How to transition out of a walking boot

[@wizsharif1357]

Hey man really appreciate this super helpful. Tore my achilles and had surgery December 19th 2023. Transitioning out of the boot this week.

[@NathanCarlson]

Thanks for the kind words. Good luck on the recovery!

[@angypapa2191]

I tore my achilles 2 days ago not so much to need surgery but the boot is too heavy and the pain too much. How did you deal with the pain?

[@Always_Never]

​@angypapa2191 oh man, I just tore my Achilles a week ago...and transition to the boot in another week...so your saying the boot is more uncomfortable than the cast? Yikes...I'm not looking forward to that. It does look like it's going to make your foot very sweaty too

[@wonderingelf-p6x]

​@@angypapa2191So sorry to hear, I'm hoping you aren't waiting too long for surgery! How are you getting on now?

[@Titanicwillneverbeforgotten]

Thank you for telling me this, I am in the final stages of healing from a tibia fracture

[@ktekanawa8726]

Thank you - am trying not to rely on the boot . Recovering from snapping my ankle . My bones recovered since surgery but now I am focusing on walking

[@NathanCarlson]

Good luck on the recovery!

[@toyamoniquecoleman3795]

My question was how do I walk again. Do I use a cane?? I’m recovering from ankle surgery and my boot comes off in four weeks. I’m afraid

[@stalin4908]

@@toyamoniquecoleman3795how did it go??

[@fooffie]

​@@toyamoniquecoleman3795 Did you get your boot off yet are you walking question mark

[@toyamoniquecoleman3795]

@@fooffieI’m supposed to get the boot off this Tuesday. But I have learned how to walk with it. It was like riding a bike 😊

[@lynnezekis]

Thank you calcaneus fracture here in 3 places with 9 screws and a plate. Rehab is never ending lol I’m 11 weeks post op in a boot with partial weight however I am 74 so it takes longer than if you were young

[@vsee2207]

Me too..74.

[@lynnezekis]

Are you exhausted 😂 I used to have so much energy. What dis you break

[@ThistleandInkwell]

11 weeks after Achilles reattach and calcaneus reshape, with PT 2x a week and home exercises its a game of perseverance, I hear you I am still not quite 50% weight bearing but close

[@ainslieann]

Very helpful! I've been in a CAM boot breaking my fibula 6 weeks ago. I'm now at Full WB, but haven't started weaning off the boot yet. I see my doctor in a couple of days and this video will be a great thing to keep in mind!

[@jomymatthews]

How are you doing now? Are you back to running now?

[@ainslieann]

@@jomymatthewsI got rid of the boot at 8 weeks. I'm now at 11 weeks and I have graduated to jogging on the treadmill for 10 minutes, 3 times to-date. Feels OK, but I'm not ready to do it outside on pavement yet. I have no issue walking now.

[@jomymatthews]

@@ainslieann That's a great update. How about the stretching ? Do you feel OK with the stretching of your leg and all before running? What's hindering you from trying out the pavement running until now?

[@ainslieann]

@@jomymatthews it's probably mostly mental, but I do feel a little something in my ankle even when jogging on the treadmill. No issues stretching. I do practice yoga, too.

[@jomymatthews]

@@ainslieann I hear you. What do you feel in your ankle on the treadmill ? Do you think you need some more healing ?

[@guppygolden]

Good stuff! This deserves a lot more views.

[@NathanCarlson]

Much appreciated!

[@meeburke1]

I broke both calcaneus 9 months ago. One required surgery. I was in a wheelchair for 8 weeks and my ankle which required surgery was in a boot/ cast cast 3.5 months. The muscle atrophy was unreal. six months out the boot, my leg is slowly gaining strength in both the calf and quad which still have significantly less volume than the leg which was in a boot for only six weeks. My rehab on leg continues - if slower than I had thought.

[@NathanCarlson]

Good luck on the recovery!

