Albie Shenton was just two-months-old when he was taken to Manchester Children’s Hospital in an attempt to have his foot bent back. He suffers from a condition called club foot, where a baby is born with their feet turned in and under. The defect affects one in every 1,000 babies and is more common in boys.
His mum Naomi was told about the condition at her 20-week scan – a discovery that left the her “absolutely mortified”. Her agony only grew when she had to take Albie as a newborn to hospital to have his feet looked at. These painful appointments endured for months before the tot was eventually placed in a boots and bar brace.
The boots and bar hold the feet in in a corrected position to prevent the muscles and ligaments from becoming tight again. But Naomi, 28, says the brace was causing problems on Albie’s unaffected right foot.
