How to Professionally Fit a Camboot (also called a Walking or Moon boot)
Broken ankle? Achilles tendon issue? Badly sprained ankle? You might need a boot.
This video is for both patients looking to use a camboot (also known as a walker, walking boot or moonboot) for an injury or for practitioners, to learn how to size and fit a camboot from someone who has fitted many, many 1,000's of boots.
#moonboot #camboot #ankleinjury #brokenankles #anklepain #walkerboot
In this video, you will learn:
👣The differences between models, tall and short.
👣How to properly fit each type of boot.
👣Tips for maximizing comfort and support.
🦶LINKS🦶
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Remember, when selecting a camboot, specify tall or short depending on the location of the injury. Watch the video again if you need to decide which is right for you.
Best Camboot for most issues (more expensive)
👟 Aircast Airselect (Amazon USA) https://amzn.to/3xwGKUA
👟 Aircast Airselect (Amazon AUS) https://amzn.to/45GFhYk
Best Value Camboots - Ossur brand is excellent quality, similar to DJO we use in the clinic
👟Ossur Walker Tall (Amazon USA) https://amzn.to/4eCnxS8
👟Ossur Walker Tall (Amazon AUS) https://amzn.to/3zpqg10
HEIGHT DIFFERNCE?
If your hips, back or pelvis is getting sore in the camboot, then you need to level up the height in the other shoe. Here is the original EVENUP shoe cover. It looks a little interesting, but will relieve that back pain quickly.
👟EVEN UP (Amazon USA) https://amzn.to/3KWImdl
👟EVEN UP (Amazon AUS) https://amzn.to/4chZhDi
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:30 Different examples of boots
01:26 Which is best for which injury?
05:06 How to size and fit
09:35 Pro tip - the step everyone misses
11:01 Getting in and Out of the boot
#Camboot #moonboots #walker #injuryrecovery #foothealth #healthandwellness
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#WalkerBoot