KONMED Drop Foot Support AFO AFOs Ankle Brace Strap Elevator Poliomyelitis Hemiplegia Stroke Universal Size

Good for people who stumble while walking.

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I have foot drop from a bizarre staph infection after diving off the Dominican Republic. I was in the hospital for 12 days and almost lost my leg. Since then, the infection killed my peroneal nerve. I first tried the plastic leg devices from hell. Never again. I take this review very seriously because I know how tramatic it is to go from being able to run to looking like a trotting horse or a gimp within a days time. This device combined with a light weight running shoe totally works for me. I bought black new balance sneakers with black laces. When this is attached and I'm wearing jeans or slakes, it is nearly impossible to notice the brace. For business, heavier nice full leather shoes aren't as effective for me. However, I still wear my black running shoes and sometimes if I can tell a new contact notices, I just say, "Sorry, I have a bad wheel right now... " and they don't think twice. I'm a large, former athlete who wears a size 14 shoe so this brace barely fits around my ankle. If you have obese ankles, it may not work. However, you may want to order it. This product could easily be reproduced but, maybe not with the same comfort level but, by parts from home depot for the larger ankle person. Overall, I hope my fellow gimps continue to share information to help each other. (There's a Dallas Cowboy player with the same injury right now. It will be interesting to see what brace he selects.) Regardess, Buy this brace unless you have extremely large ankles... I hope this helps all of you who are in the same situation. God Bless.

These are excellent to use to stretch your feet ss well as hell keep in an upright position too. These also help those recovering from a variety of health issues who are trying to walk unassisted with an aid such as a walker. Balances and helps maintain that balance. The only drawback is sometimes gettting it tight enough to assist on your leg. The Velcro cover that is to be placed through your shoelaces at times needs to be readjusted which can be annoying if you are in the middle of Physical / Occuoational Therapy or exercising as it can interrupt that. The price is reasonable but I did read other reviews that said you might need to order additional Velcro strsos - so consider that in your budget when buying these. I recommend these however I was disappointed that the cost of these did not include replacement Velcro straps or easier adjustments during exercise.

I was prescribed one of the custom foot braces for my drop foot condition, and wore it as I was supposed to, but it always rubbed and hurt the top side part of my foot where the brace curved over it. My doctor told me about these KonMed soft braces so I found them on Amazon and ordered one. It had been such a welcome relief to wear this, with no pain and my foot no longer swells. I will probably be ordering another just to have as a back-up, as I never want to go back to the "custom" carbon fiber monstrosity. I have read where people have complained about the wearing out of the strap that attaches to the shoe. Well, for anyone that has ever used Velcro straps very much, you learn that they wear out eventually. I already had some commercial grade Velcro straps that I use for tying our bicycles down to a bike rack. I was able to substitute one of these and it work perfectly. Actually, it works even a bit better as the Velsro grip is better on these straps.