[@lynnezekis]

I feel your struggle! Shattered my calcanus 3.5 months ago. Surgery 9 screws and a plate. In terrible nerve pain at night. 11 weeks post op. Partial weight next week full weight was curious about shoe transition . Wishing you well this Is one long as rehab 😮

[@artisthespoonman]

Had a distal fib fracture with a plate and screws. 6 weeks nwb. Doc said 1-2 weeks in the boot fwb. I ditched the crutches straight away and the boot after 1.5 weeks because it was just keeping my ankle stiff and swollen. I think once fwb the sooner you can exit the boot the better imo

[@m.taylor]

I just got my cast removed. Having worn a cast for so long with a stirrup has caused my hip and back to be out of alignment, so now I need to restore good back posture as well as work on flexibility of my foot and leg. My foot has been flexed and the ligaments have been contracted for so long that it is painful trying to stretch out my foot and knee. This will take time to work it out gradually.

[@joyous8248]

Spiral fracture of my fibula in 2 places .. & broke my ankle .. had surgery .. started w/ boot .. cast .. then a boot & now splint !! Broke it in 8/24 … now 1/25 .. have another month to go yet .. praying to get off splint w/ cane … it’s been sometime I’ve never could imagine !!! 🥺

[@213SAPPER]

Great video learned alot from this video. Speedy recovery so far on my channel.

[@NathanCarlson]

Great to hear!

[@Marsubleu]

So better to start walking again with hiking shoes, I guess? About to remove my aircast in 2 weeks, after metatarsal fracture. I don't mind discomfort, as long as I can be sure it's not damaging anything...

[@lauracanna2201]

Grade 3 distal tibia stress response with involvement of medial malleolus. 9 weeks with the boot on and still having pain and swelling. No rehabilitation plan, nothing whatsoever. I started to see a Physio privately last week, to try and fix me. I'm a Tango dancer and a sporty person but I wonder how long all this will take to disappear...

[@jtgreenwood4915]

I fractured my fibula 6 weeks go - im in a boot and am about to begin weight bearing walking with the boot on for the the next 6 weeks (recommended by my doc) I play ulti directional sports and am very nervous about the tendon recovery from being immobilized. I like how you mentioned to have a plan/strategy for increased movement daily/weekly/monthly until back in the sports I love. Do you have any charts you've created with reasonable ranges for movements?

[@purpleskull8682]

I had walking boot n no weight for 6 months. Plate....4 pins...n 14 screws to put my foot back on bone. Now i can walkvwithout hoot but nervous still. What do u think???

[@aderbal3d]

Love it! Cheers

[@NathanCarlson]

Thanks for watching!

[@shebaaustin7069]

Thank you! 😊

[@lindaguida4074]

4th metatarsal stress fracture, wearing boot 6 weeks, extra calcium, vitamin D, Zinc, magnesium. Aspirin.

[@lolaren7260]

Do you use boots with a walker or just boots?

[@lindaguida4074]

Just boot

[@lolaren7260]

@lindaguida4074 did u off walking or still able to walk with boots only? I really should be back to work after my fall 2 weeks ago. And in bed rest with walker. So im contemplating to buy air walker which is not cheap🥲

[@lindaguida4074]

@ , I walked with boot only

[@shield2957]

Im healing from a climbing injury that affected my ankle (specifically the motion of standing on your toes and stretching my foot downward). Ive been in the walking cast for 2 months. What exercises would you recommend once im out of the cast?

[@m.taylor]

I just had my cast removed, and the Doc did not give any instructions on "how" to gradually start walking again. The ligaments and muscles in my foot, knee and ankle are very stiff and hurts from having it casted in one position for a while as well as from carrying the weight of the cast. So I am going to start by slowly stretching my foot, knee and ankle to restore flexibility and release the stiffness. Having flexibility is the key to balance and stability of the foot. Then afterwards, I think I will gradually do weight bearing on the foot using my crutches or a cane as support.

