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Braces, Wheelchairs and other devices

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When do you know when it is time to look into medical devices for your kid? Is there a certain age or physical ability that they need to reach first? Who typically recommends those things?


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Re: Braces, Wheelchairs and other devices

  • DixieNormous330DixieNormous330 member
    PT and OT will recommend. At that point you need to see a physiatrist to get the work up and the prescription.
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  • laurdinglaurding member
    In our case, the PT is leading the charge.  We are looking at braces and she referred us to orthotics, I believe, and when I called, I discovered it was the rehab dept at Children's.  I have found there is no one specific person to go to and it is frustrating, for sure!
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  • gremaud07gremaud07 member

    DS physical therapist recommended us to go to see the orthopedic doctor.  When we went there we got a prescription for the brace as well as a local orthotic office  to make them for him.

    Insurance, for us anyways, only pays if we see the orthopedic doc even though the orthotic guy knows DS needed them. 

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  • S-TunaS-Tuna member
    For SMOs and AFOs (braces), the PT told us to get a prescription from the Pediatrician. We took that to an orthotic place to be fitted. We also have a reverse walker that we ordered online. The delivery time and cost of getting the walker through insurance would have been 4-6 weeks and $100. We paid $150 on amazon prime and had it shipped to the house within 48 hours. The $50 was worth not having to wait 4-6 weeks for it.
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  • goldenleavesgoldenleaves member
    Our PT referred us for braces.
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  • MaxandRubyMaxandRuby member

    The PT when we were in EI suggested DS2's original pair of braces/SMO/AFO/DAFO. Subsequent PTs (private or EI in another state when we moved) suggested the next set(s).  This last time it was a collaboration between DS2's PT and orthopedic doctor (they each suggested something different, we were able to do both pairs, and turned out the ortho's suggestion was the better one for DS2). 

    The wheelchair was brought up originally by the service coordinator for EI when we were starting to do the transition from EI to the school district. It hadn't occurred to me to think about it prior to then but I was told quite frankly that "the school isn't going to carry him". I don't think it was meant to come off as cold as it did but whatev. I then talked to the PT about who agreed, PT filled out paperwork which was given to the PCM (DS2's main doctor), and we did the necessary referral to get him fitted for it. 

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