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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is 28 months old and started walking at 11 months.  I noticed right away that she had pretty severe in-toeing and finally got approved to take her to the Orthopedist for an eval when she was 15 months old.  He  had hip and foot x-raye done and said that her hips were turned in more than 60% (normal is about 15%) so they were making her feet turn in as a result.  He is old school (approaching 70) and says that he rarely recommends braces these days and usually prescription orthopedic shoes and exercises with a PT does the trick.  DD has been in special shoes (Markell Tarso Shoe) for a year now and she is almost "fixed".  I would suggest taking her to an orthopedist and asking about shoes.  DD wears these shoes all day, every day. They look just like the old school shoes we all had, those leather boot-like shoes.  They are a but of a pain to get off and on but she seems very comfortable in them and they have obviously done the trick.  From what I hear about the braces, it can be tricky b/c a lot of kids figure out how to get them off at night so they end up not in them for very long.[/quote]

My DH is a podiatric surgeon and this is what he recommends as well.  Orthopedic shoes and/or inserts almost always fix the problem.  No need for night braces.[/quote]

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