Ponsetti method treats clubfoot

In newborns these clubfoot is something that they have. What in this condition is that the foot is tilted downwards and inwards. Its cause is not clearly known but it is believed to be due to an arrest of development of the foot during fetal development. Surgery is needed in worse cases. While the most minor case are probably left alone. Most recently there has been a lot of interest in the Ponsetti method for clubfoot. This involved serial foot manipulations with casting and lots of physiotherapy. The Ponsetti method is gaining recognition with a number of websites faithful to it and many You Tube videos touting it. The research evidence in support of it is good and more research is being done.