AFOs/KAFOs and cheap shoes?

[Guest guest]

Hi.

I'm curious about something. I have no trouble with cheap shoes

as long as I wear them with my AFOs. I believe the AFOs provide

the right support in the right places and the shoes provide the

cushion. That's my theory why they work. For the times I go

without AFOs, I need reasonably high quality shoes.

Does anyone else have this experience? I need wide shoes with

my KAFOs, but not super-wide. Maybe that's the issue... cheap

shoes don't come in super wide sized.

When I say cheap shoes, I mean Wal-Mart or Payless. I do,

however, need to find shoes with an arch.

Danita

[Guest guest]

> Hi.

>

> I'm curious about something. I have no trouble with cheap shoes

> as long as I wear them with my AFOs. I believe the AFOs provide

> the right support in the right places and the shoes provide the

> cushion. That's my theory why they work. For the times I go

> without AFOs, I need reasonably high quality shoes.

>

> Does anyone else have this experience?

I believe you have it correct. I routinely tell my clients to

purchase cheap shoes. The AFO provides much more support to the foot

and ankle than does any shoe or boot. All you really need from the

shoe is room for your toes and a non-slip surface.