AIRCAST Airlift PTTD Ankle Support Brace, Left Foot, Medium

I have a ruptured posterior tibial tendon, tendinosis, bursitis from a severely twisted ankle. This aircast PTTD brace has been a godsend as without it I am unable to weight bear. My doctor did not want to put it in a regular cast as tend to get more scar tissue vs repair of tendon. This brace allows me to take it off to massage my ankle, and to do passive ROM to promote healing. I am having a custom brace made but in the interim, this aircast has allowed me to be up and about. It does fit in my athletic shoe as my shoe is a wide. Due to the severity of my injury I have to use 2 canes when up and about but without this brace I would be non weight bearing. I plan to continue to use it even when my custom brace is ready as if I need to I can wear this one at night and when able, plan to use it in the pool so I dont re injure the tendon as it starts to heal or may order a second one just for the pool. I would suggest to promptly rinse off, mild soap and water, pat dry and then air dry completely. So far, I have had no issues with loss of air. Also, I found that too much air made my tendon more tender as I am naturally flat footed and was originally over inflating. 2-3 "pumps" of air was all it took to give me relief. I am not sure my ruptured tendon will heal completely without surgery but this is sure worth a try! July, 2019 update. Did get my custom made brace ($1200) for which I could only wear a few weeks as it was not made right and worsened my torn tendon so much that I had to go on crutches. So big setback and money down the drain for me and insurance company, and I am back in the aircast pttd brace since March/April. It works so much better than the custom AFO brace. I think I am one of the lucky ones as the aircast is still holding air just fine. The material is starting to wear some around where top of the heel area slides into my shoes. I purchased a second aircast pttd brace recently just in case the air bladder does break some day. My use past few months is just walking with crutches partial weight bearing with pttd aircast in sneakers and hikers. Since I am not very active now may be why the brace has lasted so long? These tendons once ruptured are difficult to heal. As it heals and feels better it is important to follow doctor's orders and resist temptation to overuse or you will inflame tendon and back to square one again. Anticipating a year or so recovery. Aircast worth a try as surgery also has year recovery. I miss wearing regular shoes but wide athletic shoes or hikers work great with this brace.

I own several of these braces for PTTD and although not perfect, they have been helpful for my condition. I must say that I have rarely worn them in shoes. However when I did have occasion to do so, they fit easily into a pair of hiking boots that were a little wide for my foot; I also wore a sock underneath. I was unable(an advised not to by my doctor) to walk around without wearing shoes fitted with orthotics before I purchased these. I wear them to bed and around the house without shoes, I do not wear a sock underneath or on top of the brace; thus allowing my toes an opportunity to breath. Yes, the Velcro does catch on clothing, and sheets, or anything that Velcro is prone to stick to. But I have devised a simple solution by purchasing Velcro strips (fabric store) and placing the loop side onto the remaining exposed area on the original strap. This eliminates the need to where a sock over the brace and stops the Velcro form sticking to other items. Yes, I have one with a faulty air bladder,but it didn't happen until about 6-8 months of daily use. The material that the brace is made of is durable but like all braces, it will wear after several months of continuous use. I have not had one break or completely wear out yet. The brace provides excellent support, but like any ankle brace it can cause some chaffing. For me the positives totally outweigh any of the negatives and I will continue to use and recommended this brace!!

I developed PTIT as a result of wearing some too-big running shoes for a weekend. I am an over-pronator and my feet collapse in when I walk or run, but I am a super active person running and cycling every day so I was devastated when I got PTIT. I found this brace and it sounded like it might help, as it was designed by a doctor especially for PTIT. when wearing this, I could walk pain free. I wore it around the house (I work from home) while I rested and allowed my PTIT to recover. It definitely helped a lot and was a huge relief not to be in pain with every step. I did try to wear it to go walking outside but it did not really fit well in a shoe. I wore it every day all day for a few weeks and did not have any of the problems some reviewers had with it but holding air. I did top up the inflation every few hours but it held quite well. I hope this helps someone else to recover at it's a great product. the pain If you want another tip, the ten seconds motion control insoles combined with a little arch support stick-on pad was my perfect solution once I was ready to start walking again.

I have a big boot from the doctor and was hoping to be able to wear this instead. It's very bulky and hard to fit. It's very uncomfortable. There's no way it can get inside a shoe, it can't even get inside my sandal. On top of that, they don't give refunds and allow returns. Don't waste your money. My foot actually hurt more after trying to wear this for an hour.

Still has problems in how it is made and low durability of the product, air bladder failure and wear at the lower end of the stays. However, as it is the only product of its kind made expressly for PTTD and is the only alternative to costly and dehabilitating surgery for me. I am not an athelete, I am a 75 year old woman who tore her PTT while walking across the street back in April 2017. I have healed as much as I will and I don't wear the brace on a daily basis. I have hunted for and found shoes which fit over the brace, they are not glamourous but they arent butt ugly either so, oh well. When I need it I also use a cane for walking more than a block or two even with the brace on. Summer is coming and I will need it to get around my yard and gardens which are not flat city lawn. It allows me to keep doing things I love so it is all good.

All of the downsides are correct. It's very bulky: moreso than any other brace I used. It's hard to fit in shoes. It will stretch your shoes out. I had one and it broke. While all of that is true, it eliminated my ankle pain and returned me to my activities. No other brace did this (and I tried them all, including all the other ones listed in this review). You get me back to a pain-free lifestyle, and you get five stars, even if I had to buy a second one.

I was having foot issues that, after some research, I determined was PTTD following the rupture and repair of my right posterior tibial tendon several years ago. Within days of wearing the Aircast Airlift brace, my foot was feeling better. I had to learn the correct amount of air I needed and the proper placement of the brace on my foot so that my arch didn't hurt, but after I figured that out, I was good. After initial improvement in my pain, I can now wear the brace every other day. The only shoe I can wear with the brace is my tennis shoe (I had to re-lace it to make it loose enough), so I wear my tennis shoes a lot now, but it's worth it to have relief from the pain I was in before.

Positive: my ankle pain is reduced while wearing it Negative: it doesn’t fit in any shoes- sneakers, boots, or shoes. When I tried to wear it with slides, it slides around making me feel unstable and uncomfortable. I wouldn’t have bought if I realized I couldn’t fit it in a shoe.

Brinda un excelente soporte para el tobillo y lo inmoviliza completamente

Bought for someone else. Works well and is quite supportive. Can irritate skin if worn alone but we found wearing a sock as an intermediate layer helps.

Lastima que el sistema de aire deja de funcionar rápidamente

Awesome, works great

Using it for past 20 days and already feeling relief as it helps in reliving pressure on Posterior Tibial Tendon and therefore helping curing PTTD