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Children's Feet
Children with strong, healthy feet often avoid many kinds of lower extremity problems later in life. Contact our office, NJ Podiatrist, to have your children's feet and lower extremities examined.Infants
The size and shape of your baby's feet change quickly during their first year. Because a baby's feet are flexible, too much pressure or strain can affect their feet's shape. It's important to allow your baby to kick and stretch his or her feet. Also, make sure shoes and socks do not squeeze the toes.
Toddlers
Try not to force your toddler to walk before she is ready. Carefully watch her gait once she begins to walk. If your toddler's toe touches down instead of the heel, or she always sits while others play, contact our office. Many toddlers have a pigeon-toe gait, and this is normal. Most children outgrow the problem.
When foot care is needed
To help with flatfeet, special shoes or custom-made shoe inserts may be prescribed. To correct mild intoeing, your toddler may need to sit in a different position while playing or watching TV. If you child's feet turn in or out a lot, corrective shoes, splints, or night braces may be prescribed.
The foot's bone structure is well-formed by the time your child reaches age 7 or 8, but if a growth plate (the area where bone growth begins) is injured, the damaged plate may cause the bone to grow oddly. With a doctor's care, however, the risk of future bone problems is reduced.
Remember to check your child's shoe size often. Make sure there is space between the toes and the end of the shoe, Make sure their shoes are roomy enough to allow the toes to move freely. Don't let your child wear hand-me-downs.
P.S.
Dr. Wishnie, a highly respected NJ podiatrist, is specially trained in the care of children's feet. He spent a year at the children's hospital in Jerusalem, Israel. Most parents are told that their children will grow out of their flat feet or in-toeing. However, most of them do not. We recommend seeing the child as early as possible so we can prescribe one of the many conservative treatments available to correct these problems.
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Family Foot & Ankle Specialists
250 Old New Brunswick Road
Building 12
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 732-968-3833
Hillsborough Office
Central Jersey Medical & Prof. Park
349 Route 206, Suite J
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
Phone: 908-874-8030