question about different types of braces?

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My son is 11 months old, he was casted for four weeks when he was

first born, had the surgery at 3months and then recasted, since

about 4 months he has been in the DDB. My first question is what is a

AFO? Second has anyone ever heard of th wheaton bracing system it

just goes on one leg? The reason for my question is my son is not

sleeping very well, he moves a lot in his sleep and is having

difficulty getting to sleep, it seems as the older he gets the harder

it is for him to sleep with the brace on. Since he is not sleeping

well either is mom. I went to a medical supply place and they found

this wheaton bracing system in their catalog. My doctor, Dr. Carrio,

in NY who is absolutely wonderful says he will give it a try, but he

wants to see it so he can decide whether it will rotate his foot and

keep it at the correct angle. Before I buy this has anyone had any

experience with this? thanks for any help, suggestions or comments