
Hand & Foot Abnormalities Support Group
Hand and limb abnormalities are varied and can range from partial duplication of a finger to a missing or deformed limb. One of the more common such abnormalities is clubfoot. There is research being done to better understand the causes. If you are coping with a hand or foot abnormality, join the group to find support and get advice.
I'd be happy to help if you need any. I'm sure my mom can answer anything I can't.
http://six-feet.com/Pick-a-ponseti-doctor.html
I would be happy to share our success story with anyone dealing with this. We found out at our ultrasound as well. Please do not let them cut on your baby's feet. Contact me.
Don't let the doctors fob you off with the excuse of "they'll grow out and straighten themselves", nine times out of ten they don't as the child adapts to having club feet and walk to compensate it. The condition can be straightened out very easily when they're an infant and still growing, it gets harder as they get older and virtually impossible after age 14 or so.
Becca
Please feel free to contact me via message if you have any questions about this treatment.
Emmett had the achilles tendon nicked, and at close to a year the casts were removed, I performed physio to keep the tendon stretched, but this did not hold the foot in place. His left foot relapsed and we are now waiting on a rescheduling for surgery reverse tenotomy (sp?) on this foot.
Becca :) IT's great that your daughter may never need surgery. That is an incredible relief. Joyce, I hope you have the same sort of success. Please follow Becca's link there is a list there of Dr's endorsed to perfom the Method by Dr. Ponsetti himself.
Good luck, and take care.