ALS News Today Forums | John Fine | Activity https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/members/monicabfine/activity/ Activity feed for John Fine. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:29:15 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.19.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 923941d7cc25c5400f9285f58116405c John Fine replied to the discussion Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFOs): Your Questions, Tips and Shared Resources in the forum Living With ALS https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/ankle-foot-orthosis-afos-your-questions-tips-and-shared-resources/#post-16697 Mon, 02 Nov 2020 14:49:24 -0600 Reply to Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFOs): Your Questions, Tips and Shared Resources

Thanks, Carolyn! I found some pictures online and we will plan to ask about this since we have our ALS appointment this week. I don’t think forearm crutches would work since one shoulder is quite weak. Do you have a regular walker or an upright walker? We tried to get an upright walker but insurance denied it. Thanks for sharing your ideas!

]]> 316808cd1dc4054ac28a7886f1e1fffe John Fine replied to the discussion Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFOs): Your Questions, Tips and Shared Resources in the forum Living With ALS https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/ankle-foot-orthosis-afos-your-questions-tips-and-shared-resources/#post-16679 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:44:59 -0500 Reply to Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFOs): Your Questions, Tips and Shared Resources

<p class=”p1″>Looking for suggestions of something between an AFO brace with a cane and having to use a walker/wheelchair. Does anyone know of a brace that has more support for the knee instead of just the ankle and foot drop? Thanks so much. — looking for recommendations.</p>

]]> dc844b3f6ae5578954c06f13d3e76af3 John Fine posted a new activity comment https://alsnewstoday.com/forums/activity/p/8521/#acomment-8523 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:42:27 -0500 Thanks for the welcome, Dagmar. I know you have posted about AFO braces. Do you know of any brace that has more support of the knee? I have had my AFO for about 2 years since foot drop is a big problem. I have basically complete atrophy of my lower right leg and now my knee keeps giving out. I am not quite ready to go to a walker. Have you… Read more

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