anyone else feel a BIG atrophy difference from AFOs?

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Hi everyone,

I have been reading alot about various kinds of braces

that so many of you wear.. Well I have a question please.  I wear only

one, on the left foot where the drop foot is much worse than the

right.  I have two different kinds of AFOs.  One is otto bock

walk on, carbon fiber, and the other is the standard plastic.  It

depends on which " beautiful " shoes I want to wear that day, LOL which

AFO I put on.

My question is does anyone else feel a BIG difference

in your foot muscles/atrophy? 

Not the leg so much, but my left foot is really weak now after relying on one of

these for 3 years.  Sometimes I wish I never got one.  They do not keep me from

falling and I have to use a cane alot now now too because of atrophy and

balance.. I can't imagine what it would be like with two all the time.

I try to do my foot and leg excersises but definate atrophy is there.

Thanks for reading, and enjoy the rest of your weekend. 

Elaine