Mathgetin Air Walker Boot Medical Short Fracture Boot for Sprained Ankle and Achilles Tendonitis Inflatable Orthopedic Walking Boot for Broken Foot Fracture Recovery

LIFESAVER. No, really. I have EDS, or in common parlance, I am "double jointed" - ie "hypermobile" - to the point of when I'm walking my joints can randomly decide to quit working. My ankles are ridiculously renowned for doing that while I am crossing a parking lot, for instance. Now, while it's not an absolutely every day situation, when it does happen, even standing can become a NOPE situation. To put it politely, my joints just don't like me. Well, since I can't stay in bed for weeks on end, and rolling around in a wheelchair in a tiny apartment really isn't ideal, while my joints remember what their role in life actually is, I went looking for something more dependable as far as bracing and support goes. I have tried a series of braces over the years, everything from "sock" neoprene type braces, to full rigid side bar style, to fascia braces, to a combo of all of the above. The repeat problem I have faced, was nothing ever provided "enough" support AND coverage, at the same time. Yes, the socks go over the entire ankle, but besides adding compression, there really wasn't any "support". Braces provided plenty of "side" support, but don't really address the up/down or rolling aspects of ankle movement... or more accurately, limitation and constriction thereof, keeping my joints from going off on their own little tangents of randomness while I'm trying to get them to once again "heal" (and "heel" for that matter, LOL - yes, pun absolutely intended!). So I got the bright idea to look for a full on "boot", because even though I am not dealing with "breaks" so to speak, from a medical standpoint, the healing is actually on the same level, so why not work it from that angle instead of the continuous hodge podge that pt and insurance keeps putting me through??? Well, sure enough, when I go looking for medical boots, this pops up in the return filtered options. Inflatable compression sides plus rigid design? Sure, let's try it. OMG. What have I been doing with my life, before this boot???? (well, obviously, i was in massive pain and extremely limited in mobility, but that was really rhetorical, LOL.) You wouldn't think a medical boot would be this life changing, but it IS. It slips right on, and then no matter how much swelling is going on, you can adjust the compression to match your desired stability wants. I can wear this up and down steps, without fear of falling. I am just absolutely blown away with how this has improved my overall quality of life! Ok, so the pics: 1 - the base. Hard plastic with side bracing. Neoprene pad insole. 2 - the "sock". Thick cushion with lots of very secure locking velcro straps. 3 - the base and sock side by side. 4 - the "pump" and "release" for the air. The pump is very Air Jordans in feel/use. The dial underneath works like the air release on a manual pressure cuff. 5 - foot in the sock/base, no air 6 - foot in the sock/base, with air compression 7 - foot in the sock/base, with air compression, fully strapped up I suggest inflating the sock most of the way at first, then strapping, and deciding if you need "more" compression from the inflation, from personal experience messing with this thing. If you try to strap the whole critter up before adding the air, you can inadvertently cause the too much compression... particularly at the strap sections... which can either cause "tourniquet type effects" or cause the straps to try to come undone, with the former being the most experienced result (those straps do NOT like to come undone, LOL). If I could "add" anything to these? Some kind of arch support, as these have absolutely none. I have not tried adding my orthotics yet, as I don't think my specially crafted ones would stay put in this boot. I might try a quick orthotic arch support insert the next time one of my ankles go out. Oh, and I got the "M" size. I typically wear an 8 1/2 W (US, Women's), and there is obviously extra room in this for "swelling". I daresay this would fit up to a size 10 W (US, Women's), as you can see how much "extra" length I have past my toes, to the end of the base. And no, that's not forced perspective for my calves... well, obviously there is a little because photography and looking "down", but you know what I mean. I used to do dressage and jumping competitions in my teenager years, and my calves just stayed monster sized ever since. My calves at widest point are ~20", while my ankle is just shy of 10" and my foot from toe to heel is less than 9" long! My awkward calf-to-ankle-to-foot sizing makes getting any kind of "boots" even that much more of a hassle. So as you can see, you don't have to go XXXXXL to accommodate weird body "sizings". :D

