Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 hi my daughter is now in the mitchell's after being corrected at 20 months. because she was already walking her doctor recommended 12 hrs a day and we've been faithfully keeping it. she had a habit of toe walking before being diagnosed with clubfoot and so it seems now she is toe walking again out of habit (her feet were down for a week or so after correction) whenever we ask her to put her feet down she does so without any problem. i wanted to know if someone could point me to some links about relapse and how it starts etc? also the mitchell's don't seem dorsiflexed. it looks like the shoes are at 0 degree for dorsiflexed position. is this normal? they are at 45 degree for the normal foot and 60 degree for the clubfoot for the overcorrected position. appreciate any responses. lalitha grace's mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 21, 2006 Report Share Posted February 21, 2006 I think it's the way the bar is designed on the shoes but it's really hard to notice the dorsiflex on them. When we got our first pair that was the first thing I noticed, " There's no upward tilt! " I called Iowa in a panic about it and once they talked me through looking closer I noticed it is there, just hardly noticible right at the end of the bar. I think a lot of kids toe walk naturally because it's new and fun I suppose. When my 2 yr old does it, I've told everyone to ignore it, not reward it with laughs, kwim? so he's not encouraged to keep doing it like his other " tricks " . s. relapse hi my daughter is now in the mitchell's after being corrected at 20 months. because she was already walking her doctor recommended 12 hrs a day and we've been faithfully keeping it. she had a habit of toe walking before being diagnosed with clubfoot and so it seems now she is toe walking again out of habit (her feet were down for a week or so after correction) whenever we ask her to put her feet down she does so without any problem. i wanted to know if someone could point me to some links about relapse and how it starts etc? also the mitchell's don't seem dorsiflexed. it looks like the shoes are at 0 degree for dorsiflexed position. is this normal? they are at 45 degree for the normal foot and 60 degree for the clubfoot for the overcorrected position. appreciate any responses. lalitha grace's mom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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