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GetReal

Wed, May 23 2018, 8:43 pm

I've noticed that my child walks on the inside of her foot. Is this something to make an appointment with her pediatrician for? A podiatrist? PT? What can be done for it?
Thanks!

FranticFrummie

Wed, May 23 2018, 8:44 pm

Orthopedist first, and then possibly a podiatrist.

Good for you for catching that. The sooner it gets addressed, the better.

GetReal

Wed, May 23 2018, 8:45 pm

Thanks. I wonder if I need a referral for that or I can go straight.

amother

Seagreen

Wed, May 23 2018, 8:56 pm

GetReal wrote:

Thanks. I wonder if I need a referral for that or I can go straight.

Depends on your insurance. Mine is such that I can go to any specialist with no referrals ever necessary.

amother

Mistyrose

Wed, May 23 2018, 10:33 pm

GetReal wrote:

I've noticed that my child walks on the inside of her foot. Is this something to make an appointment with her pediatrician for? A podiatrist? PT? What can be done for it?
Thanks!

How old is your child? New walkers can do that but pls pls have it checked out by a really competent pediatric orthopedic specialist. My son did that and he ended up needing casts to correct it

amother

Ginger

Wed, May 23 2018, 10:56 pm

I noticed it on my daughter and she needed orthotics. I spoke to a PT friend and he referred us to a very specific podiatrist for a certain orthotic design.

We happen to love our pediatrician but he did not think her walking was problematic. We only looked into it more because she couldn’t walk uphill like other kids her age, she would fall more than I thought typical, and some nights her knees would hurt. Bh I kept pushing until we figured out what was going on.

amother

Mistyrose

Wed, May 23 2018, 11:01 pm

amother wrote:

My son needed orthotics too after the casting Bh for a year only. How long was your daughter in orthotics and who did her orthotics? asking becuz people ask me these things all the time IRL becuz they want to know who to go to....

cozyblanket

Wed, May 23 2018, 11:38 pm

It may just be pronation that can be fixed by a hot dog type shoe insert or a different cascade dafo product.

Is your child under 3? You can get an EI eval for free. Tell the intake worker you specifically want a PT to do the eval. The PT can let you know which direction to go.

amother

Ginger

Thu, May 24 2018, 12:03 am

Dr. Louis Jablin ‭(718) 439-8888‬
He’s in a neighborhood near boro Park. The specific insert we were told to request is the one “Bracha recommends”. It was created in collaboration with PTs.

My daughter has had them for almost a year, we are going for a follow up this summer.

GetReal

Thu, May 24 2018, 10:13 am

Thanks everyone! She's 8.

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