For those of you who are looking for information about the Mitchell shoes on a Dobbs bar, here’s what we use. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask here or on the nosurgery4clubfoot group on yahoo groups.
Our setup for our Mitchell shoes on a Dobbs bar
We attached the bar upside down so it did not get in the way of her walking. Here it shows that more clearly.
Here’s the bottom of our shoes and bar:
And a closer view of one shoe – note the tab to press that makes the Mitchells easily removed from whatever bar they are attached to, including the Dobbs bar:
And a closer view of the plate and how it fits on to the shoes:
If it’s not too much trouble, could you post a picture of Laura standing in her brace? I’m curious how this works for her — how she walks in it, etc. Dr. VB isn’t a fan of the articulating bar — I forget his precise words, but I think he was a little leery of it holding the correction as much as it should. But SO many people use this … I find it interesting. We use the Ponseti bar and Grace doesn’t seem to mind it (thankfully!!!). Thanks!
hey there… been following your blog for a while. i recently left the clubfoot sight, but i have a question pertaining to this post.
someone suggested that i see about using the dobbs bar on my son, b/c it would allow the feet to move more independently. my understanding has always been that the feet need to stay at particular angles in order to remain corrected… so my question is how does this bar work? do the feet actually move? is it more comfortable for the kids?
if you can email me at valejandras[at]gmail[dot]com….i would REALLY appreciate it. thank you!!!
~veronica
Hi,
My daughter is using the Dobbs bar with individually made AFOs. They have not worked well and we will be moving to the mitchells shortly but want to keep the dobbs bar. I want my orthotist to have someone to connect with in order to help her attach the mitchells to the dobbs bar. Do you mind sharing who did the set up for you? I will also be sharing your post with her. My email is czarina96@gmail.com. Thanks so much for your help and being such a great resource!!
Erin