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An insole dilemma

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Isobel has started pronating her feet during standing practice. It’s not a good look, the way her soles roll outward so that she appears knock-kneed when upright. For a time during the summer, it looked as though Isobel had got … Continue reading

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The back issue

People have been asking how my back is. I have never had back problems. But at nearly two years old, Isobel’s increasing legginess is making physical carriage ungainly. Despite the dedicated efforts of her physiotherapist and PACE, her motor co-ordination … Continue reading

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Repetition: the dance with a brand-new name

As the David Bowie song goes, there’s a brand new dance that people from bad homes do again and again. He didn’t know its name, but we do, because Isobel has to do it too, and it’s called repetition. She … Continue reading

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