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Steps is the national charity working for all those whose lives are affected by childhood lower limb conditions . Everything we do is about valuing and supporting individuals, families and carers affected by conditions which have an impact on the legs, hips or feet.

Steps offers confidential advice and support to people affected by conditions shown on the right, and other rare childhood lower limb conditions that have an impact on walking.

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Hugo Hammond, first disabled Love Island star, has clubfoot

Hugo Hammond, first disabled Love Island star, has clubfoot

by Sam Harris | Jun 22, 2021 | Blog, Talipes / Clubfoot

Steps congratulates Love Island contestant Hugo, and calls for gold standard care for clubfoot Responding to the announcement that Hugo Hammond, who was born with clubfoot (talipes) is to be the first disabled contestant on Love Island, Loredana Guetg-Wyatt, Managing...
Libby’s story – a year of fundraising challenges!

Libby’s story – a year of fundraising challenges!

by Sam Harris | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog, Fundraising Stories, Talipes / Clubfoot

Libby, @thechubbytriathlete on Instagram, is taking on a year of challenges from an Olympic distance triathlon to the Great South Run to raise money for Steps. Her inspiration is her son Finley who was born with bilateral talipes or clubfoot. This is the story of...
Lucy’s story – DDH and Pavlik harness

Lucy’s story – DDH and Pavlik harness

by Sam Harris | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, Hip Dysplasia (DDH), Personal Stories

Lucy was breech pretty much throughout my whole pregnancy and was born by cesarean section on 25.02.16. She was absolutely perfect and passed all her checks with flying colours and off we went home with a letter stating as she was breech, she would need an ultrasound...
Elis inspired to climb Pen y Fan for his brother Harri – clubfoot/talipes

Elis inspired to climb Pen y Fan for his brother Harri – clubfoot/talipes

by Sam Harris | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, Fundraising Stories, Talipes / Clubfoot

Harri was born in March last year two weeks before the first lockdown. We found out on the 20-week scan that he had talipes. I read lots of information on the Steps website and reading other people’s stories helped me prepare for the treatment he may need.   ...
Lauren’s story – diagnosed with Bilateral Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE)

Lauren’s story – diagnosed with Bilateral Slipped Upper Femoral Epiphysis (SUFE)

by Sam Harris | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, Personal Stories, SCFE/ SUFE – Slipped Epiphysis

My name is Lauren and  I am now 18. When I was 12 years old I was on holiday in Spain in August 2015 when I developed a pain in my right knee which quickly got so severe that I was struggling to even walk a few steps. My friends and family all thought the pain was...

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