Aircast Airlift PTTD Brace

I bought this shortly after Posterior Tibial Tendon dysfunction PTTD was diagnosed. I wear it (or another one) whenever I will be on my feet for many hours. It took almost a week to arrive, which was a drag, but so much cheaper to buy it here instead of from the orthopedic Dr. My ankle was improving from wearing the brace but then I sprained the ankle (I did not have the brace on). The same brace has been a godsend for the sprain. It was a bad sprain, so immobilization of the roll was essential. It does the job.

It does not fit in most of my shoes. I use a lightweight elastic support for lighter use of my foot.

For PTTD with high arches, aircast makes another brace for about $20 more cost, almost identical but with an air bladder in the arch--it is awesome comfort. After the initial inflation to get the bladder perfect, I have not had to change it -it has held the inflation perfectly. I spent 4 long days at Disney and Universal and the PTTD did not hurt (though both of my feet were tired, as to be expected). The brace with the bladder is what I wear to Zumba. My female shoe size is 8 1/2. I wear a medium in the aircast with bladder, but a small in this one on Amazon (without the bladder). The brace with the arch bladder fits best in a size 9 shoe.

I have had both braces for over 7 months and they have been worth the cost, and barely showing signs of wear When I wear one, my foot is pain free at the end of the day. It is worth the nuisance to put it on when I will be on my feet a lot, which is almost every day for at least part of the day. I take it off when at home.

Excellent for PTTD troubles. Did help a great deal ... but: you will have to wear two pairs of socks. 1 for beneath the brace and one OVER the brace because the Velcro catches on to your pants leg. This means your foot will be too wide to fit in anything but a lace-up sneaker that is one size larger than your regular size. The brace inflates a sack below your arch, lifting the arch which alleviates one of the problems with PTTD. The brace also keeps you from pronating which is also a problem with PTTD.

DON'T buy a Small size unless you are very petite or child-size.

I ended up buying one for the other foot which helped me walk better, helped me heal faster. Wearing one made me feel lob-sided. I am finding a bit of skin irritation from either the heat of all that wrapping, or the material of the brace.

The brace is worth buying but I hope you are not in a hurry. Check the shipping dates.

UPDATE JAN 2012

Another reviewer wrote about how these will stink. I can't get the smell out and they are falling apart.

My doctor put me in an immobilizer, a soft cast, up to the knee. He said PTTD needs complete immobilization. My ankle feels better. Maybe you should save your money and buy an immobilizer.

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Started to lose the air required for support after 3 hours of standing/walking/sitting combination.I use these for work. However did help with my PTTD issue. I can stretch foot more now.

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