Needed the soonest ñ and least expensive boot available as a spare. I have the Xceltrax cam walker boot with five straps ( holds your foot and supports well!) but it needed to be washed. This boot is not as supportive and loose with the air inflated. However, as a spare with a little wiggle room at half the cost, I’m happy : )

Does what I needed it to. Twisted my ankle and tore something on the outside of my foot. ER only had a small surgical shoe, I ordered this and had it in 1 day. It does the job. My foot hurts worse than the ankle, and this boot keeps it from flexing. Not sure it would be as good in keeping the ankle still. My only complaint is that the rubber tread seems to pick up and hold every small rock and pebble, and seems to be wearing fast. I would order again if I needed to.

Horrible design. The heel is open, which seemed like a better option for summer use. But the front is open as well…there is no removeable front panel like many boots have. This means the middle strap, which goes over the 90 degree angle where the foot meets the leg, needs to fit snuggly (because there’s no front to the brace). Sadly the opposite is true. Even using the extra optional pieces of foam padding, the boot can’t be tightened enough for walking. After a half mile walk, the tendon I was trying to protect was actually worse and I had a huge blister on my heel because my foot kept sliding back and forth, hitting the hard plastic lip. And that was with the boot fully inflated. Returning asap.

It was a great boot but one of the straps broke after two weeks

Perfect as a boot !

Perfect for a sprained ankle or injured foot

At first, this boot was great! Very comfortable and the air cushion protected my broken foot & badly sprained ankle. Also the angled curve in the boot is nice and I thought would help me walk more easier to work. Very quickly it started to deteriorate. In only two days of use, the bottom of the boot and its non-skid tread completely worn down, especially in the heel area and the “non slip tread” became almost flat and I started slipping in it. Also, inside the boot, the air cushion started off comfortable, but within a week, it was no longer balanced and literally just became hard uneven air lumps that pushed against my broken foot and caused discomfort. It does not secure my foot well after only short term use. Also, what’s even more disappointing is the weird open space in the back of the boot and the very thin fabric that is there covering my back foot/ankle. Again after only very short term use, I’m talking only a couple days, it already completely rubbed down the fabric and created a hole. I had to put another durable piece of fabric there to cover it just so the hole wouldn’t get bigger and my ankle and back of foot would not be exposed. This open weird part of the back boot is very strange and needs to be covered with either plastic or stronger fabric. Very weird and left the back of my foot and ankle moving around and exposed at times. Overall extremely disappointed. This started off strong but if you plan on walking a good bit in this boot, it’s awful and not good quality. If you’re not using it a lot it may work ok for you, but if you expect to use it how it is marketed and intended, which is a sturdy air WALKING boot, then it should do better holding up with walking in it. I live in the NYC area so I do walk a lot and understand shoes can get easily worn down with how much walking I’m doing every day, but the fact this wore down SO fast and got so bad quickly, shows me it’s extremely poor quality. Disappointed. I really needed a good walking boot for my fractured foot and sprained ankle.

Very poor. Second day of wearing pump broke , 3rd day one of the velcro straps ripped length wise in two. Sent back and refunded.

The height on this boot is great, but it is difficult to make it fit properly with using the pump. It says size M will fit womens size 8, well I am an 8.5 so I purchased this. My toe didn't even stick out under the first strap area. Also due to the fit, I had a big blister on the back of my foot, and also around my ankle and 2 little scrapes in the front ankle where it was wearing. I think this was because it was too big and I had to literally pump it up as much as I could to get it from sliding off. So I don't believe this is good for a size 8 women. Perhaps a size 8 man.

Correct mais pas possible de serrer beaucoup car les languettes de vélo sont plus ou moins bien fait et n'immobilise pas la cheville