Flat Feet Problem
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ahmeiyong:
Wow I am glad to come across this forum! I also have spent so much money at the place at the mall (300+ each visit) and I am going to make an appointment with Dr Jessica maybe next week. I will let you all know how the appointment goes. Is she really giving free consultation with star card??
Yes, indeed she is giving free consultation with star card. In fact, we left after seeing her.... yes it's really free. I felt really wierd to walk away without paying a single cent as she run ds through some tests on the machine and gave us lots of advices on how to help him. She also recommended some sports shoes and gave us the contact where we can get discount. But the scariest part is that the shop at the mall could have given us the wrong diagnosis by saying that ds is mild flat foot when in fact he is not but have another condition... :yikes: If we didn't see her, we would always think he has flat foot.
Was just that dh thought her insoles is custom made and priced very reasonably. Those shops at Nex quoted us $370 but Dr Jessica only charge $174 (after star card disc), it is custom made and she said it's lasting unlike those off the rack ones. In fact, she didn't \"sell\" us the insoles upon hearing that we already have something off the rack and my ds finds it comfortable. She also commented that as kids' feet are growing and those custom made soles are not cheap so she usually ask parents to get off the rack... But if the soles can indeed last the child for 2 years (eg. with growing feet), I think the price is really reasonable since off the rack is also not cheap (eg. $60 each pair and we don't know how long it can last/ is it well fitted???). So we actually made a trip back to her clinic again just to get the insoles done.
I had a chat with her when she was doing the mould for ds. Podiatry is rarely heard of in Singapore. Even with ingrown nails, people would usually go to a GP. Also for this flat foot thing, if not for this forum, we also didn't know who to approach. So we probably \"fall prey\" to those shops at the mall and they are probably not as qualified to perform the assessment as they appear to be salesman iso doctor???? So by tying up with star card, she wanted to create more awareness (especially for children) and I thought it's really good as early detection is always better as we could potentially do something for prevention/ improve the situation. Think she is getting popular through this forum as she mentioned that another parent also went there upon hearing some feedback from a forum.
But this is like a godsend for us who are facing this issue. -
Anyone knows what is the criteria to apply the star card? My DS is already 12, can we still apply?
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ahmeiyong:
I learnt from the internet that flat feet can be both. It can be from the way we are born, or also can because of other things. I think in my family though, it is because of my husband, his feet are SOOOO flat so my children inherited the bad genetics..... They complain of pain in the legs when they are going to bed, and when they need to walk for more than half hour even with the insole from the mall, so I think I will contact Dr Jessica and see if she can see my son soon.... need some sleep, my son has me massage his legs every day for one hour when I am supposed to be sleep... *sigh*
Actually when we first saw Dr Jessica, we told her that we think ds has flat foot (based on the diagnosis from the shop at the mall). She asked if dh has it and I said no. None in the family has it. She commented 80% of those with flat foot probably inherited it. So it's usually genetic.
Ds didn't have painful feet nor does he fall over easily during sports games. All these were not apparent when he was young as well though he has FAT feet. So we thought it's just fat and not flat.... :oops: But his arc is not apparent and he can't really squat... He is diagnosed as having a different condition which is usually associated with older folks. He can't even do tip toe properly as some muscle is not functioning well.... So tip toe is supposed to be his daily practice. I was telling dh that maybe we should send him to ballet classes
He does not feel pain and he feels that he is \"normal\". But we feel that we want to be proactive about his situation to prevent it from becoming worst. -
Flowermonaster:
Anyone knows what is the criteria to apply the star card? My DS is already 12, can we still apply?
Hi, star card is issued by toy'r'us. So you might want to check with them how to apply for it. -
MMM:
She also commented that as kids' feet are growing and those custom made soles are not cheap so she usually ask parents to get off the rack... But if the soles can indeed last the child for 2 years (eg. with growing feet)
Hi MMM, can the custom made soles really last 2 years? -
Pearlyshell:
She said it is very durable. But we said 2 years because my ds is only P4 and his feet is still growing (but his feet is already size 41.... adult size :faint: ) so he will probably outgrow his custom made soles.MMM:
She also commented that as kids' feet are growing and those custom made soles are not cheap so she usually ask parents to get off the rack... But if the soles can indeed last the child for 2 years (eg. with growing feet)
Hi MMM, can the custom made soles really last 2 years?
Seriously, we've not experienced it. We are only collecting his soles end of the week. -
ahmeiyong:
If anyone has any leg problem, I would recommend Dr Jessica. I think she has alot of knowledge! But I also agree with MMM it feels weird not paying for her to see each child ><
Hi,
Great to hear that you have great experience with her as well. Yes.... seeing the location of her clinic and considering the time she spent with us...I was thinking to myself.... how can it be free??? I was also wondering how is she going to survive with the free consultations :oops:
She asked my ds to do tip toe exercise everyday to improve his condition. 1st observation was that he can squat better now (without falling over like humpty dumpty) though it's just been a few days.
Ds will be collecting his insoles this friday and was so keen to get the shoes that Dr Jessica recommended..... They are looking forward to going to her clinic again this week.... -
MMM:
She asked my ds to do tip toe exercise everyday to improve his condition. 1st observation was that he can squat better now (without falling over like humpty dumpty) though it's just been a few days.
She really has some instant fixes right? I thought it was impossible to fix these types of problems with results so fast one. Also for your son, it just goes to show that the feet actually have many problems, not just plain old flat feet. -
Flowermonaster:
Anyone knows what is the criteria to apply the star card? My DS is already 12, can we still apply?
The star card is from toys r us. You don't need to have children to get the card. I'm quite sure mine was free but it was when I purchased something from there.. -
fongjin:
Thank you fongjin. :love:Flowermonaster:
Anyone knows what is the criteria to apply the star card? My DS is already 12, can we still apply?
The star card is from toys r us. You don't need to have children to get the card. I'm quite sure mine was free but it was when I purchased something from there..
I will find time to check with the store.
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