Re: Is a little bit of redness in the brace ok??

[Guest guest]

check bar length...

curious if we're seeing something with the bar getting close to the

bolt to bolt (or screw to screw in thePM's) range. Sores in this

area are of great interest to me right now and I'm racking my brain

trying to figure out why it's happening.

Ask to send you a big piece of the gel padding for you to

cut. Then, cut it to the shape of the rubber on both sides (cut one

side, then lie it over the top of the foot and trace the outline of

the rubber) all across the top of his foot.

adjust bar length if needed, shoot for heel to heel shoulder width

and get the gel in there.

Do you have the pads with the tongue keeper slit only cut into the

leather or the ones with the padding also cut? If it's cut through

the pad, are you seeing anything under the slit area?

If so, let know and he'll send you a set that is not cut into the pad.

I am going to talk to tomorrow and I'll mention this to him if

you do say his bar is a bit too short now. It may be key to stopping

this kind of sore although I am not sure. Love to hear what you find

out about bar length.

Kori

At 10:51 PM 4/10/2006, you wrote:

>I thought I'd pose my question here. has been wearing the

> brace since the end of Feb. When I buckle the shoe as tight

>as I can to get his heel all the way down, the top of his foot becomes

>very red and irritated. However, when I loosen it one loophole, his

>heel doesn't stay all the way down. We're talking only a little bit,

>but he's already relapsed once and I'm paranoid about things going

>perfectly this time. I would like to keep the shoes on tightly all

>the time, but I'm afraid of causing a pressure sore.

>sent me a wool pad to help with the pressure, but it doesn't seem to

>be helping.

>

>Any advice?

>

>mom to (RCF) 3/30/04

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[Guest guest]

,

We had a similar problem with Mallory.....we used a clear duoderm over the

reddened area so we could see how the skin was doing and not have to remove the

duoderm and possible irritate the skin anymore. We also used

molefoam....we would put her socks on and then put the molefoam on her sock

above the

irritated area. This worked for us and we were able to then tightened her

PM's to the buckle where it needed to be to keep her heel down without causing

any sores (it does cause a temporary red area in the shape of the molefoam

which goes away during her break time!)

HTH,

and Mallory (rcf--PM's 22/7)

[Guest guest]

Hi

When first went into the s he always had a red bit

across his joint where I had done the buckle up really tight...he

has quite sensitive skin. I never really worried about it as I

supposed I knew if i had a really tight buckle across my foot, then

I would probably have a red mark too! We did make sure and keep

reasonably thick socks on though, which I think helped. And once

's hours were reduced to 12-14 hours, the redness

disappeared. the redness never bothered ..if it had, then I

probably would have been more concerned.

Hope this helps

Stella

>

> I thought I'd pose my question here. has been wearing the

> brace since the end of Feb. When I buckle the shoe as

tight

> as I can to get his heel all the way down, the top of his foot

becomes

> very red and irritated. However, when I loosen it one loophole,

his

> heel doesn't stay all the way down. We're talking only a little

bit,

> but he's already relapsed once and I'm paranoid about things going

> perfectly this time. I would like to keep the shoes on tightly

all

> the time, but I'm afraid of causing a pressure sore.

> sent me a wool pad to help with the pressure, but it doesn't seem

to

> be helping.

>

> Any advice?

>

> mom to (RCF) 3/30/04

>

[Guest guest]

My daughter has the same problem. She actually gets nasty sores. Call and

ask him for some of the gel pads. Make sure the bar is lengthened properly where

the shoulders are the same as inner heal to inner heal also. This is how we are

ridding of my daughters.

Christee

Mother of...

*Josh~Learning/Speech Delays (9)

**Aspen~ Bilateral Metatarsus Adductus (6)

***Dylan~PTSD/Anxiety (4)

****Lilee~A-Typical UCF w/Plantaris ® & Metatarsus Adductus (L)

*P/M Brace 16-18/24.Struggling w/pressure sores (8 months)

Concidering Dobbs bar & braces

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