I hope we also get some recommendations from others who have shopped for shoes. Personal recommendations are always the best, aren't they? But in doing some research for you I did find several mentions that the rocker-bottom shoes (shoes where the sole is actually curved, like a rocker) help many with ankle fusion because it limits the motion the ankle must accomplish. MBT is one of the more popular brands of these. Here is one page (from a shoe store that sells the shoes, so do take it with a grain of salt) that discusses these shoes and ankle fusion:
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Saucy Sharon,
I hope we also get some recommendations from others who have shopped for shoes. Personal recommendations are always the best, aren't they? But in doing some research for you I did find several mentions that the rocker-bottom shoes (shoes where the sole is actually curved, like a rocker) help many with ankle fusion because it limits the motion the ankle must accomplish. MBT is one of the more popular brands of these. Here is one page (from a shoe store that sells the shoes, so do take it with a grain of salt) that discusses these shoes and ankle fusion:
http://blog.footwearetc.com/2008/06/mbt-shoes-and-ankle-fusion/
This article also mentions them (about halfway down):
http://www.isnare.com/?aid=211572&ca=Medicines+and+Remedies
And consumers in this forum mention them also:
http://www.running-shoe-rx.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2693
And this Kaiser Permanente site has a few suggestions:
http://www.kaisersantarosa.org/podiatry/resources/anklearthritis
What about it, kind readers? Have you had experience with these shoes, or any others that you have found helpful after an ankle fusion?
October 6, 2009 - 8:57amThis Comment
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