Ds had his appointment at the splint clinic this afternoon, he's never been fond of the things and will only tolerate them for an hour or so at a time, i reckon they make his dystonic spasms worse as he fights against them.
the last pair he got were too tight within a few weeks with all the weight he was putting on so he hasnt been wearing them at all, the school physio puts him in his standing frame without them and she reckons he weightbears ok.
Told the orthotic chap about them being too tight and that you can literally pour the sweat out of them when you take them off, school physio had been wondering about getting them cut down to ankle height so they werent pressing on his calf muscle when he had a spasm and maybe getting holes drilled in them to let the moisture out.
orthotic chap stood ds up to see what his feet were like on the floor then played about with his feet, he reckons he still has a great range of movement, he could easily push his ankle up past 90 degrees so said the calf muscle hasnt shortened at all despite not having splints on for the best part of a year, but that his feet are a bit flat.
upshot of this is that the splints were flung in the bin and he is now going to go back to just insoles, i asked about Piedro boots and he said he would order him up a pair, bit suprised as friends have found it nigh on impossible to get Piedro boots supplied up here.
just wondering what the Piedro range is like as he only asked me two questions, black or navy? and velcro or laces?