DB Pads and covers

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I know this a little out dated but its hard to keep up with the emails. My wife

and I make the pads and covers for the bars to give them a little more spice.

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Thank you, Tim H. CO PTA

www.clubfootdesigns.com

number23 wrote:

Well as long as the gold bar is fitting....but maybe when he out grows it you

can get the red adjustable style. You can pad the bar, getting as creative or

simple as you want. A lot of us have wrapped pipe insulation foam around it and

taped it in place; others have sewn beautiful washable covers.

s.

DBB Question

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> > Hello Everyone,

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> > I have a three month old son named with moderate left

> > clubfoot who is currently wearing the DBB. He had 5 weeks of

> casts

> > (starting on day 4 of life) and then on week 6 starting wearing

> the

> > DBB. He has been wearing the DBB approxiamtely 6 1/2 weeks now

> for

> > 23 hours a day. We went for his checkup today and the doctor

said

> > that his foot looks good so far and to come back in 2 1/2

months.

> > He said that we should try to keep wearing the DBB for

the

> 23

> > hours as long as possible but can start to cutdown on the hours

> once

> > it beings to interfere with his development. How do I know when

> > this is? How many hours should he wear the bar once it is not

23

> > hours anymore? I asked the questions but did not really get a

> good

> > answer on what we should be doing. Or maybe I just did not

> > understand. My doctor said a lot of times the babies just do

not

> > want to wear the bars anymore or have issues with them. So far

> > is doing pretty well so I want to keep him wearing them

as

> > much as possible since I am afraid of relapse but I do not want

to

> > interfere with his normal development.

> >

> > Thank you,

> > Stacey

> > Mom to LCF 7/8/05

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