In this video blog, we discuss the importance of casting the post tib patient’s foot and ankle in a neutral position. If the cast is taken in a full weight bearing position, it can be difficult to provide the needed correction to the AFO or custom ankle brace for posterior tibial tendonitis.
Foot of the Week – Episode 25 – Best Post Tib Brace
Posted: April 9, 2012 in AFO, ankle brace, Casting, Custom Ankle Braces, Foot of the Week, PTTD Ankle BracesTags: AFO, ankle brace, ankle braces, Brace, brace casting, casting for AFO, casting for custom AFO, casting for custom ankle brace, casting for custom braces, custom AFO, Custom ankle brace, Post tib tendon, Post tibial tendonitis, Posterior tibial
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Step-Smart Testimonial – Foot Drop Gait
Posted: March 12, 2012 in AFO, ankle brace, drop foot, Drop Foot Brace, Gait Analysis, Off the Shelf Ankle BracesTags: Drop Foot, drop foot AFO, Drop foot brace, drop foot gait, drop foot treatment, foot drop brace, foot drop drop foot brace
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Iraq veteran, injured in battle, tells his foot drop gait story. The Step-Smart drop foot brace is offered as a solution to his foot drop foot treatment. See his gait with the Step-Smart. Looks like another happy customer!
Foot of the Week – Episode 24 – Best Drop Foot Brace
Posted: January 24, 2012 in AFO, ankle brace, drop foot, Drop Foot Brace, Foot of the Week, Off the Shelf Ankle BracesTags: active, AFO, ankle brace, ankle braces, Drop Foot, drop foot AFO, Drop foot brace, drop foot treatment, foot drop, foot drop brace, foot drop drop foot brace, tennis
In this week’s vblog, we take you to an indoor tennis facility where one of our drop foot patients happily wears, what she calls, the best drop foot brace on the market. With the Step-Smart brace for drop foot, she is able to play tennis and live an active life. See her play tennis in this video.
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Foot of the Week – Episode 23 – Post Tib Brace Evolution
Posted: January 11, 2012 in AFO, ankle brace, Custom Ankle Braces, Foot of the Week, Medial Instability, PTTD Ankle BracesTags: AFO, ankle brace, ankle braces, Custom ankle brace, Post tib, Post tib tendon, post tibial, Posterior tibial, PTTD
In this “Foot of the Week” episode, we talk about the evolution of the medial malleolar window in our custom brace design for post tib or posterior tibial tendonitis (PTTD or PTD). The Blaze MI brace includes a relief for the medial malleolus called a window, and since its orgination, the shapes have changed. Now the brace even includes a relief or window for the navicular or any other prominent bone of the foot. This provide the required support while also providing the needed space and “give” when pressures and pain are high.
Foot of the Week – Episode 22 – AFO brace donning
Posted: December 29, 2011 in AFO, ankle brace, drop foot, Drop Foot Brace, Foot of the Week, Shoe DonningTags: AFO brace, ankle brace, Arizona AFO, Brace, Drop Foot, drop foot AFO, Drop foot brace, foot drop brace
In this episode, a patient shows us his unique method for donning the Step-Smart AFO brace for drop foot. In most instances, Insightful suggests attaching the AFO brace into the shoe first and donning the shoe brace combination at once. In this example, the patient finds it easier to don the AFO brace first and then he slides the foot brace combination into the shoe.
Foot of the Week – Episode 21 – Hiking with Drop Foot
Posted: December 6, 2011 in AFO, ankle brace, drop foot, Drop Foot Brace, Foot of the WeekTags: AFO, ankle brace, ankle braces, Brace, Custom ankle braces, Drop Foot, drop foot AFO, Drop foot brace, drop foot gait, drop foot treatment, foot drop, foot drop brace, foot drop drop foot brace, orthoses
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In this week’s vblog, we speak to a drop foot patient who uses the Step-Smart brace to go hiking.
Foot of the Week – Episode 20 – Fitting AFO in Shoe
Posted: November 22, 2011 in AFO, ankle brace, Custom Ankle Braces, Foot of the Week, Footwear, PTTD Ankle BracesTags: AFO, ankle brace, ankle braces, custom AFO, Drop foot brace, hammertoes, orthoses, podiatry, Post tib tendon, post tibial, Post tibial tendonitis, Posterior tibial, PTTD, relief
In this week’s video blog, we have a guest appearance by Diana Bean, granddaughter of LL Bean, who happens to wear Insightful’s Blaze MI brace for post tib (posterior tibial tendonitis). She had some pain in her toe caused by a condition called hammertoes. This condition is not addressed by the Blaze brace, but provided us an opportunity to show how shoes often need adjustment in order to relieve pain and discomfort. In this particular situation, the shoe needed to be marked in the area creating the pressure so that the orthotist could remove some material from the shoe thereby creating more space for the problematic toe. Often times when pressure or irritation is a problem, people incorrectly think that adding padding is the answer. The solution is actually the reverse of what most people might think. Rather than adding more padding or cushioning to the area of the foot and ankle, the answer is to remove material from the shoe or ankle brace, creating the required space. This is called a “relief” for the prominent area of the foot and ankle. This is a practice commonly used in AFO’s or ankle foot orthoses but also is commonly needed in shoe fitting.
