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.
Archive for January, 2012
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
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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.
