If you’ve fractured your leg bones or are recovering from a broken ankle, chances are your surgeon has advised you to wear a walker boot. The walker boot is usually worn for 6 to 8 weeks to protect and immobilize the injured limb, while still allowing you to be able to walk while you heal. This is something a traditional cast is unable to offer.
However, wearing the walker boot for almost 2 months can become quite taxing on your unaffected limb because the walker boot has a thicker sole than conventional shoes. This means you will now be walking with a limp due to the leg length discrepancy, i.e. the injured leg is higher than the other. The leg length discrepancy can cause pain &/discomfort in your unaffected hip, knee, and lower back due to your new altered walking pattern. It can also be tiresome and really wear you down as the days go by, especially if you’re someone who has to walk a lot.
This is why Ossur brings you their Evenup Shoe Balancer, the perfect solution to this frustrating and somewhat lengthy problem. The Ossur Evenup Shoe Balancer is a shoe leveler that is worn on the shoe of the unaffected leg. The easy-to-use lightweight device adds an additional 2.5cm to your existing sole height. This helps to decrease that leg length discrepancy so that you will have a more natural walking pattern, and overall less strain on your unaffected hip joint, knee joint, and lower back.
NB: Ensure you select the correct size to ensure that the device stays in place when mobile.