When the casts are taken off, the child’s foot is now straight. A special shoes (called a brace) will be given to each child. They are two shoes with a special bar in the middle. Even if only one foot has the problem both feet need to be in these special shoes to keep the bad foot straight. While using the shoes one must careful not to remove it from the good foot and bend the bar between the shoes.

 
For the first 3 months, the baby should wear the special shoes full time with only one hour off each day for a bath and a stretch. At first the child will not cope up with it. Gradually they become used with it. After the first 3 months the baby will only need to wear the special shoes at night-time. The baby has to wear them while sleeping until they are 3 or 4 years old. As the baby grows, the size of the special shoes must change at clinic review visits.

Smitha continues, “As the second step we will spread the message and treatment through Asha workers to primary health centres and panchayats. So the treatment will reach the grassroots level. We will provide counseling to parents about this and the benefit of the treatment from the early stage. The training for the doctors is also included in this.”

 
Through this mission CURE International is aiming to transform the lives of disabled children and their families in the developing world. CURE Clubfoot Worldwide, founded in 2006, is the largest provider of pediatric specialty surgical care, is helping a child walk without crutches and changing a life. CURE International was founded by Dr. Scott and Sally Harrison in 1996 and its first hospital opened in Kenya in 1998.