Sunday, July 1, 2012

Tossing the AFO again

In 2009 I went on a 3 week canoeing  trip where I didn't wear my AFO at all due to needing to kneel to paddle. Getting home I continued without it.  And for 15 months all was well  until I tripped coming out of an elevator. My wife and daughter insisted I go back to wearing the AFO. I did. After the 2 mile bog walk in June I resolved to ditch the AFO again. The first day the foot and ankle felt pretty floppy. Since then the ankle has been feeling stronger. My new workplace doesn't have elevators so I'm hopeful this will be the end of using it.  Don't listen to me on such items, your doctor/therapist always have the final say on starting/stopping therapy.

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  1. Barb PolanJuly 2, 2012 at 7:39 AM

    Many of my medical professionals were unwilling to suggest that I go without my AFO; but then I started and went without for about a year. I started by using it only inside my house, then just up and down our staircase. Eventually, I went out "into the community," without it, at the suggestion of my physiatrist. I couldn't go without it, though, on uneven ground - beach, lawn, loose gravel, or cobblestone - until I got the Bioness L300. Not walking on uneven ground was just not acceptable in my life, so I need the help; braceless is again limited to being inside my house.

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