Friday, July 15, 2011

Does your Pediatrician pay attention to your kids feet?

It reallly depends on the severity of it. My daughters foot turns in quite a bit, especially when she is tired. My pediatrician told me not to worry that it was perfectly normal, but sent me to a specialist just to ease my mind. They did xrays of her legs and feet. Her left thigh bone is turned a bit, causing her foot to turn in. Basically said that her foot is perfectly fine and she did not need a brace or surgery. In fact, most Olympic sprinters have at least one foot that turns in. If they were to do surgery (if her foot was causing her to trip and affecting her quality of life), they would end up having to shave bones and many other awful things. So....try not to worry too much. It is probably perfectly normal. If you are concerned bring it up with your doctor.

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