Aircast Air-Stirrup Ankle Support Brace

I think it is a good ankle support brace. The instructions have many languages, therefore all the instructions are very tiny and hard to read. If you shine a flashlight on it you should be able to read it. Definitely wear long socks under it for comfort. Price is pretty reasonable for a medical device.

I recently fell on ice and broke my fibula...I knew I'd be in one of these once I was out of the hard cast and boot (I'd broken my other fibula several years ago), so I went ahead and ordered it. So glad I did! The same one from the ortho doctor was $125 (my insurance has a deductible on DME)! Anyway, this is working perfectly. For those that say you can "never get it to fit correctly" - you have to remember that the part that goes under your foot is adjustable. Once you get that right, it will be comfortable and supported. I love that it can also be chilled in the fridge or freezer to deal with any swelling. This would be excellent for treating a sprain. It fits in to both my hiking shoes and my sneakers....it will stretch them out eventually, so I purchased an extra pair of sneakers so I don't stretch out my good ones. This thing is a real ankle saver!

I broke my ankle by rolling it stepping off the elliptical and was so relieved I could use an air cast instead of a boot. There’s a newer fancier air cast but it’s so restrictive that it’s uncomfortable and held my ankle more than I needed. The doctor didn’t like how it fit me and suggested I buy the old school version on Amazon. Much happier with this. It’s easy to walk in and adjustable. It will damage your shoes though so know going in that you’ll need new sneakers when you’re done using it. The ankle area of the shoe gets permanently stretched out because it’s bulky and thick.

It offers good stability and is exactly what I need to keep my ankle from twisting and re-injuring once again. It’s adjustable to your size of ankle and calve. This is life-saver for me because I injured my ankle in early summer, & I thought I knew what I was doing with just icing my ankle, but NO. 😣. I’d twist it again and again in the more bizarre places like on my carpet, with excruciating pain. I’d done this before (a few years ago) and knew what the doctor would say, so just got my own air cast (and iced it some). I have not twisted since getting this air cast!! Saved hundreds of dollars. The bottom strip that goes under your foot is a bit wonky to put in your shoe. Now I just hold it tight against my finger and push it together in my shoe so it doesn’t fold under. Then it’s fine. Yay Sometimes I forget I have an air cast on cuz it’s pretty comfortable. If it’s not, I can play around with the Velcro strips to adjust it.

It fits and helps hold my ankle steady.

I used this ankle brace when I fractured my left ankle. It is very sturdy yet not bulky. I could sleep in it, use it during the day for walking. It fit into my shoe nicely. My ankle healed quickly I think due in part to wearing this brace daily and nightly.

I fracture my ankle. My doctor wanted me to sleep in an ortho boot but it was too uncomfortable. But I also couldn't sleep without some kind of brace due to pain in my ankle. This brace is much more comfortable to sleep in or even just wear around the house to take a break from my ortho boot. I love it because it's more comfortable than my boot. However, I also get frustrated with the brace. The position can easily shift forward or backward causing the plastic to painfully press on the sides of my ankles. The comfort is also very dependent on how the straps are positioned and tightened. Sometimes it feels great with good position, and good stability of the position. Other times it's very painful or it shifts around too easily into painful positions. I spend a lot of time unstrapping and restrapping to try to get it in an optimal position - not too loose, not too tight, perfectly positioned fore and aft.

The Air-Stirrup definitely provides stability and support for my sprained ankle. I am wearing it indoors as much as possible. I am editing this, because I previously wrote that it was impossible to get a shoe on when wearing the AirCast. We subsequently discovered that a small adjustment allows me to pull the cast up far enough that I can get my foot into a sneaker and even some sandals. Now that I've figured this out, I can wear it both inside and outside. I think it will be helpful on an upcoming trip. One "con" is that the instructions are written in a .5 size font, fine for teenagers, not so much for over-forties. For getting around the house for a few days until my ankle (I hope) improves, it's a good solution, and not terribly pricey.

This was recommended to me by my physio following rolling my ankle causing a hairline fracture and a particularly bad sprain. As part of my job I go over fields and uneven terrain. I needed to get back to work before it was fully healed so I've used this for stabilisation. It still allows the forward and backward flexing of my foot, but prevents the sideways rolling I'm now prone to until my ankle is fully healed. It's also adjustable to suit different widths of feet and the air pockets are also adjustable, allowing air to the increased or deceased. I've worn this with trainers for gym work and boots for work with no issues.

It’s easy to use and perfect for immobilizing the ankle. The glue used inside for sticking the soft pad to the plastic brace is not great. Came off in a week. But I could stick the pad with a double sided tape.

Soddisfatto

Very pleased with the item

Es muy fácil de colocar y muy ligera. se utilizó en la rehabilitación de una fractura de tobillo.