Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer

As I continue to recover from a bad sprain I’m now using this Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer In oder to allow me to walk while protected and stable, finding them to be comfortable and protective.After my injuries my wife ordered this Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer along with a boot from Amazon to help me heal. In both cases we are very happy with our choices. They arrived the next day thanks for Amazon Prime, and both have worked well for me.A few weeks ago I took a bad hit, spraining my right ankle and nailing my left knee (don’t ask). As I’ve recovered I’ve had to deal with a bruised foot, the sprain, and needing to support one, while not bothering the other. At this point I continue to have swelling in the ankle, deep bruising in the foot and ankle, but the need to get up and around. I’m finding this Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer to be giving me the support I need, but without pain to the deep bruising.Because of the nature of my injuries I’ve been unable to actually put this Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer or my previous boot on by myself. We cannot tell if this is a one person job, but throughout it’s had to be a job I cannot do from my position - so something to keep in mind, but again, it may simply be my injury.The Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer is lightweight and does not hinder my movement. It feels nice as it’s wrapped around the ankle, but again, it’s not hurting nor causing pain across the foot, though I feel protected. I am not wearing socks in these images - as you can see - but these were taken to test the size and take photos for this review. I have since worm them only with socks. While I did not find discomfort wearing no socks, I do feel I’m more comfortable walking with them WITH the socks - as if they give me a little more cushion, but also a feeling of protection. But I THINK I could go without and be fine. * I did wear them around the house that first time without socks for about an hour and I was fine.I like that the ties can be adjusted like a shoe in order to adjust tightness. We’ve worked a few times to get that just right, but it was easy to do and didn’t take too long. I feel the solid, but soft support along the ankle. It keeps me comfortable, but protected. I tried to use them in a pair of slip on casual shoes - the Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer did not fit. I am using them in a pair of older gym shoes - I did not want to risk stretching my main pair of gym shoes - and find that the Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer works well. My wife had to extend out the shoes and could not really tighten it all the way down - meaning the shoes do feel loose on the foot. But at this point I’m still doing limited walking. I think as I can walk more I’ll continue to use the Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer at least another week, and I will have to figure out how to deal with the looser shoe. But as I need to feel protected and strength in the ankle, I’ll deal.In the end I’m very happy with the Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer and will use it as long as I need it. And we’ll keep it around for any... what-if.

I've worn one of these for years both before and after ankle surgery. Had an unstable ankle for years, and this helped me delay surgery for a while. Ankle is rock solid stable after surgery, but I still wear it when I'm doing active things...don't want to have a freak tweak mess up all the gains from surgery! You can easily fit this into most shoes and sneakers...you may have a problem with slip ons unless they're stretchy. Being able to loosen the laces to help you slide in is key. My daughter also has been wearing one after she recently sprained her ankle tumbling, and it's really helped her rehab, and getting back to activity more quickly

After trying four - yes four - other brands, this on is perfect for my ankle sprain. EASY direction and if you measure as the manufacturer suggests, it's a perfect fit. Excellent quality for the money. Thank you for the relief!

This Brace helped my son with his sprained ankle to provide good support and stability

An acquaintance recommended this brace for my injured ankle. It works great and my podiatrist even complimented that I had the smarts to choose such a high quality brace. A little pricey, but totally worth it and very happy with my purchase.

Believe me, I've tried so many different types of ankle protector over the years. I came to this one as a keeper! One thing I wish it could improve on would be the bottom part of the feet could have softer added layer. Sometimes, the arche area could become soar when tightened. But overall this product is definitely a keeper and I would buy this again for sure!

My doc recommended this brace for a mild but persistent ankle sprain, or some tendon that was strained, but causing intermittent pain on the outside of my foot and ankle. This brace is very well designed to stabilize the ankle better than any other brace I have tried, while still allowing the foot to bend and walk and run. I would recommend it to anyone who needs to stabilize the ankle but can’t or not willing to stay off the ankle.