Today we also went to a new orthotist to have her look at the ankle foot orthosis (AFO's) that are attached to the foot abduction brace (FAB). The orthotist was fabulous and she's only a few miles from the house! :) Levi's worn the brace alot less these last 2 weeks due to a blister and I thought she was going to have to do an adjustment. But, she said that the foam that Brant put in to relieve the pressure on the red spot was working great and we're going to slowly try and get him back in the brace for 12 hours a day over the next week. She also took the time to show me all the different types of AFO's as Levi will need one when he starts walking to prevent foot drop. The technology is so amazing...different flexibility in plastics, different adjustments (like a dorsiflexion assist), shoes, etc. I'm so happy to have found a local orthotist that we like. Too bad our ortho doc doesn't live here, but he's such a wonderful, educated man that it's worth it to travel to St. Louis.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Rub-A-Dub-Dub, 3 Kids In The Tub
Today we also went to a new orthotist to have her look at the ankle foot orthosis (AFO's) that are attached to the foot abduction brace (FAB). The orthotist was fabulous and she's only a few miles from the house! :) Levi's worn the brace alot less these last 2 weeks due to a blister and I thought she was going to have to do an adjustment. But, she said that the foam that Brant put in to relieve the pressure on the red spot was working great and we're going to slowly try and get him back in the brace for 12 hours a day over the next week. She also took the time to show me all the different types of AFO's as Levi will need one when he starts walking to prevent foot drop. The technology is so amazing...different flexibility in plastics, different adjustments (like a dorsiflexion assist), shoes, etc. I'm so happy to have found a local orthotist that we like. Too bad our ortho doc doesn't live here, but he's such a wonderful, educated man that it's worth it to travel to St. Louis.
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