Our Products : Custom AFO - Ankle Foot Orthotics

Description

AFOs are devices used to support, align, prevent, correct, substitute or enhance function, and decrease pain or discomfort of the foot and ankle where traditional foot orthotics can't. They can be used for the more difficult and challenging foot and ankle involvements such as Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction (PTTD), Charcot Joint, Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD), Drop Foot as well as many other foot and ankle diagnoses.

Description

A prefabricated, polypropylene ankle foot orthosis designed to support flaccid drop-foot.

Ossur AFO Leaf Spring features a more rigid vertical aspect for good lifting capacity, with a thinner, more flexible foot section for ease of trimming. The foot section can be trimmed to the desired shape and size with a pair of scissors. Lightweight polypropylene and the absence of a heel section makes Ossur AFO Leaf Spring a more comfortable wear and better fitting in shoes.

Indications

• Drop foot secondary to Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)
• Mild drop foot secondary to other neurological pathologies

Features and Benefits

• Injection-molded polypropylene

• Variable thickness throughout the orthosis
• Lightweight

• Rigid vertical aspect

• Good lifting capacity

• Thin and flexible foot section
• Easy to trim with a pair of scissors, offering good fit for most types of shoes

Description

The AFO Orthosis can be used for people who have types of dorsal or anterior nerve injury. They are also useful in treating Charcot conditions and Dropfoot. ActiveForever is pleased to offer you the AFO (Ankle Foot Orthosis) in the Swedish, Rigid, Leaf Spring or Semi-Rigid Models. An orthosis is a device that is applied externally to a part of the body to correct deformity, improve function, or relieve symptoms of a disease by supporting or assisting the musculo-neuro-skeletal system. This can be worn in a shoe.

The Ankle Foot Orthosis semi-rigid or rigid provides functional alignment for flaccid (weak) extremities and resistance to mild extensor spasticity. Spasticity is a disorder of the body's motor system in which certain muscles are continuously contracted. This contraction causes stiffness or tightness of the muscles and may interfere with gait, movement, and speech.

The 40AFO (semi-rigid) and the 60AFO (Rigid) provide mediolateral support for ankle instability. The Leaf Spring is set in 8° dorsiflexion to provide spring assist during ambulation while offering a low profile option for patients not requiring a full AFO. The open heel and calf design of the Swedish AFO limits skin breakdown, offers a cooler alternative to standard AFOs, and allows the brace to fit into any type of shoe.

Rigid and Semi-Rigid

The Rigid and Semi-Rigid Ankle Foot Orthosis provides functional alignment for flaccid (weak) extremities, resistance to mild extensor spasticity and it also provides mediolateral support for ankle instability.