> My name is and my daughter Pia, who is 16 months old, has

> bilateral clubfeet. After 4 months of conventional treatment

> (plastercasts) that would have lead to surgery we changed the

> treatment method, since then we are true " Ponseti-believers " .

>

> In Germany, most doctors still do surgery on clubfeet. In 2002 one

> doctor introduced the Ponseti-Method to Germany and began treating

> clubfeet using the method. He did this against all kinds of

> resistance, but only slowly other docs are catching on. One year

> later, another hospital began treating children with this method,

> after the leading othopeadist learned of the method at some congress

> in New York. He retired since then, but one of his colleages is in

> charge of the clubfeet in that hospital and has also visited Dr.

> Ponseti...

>

> Its slow going in Germany, but there are more and more doctors.

> There are also two websites about clubfeet, one favors the surgical

> method, the other is more neutral an in direction Ponseti-Method.

> Since there were so many fights in the last time about what method

> is better, does the brace hamper the kids in their development and

> so on, I decided to build a new website. This one is supposed to be

> about the Ponseti-Method alone.

>

> Now I have a question: I am looking for a curriculum vitae of Dr.

> Ponseti. I found something about him on the UofIowa-website and the

> Essay that was postet here. But I am also interested in the time

> before he came to the US and the time in between then and now - I

> know that he was very active also in the treatment of scoliosis.

>

> I would be very thankful for some information. If you all have

> questions concerning the treatment in Germany, I am happy to answer

> them!

>

> Thank you!

>

>

> Pia 09/10/04 ALFA-Flex-Brace 12-14/24)

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I live in The Netherlands and, so far, the only doctors I've found

that appear to use the Ponseti Method are in Hengelo (in The

Netherlands on the German border). The doctors are named Schuppers and

Buchholz. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get hold of them yet

but I wanted to make sure that these weren't the doctors you had a bad

experience with. My baby is due in April and I'm desperately trying to

find Ponseti doctors somewhere relatively close by.

Joyce

American in Holland

[Guest guest]

Hi Joyce,

If there are no Ponseti doctors in Holland, what about going to England? Dr

Naomi is one of the best.

Moss

CEO Steps Charity

<http://www.steps.org.za> www.steps.org.za

Cell:

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From: nosurgery4clubfoot

[mailto:nosurgery4clubfoot ] On Behalf Of joycesinil

Sent: 24 February 2006 04:05 PM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: Re: Introduction - from Germany

Hi ,

I live in The Netherlands and, so far, the only doctors I've found

that appear to use the Ponseti Method are in Hengelo (in The

Netherlands on the German border). The doctors are named Schuppers and

Buchholz. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get hold of them yet

but I wanted to make sure that these weren't the doctors you had a bad

experience with. My baby is due in April and I'm desperately trying to

find Ponseti doctors somewhere relatively close by.

Joyce

American in Holland

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[Guest guest]

I wish you all the best in finding a good Ponseti doctor close by, we had to

fly from South Africa to Iowa 3 years ago because there were none in our

country yet!

Moss

CEO Steps Charity

<http://www.steps.org.za> www.steps.org.za

Cell:

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From: nosurgery4clubfoot

[mailto:nosurgery4clubfoot ] On Behalf Of joycesinil

Sent: 24 February 2006 06:16 PM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: Re: Introduction - from Germany

Unfortunately that would probably be very expensive for us so I'm

hoping to find something closer. There is a dr in Brussels which is

relatively close so that may be an option if the Dutch doctors don't

work out. That's good to know about Dr. . I've been in touch

with her and she's looking for the names of some Dutch doctors that

attended a seminar she was at. I'll keep her in mind if needed

though.

Thanks!

Joyce

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> Hi Joyce,

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> If there are no Ponseti doctors in Holland, what about going to

England? Dr

> Naomi is one of the best.

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> Moss

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> CEO Steps Charity

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> <http://www.steps.org.za> www.steps.org.za

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> Cell:

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> _____

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> From: nosurgery4clubfoot

> [mailto:nosurgery4clubfoot ] On Behalf Of joycesinil

> Sent: 24 February 2006 04:05 PM

> To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> Subject: Re: Introduction - from Germany

>

>

>

> Hi ,

> I live in The Netherlands and, so far, the only doctors I've found

> that appear to use the Ponseti Method are in Hengelo (in The

> Netherlands on the German border). The doctors are named Schuppers

and

> Buchholz. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get hold of them

yet

> but I wanted to make sure that these weren't the doctors you had a

bad

> experience with. My baby is due in April and I'm desperately

trying to

> find Ponseti doctors somewhere relatively close by.

>

> Joyce

> American in Holland

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[Guest guest]

Hello Joyce,

I am sorry, but I don't know any Doctors in the Netherlands who

practice the Ponseti-Method. But I know that there are Doctors in

Muenster, Germany, who do, and one Doctor in Wuppertal. (I have a

List of Ponseti-Doctors in Germany).

I would be careful in the Netherlands, what a friend heard from a

clubfoot-supportgroup there was, that they regard the Ponseti-Method

as old-fashioned and useless. Luckily, we know better!

I really don't know about the Doctors you mentioned, but if you

would like to, I would send you the adresses of the german Doctors.

Greetings from Germany

>

> Hi ,

> I live in The Netherlands and, so far, the only doctors I've found

> that appear to use the Ponseti Method are in Hengelo (in The

> Netherlands on the German border). The doctors are named Schuppers

and

> Buchholz. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get hold of them

yet

> but I wanted to make sure that these weren't the doctors you had a

bad

> experience with. My baby is due in April and I'm desperately

trying to

> find Ponseti doctors somewhere relatively close by.

>

> Joyce

> American in Holland

>