lightly, then the child will move it into a normal position. If you cannot put the foot in a normal position then it will need to be straightened with strapping or casts.
Although club foot often occurs without any other problem occasionally it is a complication and problem in the spinal cord. So always check the Childs spine and test if he has feeling in his feet. The feet may gradually become deformed into a club foot position because of cerebral palsy, polio, arthritis or spinal cord damage.
Rarely club feet occur together with a clubbed hand or other weakness and deformities of the body. A club foot should be held in a cast or strapped in a straighter position soon after birth until it is corrected past normal. After correcting the foot, daily stretching exercises are often needed to help keep the foot straight.
A brace is used day and night if necessary to keep the foot from bending in again, until finally normal use and exercise keeps the foot straight. About 60 % of club feet can be effectively straightened without surgery in six to eight week, using strapping or casts. Correction of club feet should begin soon after the child is born, if possible in the first two days.
At the time of birth a babies bones and joints are still soft and as the child gets older his bones get harder and become less flexible. Usually good correction without surgery is only possible in the first year of life.