[@ccMomOfJays]

​@@m.taylorhow's your recovery? I'm so scared to walk 😢

[@m.taylor]

@@ccMomOfJays My fracture did not heal in a good alignment so I am walking with a slight limp and chronic pain in my foot. The stiffness will last a while. I was doing flexibility exercises hourly each day. If it is a fracture you have and the doc says you can start walking, do it gradually. I would avoid rigorous sports or jumping for at least a year. For the ankle/foot stiffness, there are 4-way flexing exercises shown on KZbin. Start with them before you try walking, because the muscles will be weak and need strengthening. I hope your recovery goes smoothly! 🙏🙏

[@muhammadsadeeq1013]

I have medial malleolus fracture and doctors fixed my fracture with orif surgery I m very confused regarding ankle movement and exercise when I can walk with full weight bearing and I have four week can I start exercises

[@andilemdubo151]

I had a broken ankle, been in a cast for 2months, after i didn't get a boot, i am exercising my foot daily .but i wonder when will i walk normally with no crutches

[@ccMomOfJays]

How's you're recovery? I'm so scared to walk

[@joyous8248]

Well I guess I’m here for a right broken fibula.. 2 days in 😮‍💨😣 ( beyond painful ) .. in a boot till I see an orthopedic doctor today .. I’m needing of this video for my healing 🫤..

[@NathanCarlson]

Good luck on the rehab!

[@anthonyhernandez4417]

Broke my fibula and tibia just about the same time you did probably the beginning of the month I broke it and no at the end of the month I’m starting to do very light stretches to get the range of motion back they just put me in an air boot the other day after 3 weeks in a soft cast post surgery the road to recovery isn’t easy but we’ll be back to normal soon never loose hope

[@user-clr0117]

I sprained my ankle and broke my foot fourteen weeks ago. The bone is healed, but the MRI still showed a sprain. I am transitioning out of the boot. However, enter the complication. He believes I may have acquired CRPS. I have been referred to physical therapy and a pain specialist. I wasn’t able to get into physical therapy for a full month and the pain specialist can’t get me in for two months. I’ve been told that I have to get moving because of the CRPS or I won’t be able to move. The fear and pain are intense. How do I transition in this interim before pt and the pain specialist. What can I do to improve?

[@Always_Never]

Have you gotten better? Sorry to hear you had to endure that, that's awful

[@ccMomOfJays]

How's your recovery? I'm so scared to walk

[@vsee2207]

I started watching every KZbin reiki video for pain, legs, circulation, anxiety, etc.

[@berg6964]

Great info. Thanks!

[@NathanCarlson]

Thank you!

[@Sisu2280]

For those specifically will malleolus fractures who have had ORIF surgery - PLEASE google early weight bearing vs delayed weight bearing. Your surgeon is wrong, and is completely ignoring the published science. Science states that post ORIF for ankle surgery that early weight bearing is safe and as the video states, avoids all the issues you have by delaying weight bearing. Do the research, the published papers can be a tad confusing but they all offer summaries. Take it to your surgeon and ask why you're delayed - why you're in a cast 6-8 weeks, etc. It's wrong.

[@macfady2181]

I had a Weber B fracture that required ORIF. Cast four 4.5 wks, no cast for a week, then at 5.5 wks, the surgeon said just start 25% weight bearing and add more each week as tolerated. I was nervous at the time not going into a boot, but it has been going great this last week, and physio has started.

[@nowreenmir6837]

I had lateral mallelous fracture and had ORIF surgery after 75 days i am not still allowed to put weight on my leg should i start putting weight on my leg and my surgeon has told me not to go for physiotherapy please tell me should i or not and shall i start weight bearing

[@dachadoodle7146]

Nah get Altras and then Lems and then Freet because On Cloud has a narrow toe Box Okay so Altra has the Olympus that are thicker than the Escalante. Also, even the Escalantes are thick. Just not AS thick as the Olympus.