Re: Worried Mom......

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Hi! Unfortunately I have no advice for you as I have been wondering the same

thing. My son, , is 16 months and not yet walking, so I figured things

would work out once he started. I hope others have so advice, but I wanted to

you know I see the same thing.

Kearns wrote:

Hi,

I have a question about the mobility of my son's feet. is now 20

months old, and has been walking for about 3 months. He has caught up pretty

well on his gross motor skills, and can now run around fairly well. His balance

has improved greatly. The problem I find though, is that when he walks, he looks

like a baby who has only just learned to walk. When I was moving his feet the

other day, I noticed that he is quite unable to move his foot downwards (like

pointing his toes..). The dorsiflexion usually checked by the doc (pushing his

foot upwards) is fine, but it is the other direction that is very stiff. I think

that this is what is making his walk more of a waddle. (Just imagine trying to

walk without moving your ankles...) Has anyone else had this sort of a problem?

Should I contact my doctor about it, or is this something that just improves

with time? Perhaps I should send pics to Dr. Ponseti?

Any help on this topic would be appreciated. I always feel like I'm fussing

over nothing!!

Thanks,

and 6/24/04 bcf s 18/7

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[Guest guest]

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I hate to reply with such a " non-answer " , but I really haven't heard

of this being an issue before. I would definitely talk to your doctor

and maybe consult with Dr. Ponseti. Let us know what they say!

>

> Hi,

> I have a question about the mobility of my son's feet. is

now 20 months old, and has been walking for about 3 months. He has

caught up pretty well on his gross motor skills, and can now run

around fairly well. His balance has improved greatly. The problem I

find though, is that when he walks, he looks like a baby who has only

just learned to walk. When I was moving his feet the other day, I

noticed that he is quite unable to move his foot downwards (like

pointing his toes..). The dorsiflexion usually checked by the doc

(pushing his foot upwards) is fine, but it is the other direction that

is very stiff. I think that this is what is making his walk more of a

waddle. (Just imagine trying to walk without moving your ankles...)

Has anyone else had this sort of a problem? Should I contact my doctor

about it, or is this something that just improves with time? Perhaps I

should send pics to Dr. Ponseti?

> Any help on this topic would be appreciated. I always feel like

I'm fussing over nothing!!

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

> and 6/24/04 bcf s 18/7

>

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[Guest guest]

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Hey, any news on this?

Kori

At 10:29 AM 3/11/2006, you wrote:

>Hi,

> I have a question about the mobility of my son's feet.

> is now 20 months old, and has been walking for about 3 months. He

> has caught up pretty well on his gross motor skills, and can now

> run around fairly well. His balance has improved greatly. The

> problem I find though, is that when he walks, he looks like a baby

> who has only just learned to walk. When I was moving his feet the

> other day, I noticed that he is quite unable to move his foot

> downwards (like pointing his toes..). The dorsiflexion usually

> checked by the doc (pushing his foot upwards) is fine, but it is

> the other direction that is very stiff. I think that this is what

> is making his walk more of a waddle. (Just imagine trying to walk

> without moving your ankles...) Has anyone else had this sort of a

> problem? Should I contact my doctor about it, or is this something

> that just improves with time? Perhaps I should send pics to Dr. Ponseti?

> Any help on this topic would be appreciated. I always feel like

> I'm fussing over nothing!!

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

> and 6/24/04 bcf s 18/7

>

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