In addition to the 1/2 size larger shoe to accommodate the brace, my AFO supplier removed the insole of the shoe with the brace. I waited over a year to finally agree to an AFO after my left foot dropped due to my large fiber axonal neuropathy in both legs but only causing only foot drop in my left foot. The AFO is light, and straightens the angle of my left foot, leaving me safer from falling, more able to walk with the aid of a rolling walker, and work on PT exercises to strengthen bones and muscles in my legs.