Re: MDA gait clinic and right AFOs

[Guest guest]

I have an appointment with MDA's gait clinic on Feb 1st and I'd like to hear

from others that have gone through the gait clinic as well. I'm really

wondering what they're going to find out. After one look at my current AFO the

doctor said he didn't think they were the " right AFO for me " , and after hearing

that I managed to break my ankle last winter while wearing my AFOs lead him to

believe even more that there would be something better out there for me.

He mentioned a plastic AFO with a hinge at the ankle that had a stopping point

so it wouldn't give " too " much, but I'm unfamiliar with this style of AFO.

Does anyone else out there wear something similar to this? I can't get used to

the image of a hinged ankle, and I'm wondering if I have enough thigh strength

to wear something like this without my knees buckling.

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