Kids AFO Drop Foot Brace for Children Improve Walking Gait, Effective Relieve Pain for Achilles Tendon Cerebral Palsy, Motor Nerve Damage (5-15 Years Old)

We cannot believe we found this product. This is a company with INTEGRITY AND COMPASSION. THE PLUS SIDE IS MY MOM IS NOW WALKING WITHOUT PAIN AND FEELS INDEPENDENT AGAIN! She's 84.This product WORKS JUST AS WELL WITH ANY SHOE OR SHOELESS YOU MAY HAVE AND IT IS LESS THAN $30.After several doctors (the last one who approved this with FLYING COLORS), NOT to mention X-Rays, Nerve Conduction Tests, and at least 6 weeks of waiting in between appointments, this product has my mom walking WITHOUT PAIN. SHE IS INDEPENDENT AGAIN AND SO VERY HAPPY. Either doctors don't know about it (see how it was the last guy we saw who raved about it) or insurance companies are requesting they tell their patients about the larger AFO, which you have to buy an entire collection of new shoes for (because the plastic is so large) AND it's $200.This product WORKS JUST AS WELL WITH ANY SHOE OR SHOELESS YOU MAY HAVE, AND IT IS LESS THAN $30.Even the well-known, highly respected medical supply company in our town was denying we could get anything like this, as was the well-known shoe store who is known for helping with foot problems. It made us think that they either receive a large amount of money for selling the larger AFO, you know you buy it for $20, but they get $160 from the insurance claim...Yes, she did get the larger one - it's on the insurance bill...this is true.Only one doctor we visited after all this was over cause we had this feeling we should have started with him, a Podiatrist...when he saw it, he was like, THIS IS FANTASTIC...WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

The Foot-up concept works for minor drop foot problems. Several years ago after a hip surgery I had a temporary problem with drop foot so I already own a Foot-up from a different company. The one I have is like this one I link to on Amazon https://amzn.to/2WrFKd4 . But that one only attaches to a shoe and I wanted one that I could use barefoot at home. I have Anterior Tibialis Tendonitis right now and while in PT (ankle injury related) the therapist showed me how to use a Theraband in a clever way to pull up on my foot and make walking less painful to the anterior tibialis tendon. Ah! so nice. I went home and started using my old Foot-up with a shoe and ordered this one for use at home with bare feet.Amazon Prime, I love you! The soft AFO Foot-up Drop Foot Brace showed up yesterday and I was keen to try it on. It looks well-made though the hook-and-loop closure material (like Velcro but definitely NOT Velcro) is one of the cheaper low quality varieties. The other materials look fine. The padding thickness of the fabric sections is good and the stitching workmanship overall looks good.Problems that prompt me to return the item:1. The bad hook and loop material selection: The hook and loop (velcro-type material) is inadequate for the job it needs to do. I looked at 1 star reviews on this product and see at least one customer say the same -- the thing pulls apart throughout the day because the velcro doesn't stick enough. If they had chosen to use real Velcro OR they had designed the product with more hook-and-loop (width and length) overlap -- either one would have taken care of this problem.2. The FIT. The maker of this brace decided that the circumference of the foot and of the leg area are the same! But they are not. Well at least in my case they're not. So there are two fit problems. The first one (leg strap) I anticipated and thought I might have to sew an extension or add velcro to the product to make it work. The second one (foot strap) was completely unexpected and since the foot part is really important for me (see, I already have a different brace for use with shoes), this means I return the product.I have big feet and big ankles/calves. The leg portion goes above the ankle. It doesn't work if you are putting it close to your foot directly on the ankle. Ideally you place the leg part as far above the ankle as you can manage to get it because then the angle between leg and foot portion allows the strap to pull more vertically helping to reduce drop foot. I suspect some of the other reviewers who said this product did not work with drop foot may have put the leg portion on directly at the ankle so the little strap (which is on the BOTTOM of the 3.5" wide leg wrap) is largely horizontal and does very little to help with foot drop. I measured the length of leg portion -- it is 12" long and the minimum overlap is 1" so the velcro on the padded material can be fully used. So your circumference in the ankle-to-calf area needs to be 11" or less for that. The strap that goes horizontally around the leg portion is too short though, so that makes the required overlap be about 2" minimum to allow that strap to fold back on itself secure enough to walk with for more than a step. So that means ankle to calf location circumference needs to be 10" or less. My ankle is 11" but over the 3.5" width of the leg strap (go up and measure the leg 3.5" or more above the ankle itself) my lower calf quickly becomes 12" and in the location I would like to wear the brace, my lower leg is 13" This could be dealt with by sewing/modifying the brace of course. I think anyone with large legs is going to have a problem with this.But, the foot part of the brace is just weird. Since the leg portion is made for an average to small size leg you'd think the foot portion would be the same but it is not. That part is exactly the same 12" length as the leg part. So it is made for a foot circumference of something a bit under 11". The problem is that if you wrap it around your foot and your foot is under that 11" the extra material makes a really odd big bundle under your foot/arch and you can't walk. If your foot circumference is less than about 10" the product is going to be uncomfortable. This is the final straw that forces me to return the product. I have relatively big feet (mens size 9.5 womens size 11) and cannot imagine what a smaller footed person would do. Since I don't need the shoe-only feature, the product is useless to me in present form. I can't think of a way to modify the foot portion so I could use it. Return.Too big foot portion + too small leg portion = completely wrong. Do not waste your time and money with this product.

Be sure and read the instructions. The straps can be confusing andshould be labeled better i the illustrations.

The velcro strap that goes from foot to ankle is way to long for me. I love the fact that I can wear it without shoes.

I had to return this brace because it didn’t fit properly for someone with smaller feet. It also caused itchiness, possibly due to my sensitive skin. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out for me. While the design and concept are good, it didn't feel bulky.

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Ordered this brace for my wife who has drop foot from an AV malformation (brain bleed) in 1998. She has been through many AFOs and poorly, yet professionally made orthotics. This little, cheap, simply made brace has changed her life. That is not an overstatement; it has changed everything about her disability.The big change is the pain from having to be in a hard brace all day is leaving. The corns, the calluses, the bone spurs....they are all leaving. She no longer has to buy shoes that are too big for her (to accommodate an AFO). She can wear slippers in the house like everyone else, she couldn't before because the clunky, hard brace wouldn't fit in in house shoes. I waited for her to get use to the brace before I left a review because I wanted to be fair to not only the manufacturer and seller BUT especially to my wife.This brace is a five star across the board. The shipping was fast and actually arrived a day earlier than expected. The seller even emailed a detailed guide about to care for foot drop and how to get the most out of the brace. That was very much appreciated. I HIGHLY recommend this product and this seller. I just hope that it helps everyone as much as it has helped my wife. :)

I have a child that is wearing size 3 shoe so this item should fit. The wrap for the foot is way too small and will not work