Sunday, August 23, 2009

DINOSAUR FEET





As most of you know Austin walks on the inside of his feet, or pronates. He has done it since he was little. There is nothing wrong with his feet, just a nasty habit he picked up as an early walker. Which has made walking really hard for him. He started out not even able to bend his knees very well, was for ever losing his balance and just plain miserable. Just getting around for him was really difficult. That's until the

Dinosaur Feet,as well call them, known as SMO orthotic inserts for pronators. Whew, that's a mouth full. They slip inside his shoes, on top of the sock and force him to walk on the full surface area of his little feet. I was so worried he would hate them, or be so uncomfortable. We ordered them, with Dinosaurs on them 2 weeks ago, and with in minutes, we could see a difference in his abilities and balance.

The answer to our prayers for sure!!!

We thought about calling them his special shoes, but that sounds so victim, so it's Dinosaur feet. He loves them and brings them to us to put on. He is a different kid!! running, jumping and in balance. We are grateful to Hope orthotics and his awesome PT, Michelle. He is getting around like a 3 year old, and we along with him, are so happy. He has to wear them all them time, except for naps, night or water. Not sure how long he will wear them, we are thinking a year.

2 comments:

La Belle Belge said...

That is so neat that he got immediate results from wearing them. I'm sure it makes a world of difference for all of you.

Mom said...

Now you can't keep up with him!