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Easy Foot Assessments

Discussion in 'Pediatrics' started by tennillef, Jul 2, 2010.

  1. tennillef

    tennillef Member


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    Hi all

    I am working on a simple brochure to give parents handy tips on assessing their children's feet..obviously I want to make it simple and fun so some ideas I have had is the wet foot test (so test childrens foot print after their bath) or looking at their shoe wear in their old shoes..anyone have any other handy hints they use..

    Cheers
     
  2. Boots n all

    Boots n all Well-Known Member

    For older shoes, if the shoe has a removable insole, do so, it will reveal how close they are to the end of the shoe and the "real" wear pattern as some soles become worn uneven when they are used to stop the bike or swing and during cricket season for the bowlers;)
     
  3. RobinP

    RobinP Well-Known Member

    I tried doing something like that once, and I couldn't get something that I thought parents would understand but also stood up to some scrutiny as far as modern biomechanical principles are concerned. ie wet foot print test can be misleading and I didn't want people slipping through the net if their test did not show anything abnormal.

    I don't know where you live or how feasible this is or even if you are doing it to attract patients to your private practice/giving info to NHS patients but I started doing free screening clinics for parents concerned about their child's feet. I perhaps only recommended that 20-30% required any kind of input biomechanically(stretching, orthotics, advice on shoes etc) It didn't make me a lot of money but on the back of that, I get word of mouth referrals because I was honest and didn't try to sell everyone orthotics.

    I hate few things more than scaremongering tactics used by practitioners and well known shoe shops that you must correct your childs posture and have their feet remeasured every 4-6 weeks........the eternal guilt of being a parent makes you believe this guff.

    If you are doing it to give to NHS patients, then my advice would be double stance heel raise tests - ballet - and some pictures but essentially still recommend that everyone who is concerned be properly assessed. There is nothing to stop you screening in an NHS environment. Use something like the foot posture index or similar as an objective measure - 5min assessments. If you see something that concerns you, book them back in for a more thorough assessment.

    Reading back through this, I'm not sure how useful it will be for you but I thought I would post it anyway.

    Regards,

    Robin
     
  4. tennillef

    tennillef Member

    Hi guys..

    Thanks for your response..some handy tips there for me to think over.

    Cheers

    Tennille
     
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