Foot question *Update*

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

**UPDATE**
So we went to the foot doc and heart doc today.

Foot doc says Brook has reallly weak feet/ancle/muscle tone in her footsies. For some reason the right foot is a bit stronger. Her poor little big toe, on the left foot, well it is bone structure. Guess what the culprit is/was? (almost certain)

That *'cute little butt scoot'* Brook did for almost two years

Not so cute anymore now is it Momma

So, how cool is this? Her sure step maker, marcus, met us at the foot doctor. I was totally suprised. How cool is that. Together they came up w/ the plan and she will have custom made sure steps w/ a strap to hold her toes, straps to hold them on, and some fangled arch thing for her flat little feet. No surgery, now.

We will check in again w/ the foot doc in a year unless marcus sends us back up there for some reason. Foot doc said I realllllly need to do exercises for foot miscles and keep them sure steps and sneakers on the feet, almost all the time. Can do!

Silly kid


Heart doc will call Dr Tami and she'll get to me next week. From what I can tell the blue was going where the blue goes and the red was going where it goes. No mix in the middle anymore. And the two flappy things that wern't working perfect, are now in perfect harmony. Again, just my opinion. I've only seen a few hundered of them on Hubs LOL
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Please look at Brooks foot. The big toe has been turning in and under lately. Turning colors even like it would hurt. Doesn't seem to. I took her to the ped.... ask PT. Asked her PT. She was going to make something to put inside her shoe under her sure steps. I took her to the sure step guy and he wants to "putty" her toes so they stay straight untill we can re-up the script for bigger sure steps with a longer bottom part w/ some fangled thing to hold her toes straight. Have you ever seen this before or is this another symptom of that darn butt scoot she did which landed her in sure steps in the first place. It seems to be growing that way to me. Just wondering

[Chris too]

Stevie did that for awhile and the Sure Steps rep made a big deal out of it, her therapist said it was just the last of her pronation - she'd quit all of that but for the big toe PT said that, considering Stevie specifically, she'd "outgrow it" - meaning that she'd be getting strong enough to quit even that pronation. PT was right. She no longer pronates even her big toe because her balance is improved and she is stronger altogether. I think it was about a year ago that she went through this. Does Brook ever go without the Sure Steps? We had Stevie out of them for at least half of the day in the end so that she could get stronger and learn to have a proper gait without. The Steps were used at that point to "train her feet" how to go, and then she got a chance to practice what she'd learned by walking around without them. We didn't need to tell Stevie about it, we just had her in her Sure Steps until naptime, and after that left them off. She was out of the need for them in about 4 months.

This is why they did that: Stevie had been developing very nice arches, she walked properly when they took off the Steps, she was doing very well with standing on her toes and starting to balance on one foot. All of that was an indication that she was ready to phase out of the Steps.

It's pretty cool that Brook is only "gripping the floor" with that one side rather than both. I'd ask the PT about her arches and to see if she could go without the Steps for part of the day to exercise those foot muscles. And, if she's not already doing it, get her up on her toes to reach for things - it's a great arch builder.

Don't let the orthotics rep scare you, Jenn He forgets how much PT can change things so that many, if not most, kids can work their way out of them altogether.

Thanks for the picture of the cute li'l feet

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

Yes Chris, they will be making arches for her too. PT says she is Fred Flinstones foot friend...LOL Brook goes all morning w/o Steps and then after nap she wears them till dinner. The one foot has improved but the other one is taking it's sweet time. I'm sure she will outgrow this eventually ~hopefull~ We have been working on standing on tippies and learning to jump. She's getting there. {{{{HUGS}}}}}

[damarasmom]

Damara's both toes are doing that. Not a big concern of anyone for her. I guess they assume she will also out grow this. She uses the inserts and even they didn't say it was anything to be worried about. HOWEVER...her toes do NOT turn a color so this may be what is making a difference for your little cutie!!

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

Update on Brookers foot.

It's getting worse. The sure step guy sent us back to Dr Tami for a referal to a foot/bone doctor up on the hill. She is trying to figure out who would be best. Were not sure if her little big toe isn't growing that way. The sure step guy doesn't feel comfortable molding her foot/toe to go a way its not spose to w/o an xray or two to see whats going on w/ the bone structure.

Oh poo

BTW, we just went school shopping and OMG, this kid is wearing a size 9 shoe. *eyes bugging out of my head* LOLOLOL

[alisonzmom]

Love the pudgies piggies!!!!

Alison wears the Sure Steps too and we're trying to wean her off of them too. Haven't seen her big piggie doing anything like Brooks though.

And I gotta say I was surprised when you said what size shoe she wears! Al is almost 6 1/2 yrs old is only just started wearing a size 9.5!!! She always wears her shoes out before it's time to move up a size!

And again, thanks for sharing the piggies! LOL

Barb

[ashleysmom]

Ashley also wear sure steps, however her big toe is so far from her other toes she doesn't have the problem Googs does. The Ortho. and PT said Ashley will probably need some type of braces for her ankles and inserts for her shoes her entire life. She has soft weak caving ankles. Anyone else have this problem.

She also has hip problems and wear derotation straps trying to prevent surgery. I am no longer having hope with the straps.

Well good luck with Googs toe.

[Jackie]

ok...Em has a big toe on one of her short square feet that really turns in and looks yuk....podiatrist says its a bunion...but you know I looked at feet at the NDSC and noticed quite a few people her age with the same feet in their sandals...big toe that does the same thing...so...?

Jackie

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

I thought it might me a bunion too Jackie. The orthodic guy thinks its bone. We go in Sept 2nd. We'll see what an xray says.

[samanthajosmom_12]

we just got new inserts(sure steps) for samantha. we have been using them for the last five yrs. they give samantha alot of help. samantha had day camp at a ymca this year and someone stole a bunch of kids and adults shoes this summer and they stole samanthas inserts( the older pair) so we had to order a new pair - the y is going to pay for them. sue

[samanthajosmom_12]

how is brooke doing- did you get the exrays done? sue

[Googsmom aka Jennifer]

Update at the very top Still waiting for the Sure Steps to come in.