#ankle braces

[disabilityaidpositivity]

Anon with the cute ankle braces here! These are what I have

I love the color and pattern, they're like really cute fun socks!! They're from a website called bibipins. They've been really useful for me!!

Ooooh I love these! Thank you for sharing a photo!

[ID: Photo of a person wearing compression ankle braces over plain white socks. They have one foot up on the other knee. The braces are lavender color with yellow moons, clouds, and stars. /end ID]

[celsius451]

Got curious about the Crip Time I've got going on when it comes to putting shoes with traditional AFOs, so I decided to time how long it took me to go from bare socks to shoes. First time was with the AFOs and the second time was without.

Here were the results:

With AFOs was exactly 1 minute 19.64 seconds

Without AFOs it took 8.87 seconds

Same shoes, and tried to go at the same pace

I'm not great at math, but I do know that is more than 3 times as long ?? Just to put on shoes, mind you. So if you're seeing this and you're able-bodied, please be understanding when disabled people are running late. This doesn't even account for things going wrong (like AFO malfunctions or sudden flare up of motor issues).

And here are screenshots from the stopwatch, though not necessary since I placed the times above. Just in case you wanted to see them idk

[simswithdisability]

Found some lovely Ankle Braces by Sunflowerpetalscc!

(Click the text to get 'em!)

[seraphimskater]

i wish they made ankle braces that were Colors. i just want An Color.... please... why is everything black and gray I'm BORED and INJURED!!!

[acornsandcarnelian]

Does anyone have recommendations for shoes that fit over AFOs?? Or how to find some that do?? Pls help I'm kinda dying here :///

[murdersofcrowbars]

POV my ankle braces if they fucking slayed

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My normal.

While both ankles are a bit swollen from RA right now, my right ankle is always this shape and size.

This is part of why Im always in pain. This is why I have trouble walking. This is why I have poor balance. This is why it is hard to find shoes that fit. This is why I stopped doing a lot of the things that I love.

[strangerdarkerbetter]

I have a bit of a spoonie question for you, as an ankle brace wearer - my ankles start to hurt any time I'm on my feet for more than 20min or so. It feels like bone scraping bone, if that makes sense? If for some reason I'm not able to get off my feet, the pain will keep mounting until everything from my feet to my shoulderblades hurts and I feel like I'm about to pass out. Do you think braces would help with this? What braces are your favorite/least favorite and why? Thank you for your time! :)

This sounds similar to what I experience so braces likely would help. 

Personally, I prefer lace-up ankle braces because they allow me to better fit the braces to my ankles (which can be tough because I have big feet and big calves but super narrow ankles). 

The specific ankle braces I use are Shock Doctor brand and I got them at a sporting goods store. This is a link to them on Amazon. They’ve held up well and definitely help reduce ankle pain for me as well as reducing knee and hip pain. 

I personally don’t like braces that just have velcro straps as I’ve found that they tend to come undone easily and don’t provide enough support for me. 

-Sabrina