Orthotics

Dominick had PT today. Pam had some orthotics that were pretty close to fitting him. They only get used for a short amount of time. Many of the parents give them to her when they're done to use on her clients. They were a narrow size and Dom has a pretty fat foot, but they will work for now. Otherwise, they're about $100. They didn't fit into any of his shoes, so we used Skidderz over them. They're just socks with a grippy surface on the bottom. Here's how they look!

It's hard to see in the pic, but underneath the blue plastic is a clear plastic that goes up higher on the ankle and covers over the top of the foot more than the blue layer. It's a very flexible plastic. They made a huge difference. When he walks without them, he flails his left foot out and walks on his insteps. With the orthotics, he walks great. They should help give his ankles support and help strengthen them.

Pam, checking the fit and alignment

Pam said to put them on him for one hour each day. As long as we don't see any redness or blisters develop, then we can increase it to 2-3 hours per day. Otherwise, she continues to be happy with his progress and thinks he'll be walking by the end of the month. Eeeek!

In other news, our thoughts were confirmed. 2 new teeth have just surfaced. We at least know the ibuprofen and Tylenol we've been giving him this week were going to a good cause.