Your Sedentary Child Might Have A Preclinical Clubfoot Deformity

Do you have a sedentary child who worries you because he/she is feeling and doing things that seem different from what you’ve seen in your other children or those of your friends? While it’s true that all children are wonderfully unique, I’m talking about traits that might have caused you to worry that an unknown ‘something’ is very wrong. Your child might have a health problem – very common, but unknown to physicians: an inherited, abnormal foot structure known as the Preclinical Clubfoot Deformity.

The problems this severe foot structure creates in the body can be so numerous and diverse; things that should not be happening to an otherwise healthy youngster. You’ll be wondering what could possibly be wrong. But because many physicians have no knowledge of the Preclinical Clubfoot Deformity, nor the chronic pain (and potentially other) symptoms it creates, this foot structure goes undetected and your child may grow up to live a life far from what you had envisioned for him or her.

There are two personality types in children who have a Preclinical Clubfoot Deformity. The first is a child who is sedentary and is unable to muster up the determination to overcome the obstacles that this severe abnormal foot structure can present. The second is a child who is active and often actually driven to excel in physical activity (such as sports) even though they have continuous overuse injuries.

Following is an account of a sedentary child who could have a Preclinical Clubfoot Deformity and what he might experience as he is growing:

When Jimmy was born he looked like an adorable healthy little baby boy. And he was, except for his feet. While he was in the womb, his feet did not completely develop and so Jimmy was born with an ‘undetectable’ abnormal foot structure: Undetectable because no one (including the obstetrician) noticed anything unusual about his feet. That is, they weren’t oddly shaped, missing a toe, strangely colored or anything else that would have most certainly caused alarm or need of further inspection.

So, baby Jimmy was brought home and all was fine. That is, until he first started walking. This is when a few symptoms of the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity made their first appearance. When Jimmy walked, his feet were totally flat (no arch) and he also had a harder time (than most other toddlers) learning to walk – he was a bit clumsy. His mom didn’t notice his flat feet because infants at this age have a pronounced plantar fat pad and Jimmy’s clumsiness only brought words of encouragement and loving hugs.

 As Jimmy got older, about 8 years of age, his mom noticed that the heels of his shoes were wearing unevenly. She also noticed that as he walked his feet turned excessively outward (or inward) as he walked and he seemed to lumber along with a very slight hitch or limp. Actually, Jimmy preferred not to walk at all, but to play computer games and watch TV. When he did play with other children and participated in sport activities that involved running, he was a bit slow, usually ending up at the back of the pack.

Around this time, Jimmy started complaining of leg pain. Concerned, his mom took him to the pediatrician and explained that Jimmy also tends to twist or sprain his ankles a lot and she noticed that his posture seems to be really poor. The pediatrician listened attentively, but found nothing wrong. He assured her that it’s just ‘growing pains’ and that Jimmy’s posture will improve as he grows.

It didn’t. By the age of 12, Jimmy’s posture was worse. He started complaining of more soreness in his legs and a little in his low back. His mom, trying to resolve these symptoms she was seeing in her child (which were getting more pronounced as he was growing) took him to see the family doctor, then an orthopedist, then a physical therapist and then a chiropractor. They all said pretty much the same – Stop worrying, there’s nothing wrong with your child. He’s just lazy and needs to stop slouching.

This scenario continued through Jim’s teens and his pain kept getting worse. By the time he entered his 20s, he was having soreness and stiffness in his knees, low back and starting in his shoulders and neck.

At this point, Jim was living on his own and decided to seek help from some alternative providers, starting with an acupuncturist. As with the traditional doctors, he went though the gamut of alternative therapies, including a Feldenkrais practitioner, a myofascial therapist and yoga classes.

After each session, Jim usually felt more relaxed, but found that two weeks later he was back for more treatments. His pain was growing and taking on a life of its own.

By the time Jim entered his mid 20s, his pain had reached such a level that (in spite of his awareness of the toxic side effects of pain medication) he started taking anti-inflammatories; slowly increasing the dosage and then using stronger drugs as the pain relieving effects no longer worked.

Jim’s mom; very concerned for her child and unable to understand why he’s having so much pain in so many areas of his body, started thinking that Jim might have a horrible, yet undiagnosed, incurable disease.

Maybe you have seen similar pain symptoms in your own son or daughter. Symptoms that only became worse as they grew up. Though you tried everything you knew of to help your child, at some point you probably felt powerless, as no one seemed to know what was causing your child’s pain and no pain management therapies – neither traditional nor alternative – made any lasting difference. Where do you go from here?

The Cause of Your Child’s Pain Could Be A PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity

Most physicians are unaware that the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity even exits. Without this knowledge and without the training to diagnose it, your child could have this life devastating foot structure and resulting debilitating chronic muscle and joint pain for life.

The PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity is a severe inherited abnormal foot structure that causes the foot to twist as you walk. Unless you’ve closely examined the way your child walks, you’ve probably never noticed this foot twist. But it’s evident when you look at the heels of your child’s shoes, as the shoe heels will be unevenly worn (either the inside or the outside). The end result of this foot twist is bad posture – misaligned joints and strained muscles.

The PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity starts manifesting pain in early childhood. As the child grows, if their posture is not permanently corrected, their joints will deteriorate and become inflamed and their muscles will become more and more painful.

Reading the Curing Chronic Pain website will give you more information about the abnormal foot structures Professor/ Dr.Rothbart discovered that cause many forms of chronic muscle and joint pain and help you determine whether an Initial Phone Consultation with Professor/Dr. Rothbart might be helpful.

For a more complete explanation of the Rothbarts Foot and PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity, read:
Abnormal Foot Structures That Cause Chronic Pain
To find out if you may have one of two common inherited, abnormal foot structures that cause chronic muscle and joint pain, take the Rothbarts Foot Questionnaire. 

As you learn more about my innovative therapy, you may find that addressing and effectively treating your foot structure may be the missing link to ending your long time battle with unrelenting muscle and joint pain.

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Professor/Dr. Brian A. Rothbart
Chronic Pain Elimination Specialist
www.CuringChronicPain.com
www.RothbartSite.com
Discovered the Rothbarts Foot and the PreClinical Clubfoot Deformity
Developer of Rothbart Proprioceptive Therapy
Inventor and Designer of Rothbart Proprioceptive Insoles
Founder of International Academy of Rothbart Proprioceptive Therapy
Author of Forever Free From Chronic Pain and The Foots Connection to Chronic Pain