An alternative to serial casting is a specialized physical therapy treatment program, in which your child undergoes daily stretching and has their clubfoot taped by a physical therapist. Once you are trained and ready, you can begin taping your child’s foot at home.
When non-surgical treatments with casting and taping don’t work, surgery is sometimes necessary to correct the clubfoot.
In addition to his clubfoot, you can see that he has also developed an umbilical hernia. Unlike clubfoot, umbilical hernias typically go away on their own and do not need any treatment.
This child will have to wear the bracing bar for 23 hours a day for about three months and then only at night for two to four years.
