Re: OANDP-L Digest - 22 Jan 2001 to 23 Jan 2001 (#2001-20)
Randall McFarland, CPO
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Title:
Re: OANDP-L Digest - 22 Jan 2001 to 23 Jan 2001 (#2001-20)
Creator:
Randall McFarland, CPO
Text:
In a message dated 1/23/2001 9:33:06 PM Pacific Standard Time,
<Email Address Redacted> writes:
> <Email Address Redacted>
>
> Hi Stephen-
> I've never used the Air Cast walker. I would recommend a walker that
> prevents dorsiflexon at the ankle initially, but allows you to
> incrementally allow more in the future. I start the client with an inside
> heel lift ~4-5cm and to keep the heel cord at rest initially. Then start to
> incrementally reduce the lift every two weeks as indicated by the doctor. I
> tell the client to think of gently dorsiflexing the ankle so as discourage
> isometric contraction of the calf muscle within the orthosis.
>
> Randy McFarland, CPO
>
<Email Address Redacted> writes:
> <Email Address Redacted>
>
> Hi Stephen-
> I've never used the Air Cast walker. I would recommend a walker that
> prevents dorsiflexon at the ankle initially, but allows you to
> incrementally allow more in the future. I start the client with an inside
> heel lift ~4-5cm and to keep the heel cord at rest initially. Then start to
> incrementally reduce the lift every two weeks as indicated by the doctor. I
> tell the client to think of gently dorsiflexing the ankle so as discourage
> isometric contraction of the calf muscle within the orthosis.
>
> Randy McFarland, CPO
>
Citation
Randall McFarland, CPO, “Re: OANDP-L Digest - 22 Jan 2001 to 23 Jan 2001 (#2001-20),” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215731.
