Lace-Up Ankle Supports

Ideal for sports or high activity. The lace-up, ambidextrous design features a triple-layered fabric body, medial and lateral spiral stays, lined tongue and side panels. Ambidextrous. XS-S-M-L-XL

• Ideal for sports or high activity. 
  
  
• Features triple-layered fabric, spiral stays, lined tongue and side panels.

Conditions

• Ankle Injury / Instability; Ankle Sprain: Most are inversion sprains (ankle turns in) 80%; Knee issues; Plantar Fasciitis; Other; High ankle sprains require motions reduction and non-weight bearing measures.

Ankle Supports Benefit Options

• Lace Design: Great for post injury and provides excellent compression & outside inside support.
• Ankle supports encourage Ambulation (walking):
• Edema (swelling)  reduction
• Retain proprioception (sensory perception of area)
• Retain strength
• Limits abnormal motion but allows appropriate & necessary motion.
• Can help with Knee Hyper-Extension.

Fitting Landmarks

• Knee Cap
• Lower Leg Length / Size of calf
• Tibial Bone Plateau (area just below knee cap)
• (Malleolus) the bony protuberance on either side of the ankle, at the lower end of the bottom of lower leg.
• Heel Bone (Calcaneous)
• Achilles Tendon
• Calf Muscle

Measurement

• Snug Fit Measurement:  Devices are sized at a compressed fit.
  • Measuring loose vs. skin tight can result in incorrect measurement.
• Measure: Ankle Circumference; Calf Muscle at the thickest area; Length from Ankle to Knee
• Can be dictated by support used.

Fitting

• Choose best device for injury.
• Fit from behind the ankle to the front or slip foot/ankle through brace depending on situation.
• Best fit is from sitting position with foot flat on the floor.
• Make any necessary adjustments to laces first.
• Laces should be applied from the bottom of the brace (at toe end) to the top of the brace (calf end) or (bottom up).
• The higher the support length is up to and through the gastroc, the more effective the brace will be. 
• Mark devices “Left” / “Right” as they will tend to form to foot they shape.

Post Fitting

• Check fitting sitting down and also while walking.
• Make sure brace has been fitted with appropriate strap tightness.
• Brace should not dig into or irritate the Achilles tendon, bottom of the foot or top of the foot.
• Add compression from laces starting from the bottom of the brace (at toe end) to the top of the brace (calf end) or (bottom up) with laces or straps.
• Decrease compression from top (calf end) to bottom (toe end).