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Can neuropathy in my feet cause balance problems?
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My husband has axonal peripheral neuropathy with foot drop. He is currently using AFO brand Ottobock walk on lateral which has shoe insert and believe it’s carbon… They have definitely provided improvement in his gait but I like that the ones you use bc they do not have to fit into shoe as he sometimes gets pain to feet and of course fitting into his shoes. Please share more about these AFOs. Thank you !
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@janiern2 - When I first read your post, I thought my wife wrote this. I have axonal PN as well and I've been wearing the carbon walk-on flex by Ottobock since 2020. My bilateral drop foot started suddenly in 2019 and after falling flat on my face several times in 2019, I knew something had to change. At first, I did experience discomfort. I wear my AFO's with sneaks and when I went to an extra wide sneaker, the discomfort went away. I found the sneaks offer my flexibility when walking, not high tops, just normal low-cut work well for me. Ed
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Hello @janiern2, Welcome to Connect. I thought I would share the link to the AFO used by @mjmarshall - https://turbomedusa.com/. It does look like it could be helpful if your husbands current AFO is causing other problems with foot pain.