Children's diseases always cause a lot of questions and experiences about the unborn child. It is especially difficult to identify diseases that develop quite hidden and are determined only after a full diagnosis by a doctor. One of these diseases is hip dysplasia. Only the attentive eye of a loving parent is able to notice the wrong at the very beginning and turn to a competent specialist. At the reception, the specialist will determine the degree of deviation and prescribe recommendations for treatment.
It is often prescribed to wear special devices, which include the Freyka pillow.
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Frejka Pillow is a special orthopedic invention of the Austrian doctor Frejka.
A soft orthopedic product fixes and holds bent at the knees of children's legs in the divorced position, ensuring the correct formation of joints.
It is intended for the treatment of hip dysplasia in children at an early age. Perinka allows you to keep the baby's legs apart, in a frog pose.
The use of pillows for several months eliminates predislocation and subluxation, prevents the occurrence of dysplasia-related complications.
A long time wearing the design contributes to the proper formation and normal insertion of the femoral head into the pelvic bone. As a rule, it is prescribed when the situation is not so critical, but the treatment of dysplasia is still better. Indications for wearing are:
For the treatment of dysplastic changes of the joints special devices are used for permanent wear.
Thus, only a doctor can prescribe treatment using a pillow.
The first fitting should take place in the office of the attending doctor. He will be able to explain and pay attention to the most important points of how to properly wear a Freike pillow. However, if there is no such possibility, the parents will be able to independently correctly put the foot on the child, having previously studied the nuances:
If you delay with treatment or render the wrong help, the disease will progress.
With proper therapy, full recovery occurs in a few months.
Important! When fixing all the belts, make sure that they do not squeeze the baby’s delicate skin.
If you notice significant discomfort or pain of the baby, you should immediately contact your doctor for advice.
The success of the treatment depends on the correctly chosen orthosis.When determining the size, parents should rely on 2 categories at once:
The design is assigned to children aged 1 to 9 months.
Category 1 involves the division into 3 age groups, where the size of the XS is the Frejka pillow for newborns and up to 6 months. S is designed for children from 6 months to one and a half years, and M - for children from a year to two.
Basically there are two dimensions - according to the child's age and the distance between the maximum diluted knees.
If your child is a little ahead of his peers in height, it is better to choose a brace based on individual sizes. Note that this device is not purchased for growth. Adjustment to the growth is carried out thanks to the adjustment straps.
Age-oriented dimension is more concerned with average data.
Selection by the maximum value when breeding knees. The sizes go from 14 cm to 26 cm, and the choice of the necessary model is made by the attending physician on the basis of measurements. It happens that physical parameters are disproportionate. In this case, the Frejka pillow is custom-made. Treatment sometimes takes quite a long time, so you may need to buy several sizes in a row.
With an incorrectly selected bandage, the effect of treatment may not occur.
Workers in the orthopedic salon, where the Freyka pillow is sold, will tell you how to choose the size.
It is impossible to explain to the babies the need for treatment, so get ready that the first time being in the tire may be a concern to the child, since the new situation is completely unusual for him. Literally after a couple of days, wearing this device stops bothering the child.
When diagnosing a child of serious joint instability, doctors recommend carrying the device around the clock.
Some parents noted that the child did not at all express discontent regarding the orthosis. It all depends on the nature of the child. But still you should not completely ignore the tears - once again make sure that you are wearing the device correctly.
During the month of their life, children get used to moving their feet and handles freely, so after the first putting on the bandage they begin to be capricious.
Parents are worried because of the uncontrollable crying of the child, believing that the Freyka pillow brings significant discomfort. However, the child is crying because of the new and unusual situation. The anxiety of the child just need to go through.
If a child cries, but it is not possible to distract him with a toy or a walk, you need to check if his knees are not too divorced.
Important! In case of violation of the wearing mode, treatment can be protracted or even ineffectual, which in future will lead to more serious problems and difficult treatment.
The effectiveness of treatment is achieved only with constant wear tires. The recommended time is at least 18 hours a day. Please note that the discomfort can be caused by heat, so for the time of wearing the design it is better to wear light cotton pants.
The child will quickly get used to a foreign object, and recovery will come much faster.
Important! It is not recommended to wear a perinka on a naked body.
In stores, the cost of an orthosis varies from 1000 to 1500 rubles.
Frejka pillows differ in the materials used in their production.
In many ways, the price may depend on the quality of the materials used in the manufacture. They need to pay close attention to avoid unwanted allergic reactions.
Orthopedic devices are produced by many domestic and foreign manufacturers.
Pavlik's stirrups, as well as the Frejka pillow, were invented for the treatment of identified disorders in the development of the hip joint.
There are those who prefer to treat with stirrups, there are those who are sure that the Freyka pillow is more effective.
The tire cushion helps to keep the legs in a bent state, but with divorced knees. Despite a fairly clear fixation of the legs, the lower part of the limbs is free and the baby can slightly move and pull them.
Indications for their use - hip dysplasia.
Pavlik's stirrups are a much more serious adaptation and are used when the orthopedic surgeon diagnosed more radical deviations from the norms of development.
The design is a chest bandage with straps on the shoulders and under the knees.
In this design, the legs are fixed quite rigidly, just holding the required angle of their breeding.
Pavlik's stirrups have one significant disadvantage - they are never removed and the child is in them 24 hours a day, regardless of the need to bathe and sleep.
You can buy a cushion tire in almost any orthopedic salon, however, if you do not have such an opportunity, you can sew a Freike cushion with your own hands. To do this, it is necessary to make measurements from the middle of the chest to the perineum, as well as the length from the dimple of the left knee to the dimple of the right knee through the perineum.
To create a roller, a flannel is used, which is twisted in several layers, and belts and clamps are purchased in stores.
In drawing up the pattern, draw a rectangle, the length of which is twice the length from the chest to the perineum, and the width is the real value of the distance between the knees.
Self-made bandage does not provide a sufficient degree of fixation of the hip joints.
Transfer the drawing to the fabric is necessary in two copies. Fasten the elements, and inside you need to put 10 layers of bortovka. The design must be sewn not only along the perimeter, but also stitched across, thereby giving stiffness to linen fabric. Sew straps along the back of the pillow, and buttons on the chest.
The only plus of such models is the individually selected mounting system.
Important! Homemade pillow will not be able to replace the tire from the orthopedic salon. The benefits of a homemade orthosis are highly questionable. So homemade bandage can be used only for a limited time.
During the period of wearing the pillow, it is necessary to periodically visit the orthopedic surgeon, who will conduct an ultrasound diagnosis in order to verify the effectiveness of the chosen treatment method. Do not neglect his recommendations.
The first time to teach how to correctly calculate the distance between the baby's knees should be an orthopedic doctor.
Additionally, parents can enroll the child for a course of therapeutic baby massage. Additional professional exposure not only contributes to the acceleration of treatment, but also the development of the baby’s muscles. Do not worry - in the activity and development of children wearing a Freik's pillow, do not lag behind their peers in the least.
The baby can sit in the Frejka pillow, if age allows - 6 months.
Timely diagnosed deviation, timely prescribed treatment, as well as compliance with all the recommendations of the doctor by the parents give almost 100 percent result. It must be remembered that the positive attitude of mom and dad will give strength and patience to a little to go through a difficult and incomprehensible way.
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