Aircast Airlift PTTD Ankle Support Brace, Left Foot, Large

I have a ruptured posterior tibial tendon, tendinosis, bursitis from a severely twisted ankle. This aircast PTTD brace has been a godsend as without it I am unable to weight bear. My doctor did not want to put it in a regular cast as tend to get more scar tissue vs repair of tendon. This brace allows me to take it off to massage my ankle, and to do passive ROM to promote healing. I am having a custom brace made but in the interim, this aircast has allowed me to be up and about. It does fit in my athletic shoe as my shoe is a wide. Due to the severity of my injury I have to use 2 canes when up and about but without this brace I would be non weight bearing. I plan to continue to use it even when my custom brace is ready as if I need to I can wear this one at night and when able, plan to use it in the pool so I dont re injure the tendon as it starts to heal or may order a second one just for the pool. I would suggest to promptly rinse off, mild soap and water, pat dry and then air dry completely. So far, I have had no issues with loss of air. Also, I found that too much air made my tendon more tender as I am naturally flat footed and was originally over inflating. 2-3 "pumps" of air was all it took to give me relief. I am not sure my ruptured tendon will heal completely without surgery but this is sure worth a try!July, 2019 update. Did get my custom made brace ($1200) for which I could only wear a few weeks as it was not made right and worsened my torn tendon so much that I had to go on crutches. So big setback and money down the drain for me and insurance company, and I am back in the aircast pttd brace since March/April. It works so much better than the custom AFO brace. I think I am one of the lucky ones as the aircast is still holding air just fine. The material is starting to wear some around where top of the heel area slides into my shoes. I purchased a second aircast pttd brace recently just in case the air bladder does break some day. My use past few months is just walking with crutches partial weight bearing with pttd aircast in sneakers and hikers. Since I am not very active now may be why the brace has lasted so long? These tendons once ruptured are difficult to heal. As it heals and feels better it is important to follow doctor's orders and resist temptation to overuse or you will inflame tendon and back to square one again. Anticipating a year or so recovery. Aircast worth a try as surgery also has year recovery. I miss wearing regular shoes but wide athletic shoes or hikers work great with this brace.

I've tried several braces for PTTD and this is the best for support and ease of putting on. You just slip in your foot and wrap the two velcro straps. There's an air chamber in the arch which can be pumped up if more support is needed. For me, the attached foot sleeve and velcro provide enough support even without inflating the air chambers. Minus 1-star because the seam in the foot sleeve has scratchy stitching on the underside in direct contact with the skin. This seam digs into the skin, and I'm not able to wear the brace without socks. For sizing reference, I'm a women's size 9 and the small fits. Any foot larger than mine should size up to the medium.

I developed PTIT as a result of wearing some too-big running shoes for a weekend. I am an over-pronator and my feet collapse in when I walk or run, but I am a super active person running and cycling every day so I was devastated when I got PTIT. I found this brace and it sounded like it might help, as it was designed by a doctor especially for PTIT. when wearing this, I could walk pain free. I wore it around the house (I work from home) while I rested and allowed my PTIT to recover. It definitely helped a lot and was a huge relief not to be in pain with every step.I did try to wear it to go walking outside but it did not really fit well in a shoe.I wore it every day all day for a few weeks and did not have any of the problems some reviewers had with it but holding air. I did top up the inflation every few hours but it held quite well.I hope this helps someone else to recover at it's a great product.the painIf you want another tip, the ten seconds motion control insoles combined with a little arch support stick-on pad was my perfect solution once I was ready to start walking again.

I ordered a NEW one today. I ordered a new brace and received a used brace in an obviously used box. Also, the "air pump" function was outdated and not as advertised. I ordered right and left. As you can see from the photos, the left ankle brace is outdated and has been discontinuned, and it was USED. I wear an AFO for PTTD and the braces allow me to walk more freely than ever, and I love the brace. I have good things to say about the manufacturer, in fact I notified them directly. I do however know Amazon send me and used outdated item. I am a special ed teacher and have recommended the manufacturer DJO to many. Please view photos to see the difference in the items. One is new, one is used, outdated....Amazon did not even care enough to use a new box! I returned the used brace and am waiting to receive a new one, hopefully. Total amount spent $190.11.