Re: dragging foot when walking

April 11, 2006

My daughter also drags her foot. It used to be more obvious, but it

has slowly gotten better. I think once her hours in brace were

decreased, and she became more physically active things have

steadily improved. I was never too concerened about it- after all

that the little ones go through with casting/braces (in our case

twice due to untrained MD for initial treatment) I just expected

some delays. I am just happy to see the signs of improvement, and

know that it will be somthing that she will just " grow out of " .

Jen

Ava 1/18/02

Addie 8/2/04 BCF Dobbs Brace 12/7 (Drags L foot!)

> My DS has bilateral clubfeet and sees the wonderful Dr. Dobbs.

> Anyhow, lately we've noticed that his right foot seems a little

> tight when doing his stretches. 's PT said that she can

still

> flex his foot 5-7 degrees which is good and has given us more

> stretches to do on this foot. Anyhow, we've noticed that

sometimes

> drags his right foot when he walks. We don't know if this

is

> for fun, if it's his low tone, clubfeet issues or what. Anybody

> have any experience with this or any ideas?

> Thanks!

>

> Proud Mom to -DOB 7/4/03

> undiagnosed syndrome: microcephaly, bilateral ptosis

(corrected),

> bilateral clubfeet, undescended testes (corrected), GERD, low

> muscle tone, left kidney-hydronephrosis due to reflux, right

kidney-

> reflux,cysts on upper 20%, small and low functioning, heart

murmur,

> short stature, small hands/feet, hypoplastic nails, high arched

> palate, underbite, slightly near sighted, right and left tibia

> sublexes, feeding difficulties, global developmental delays,

sensory

> seeker, non-verbal (but knows a few signs) and a big snuggle-bug

> that is determined to do things....and he's walking!!! Visit

>

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