Episode description
Clubfoot occurs in one of every 1,000 live births in the U.S. Left untreated, a clubfoot doesn't flex and point, causing a person to walk using the side of the foot. With proper treatment and patience, individuals with clubfoot should be able to have the issue corrected major problems. So what is proper treatment? Pediatric orthopedic surgeon Dr. Reid Nichols is a practitioner of the Ponseti method, which is aimed at AVOIDING surgery by making use of casting and bracing to correct the issue.
Carol Vassar, producer