Rehabbing your ankle & foot

Foot Drop

You probably have some amount of foot drop that is causing your foot to drag as you walk and therefore randomly trip.

AFO

There are hundreds of AFOs out there that will help stablize your impaired ankle and foot to help you walk, really whatever AFO you find that ends up working for you is great! Everyone’s AFO needs are different, feel free to try out what your therapists recommend or just what you can afford on Amazon. The Ottobock AFO gets great feedback from many survivors

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This survivor is walking with an Ottobock AFO

Exercises

Arch Support


arch support

Because your muscles are all paralyzed, you might find that your ankles are rolling in so that your foot is too flat. This can be painful near your toes because the pressure is not being applied to the right parts of your foot. You can help correct this and stop the pain by wearing shoe inserts that lift your arches and prevent you from rolling in. As your ankle strengthens overtime, you will find you don’t need the inserts as much.

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