For Ian

We're creating this blog in an attempt to document our son's treatment and progress for clubfeet and provide information on the Ponseti method for other clubfeet families.

Ian was born in Aug. 2003 with severe bilateral clubfeet and has been treated with the Ponseti method both here in Cincinnati and in Iowa City.
We found out during our 20 wk u/s about Ian's feet and we immediately went home and resarched it on the internet. We were thrilled to find out there was a nonsurgical method to treat it and learned a lot from the websites of other parents. Dr. Ponseti, who pioneered the method, works out in Iowa City, still seeing babies and training other doctors.
While most of our treatment was done here in Cincinnati with Dr. Von Stein, who is Ponseti trained, we've also had to go to Iowa because Ian has atypical clubfeet which required a little more help. Thanks to the internet and the websites of clubfeet families, word has spread about this method and more and more doctors are using it.
When used correctly and early, the Ponseti method has up to a 90% rate of success. Those kids who do end up with surgery often need more operations, have large scars, and have stiff, painful feet in the future.