Description
Achilles Tendon Ankle Brace from Thuasne is an ankle brace for the Achilles heel, made of elastic tissue and a built-in silicone insole. The brace takes a way the pain due to a sedative effect. In addition, it has a silicone inserts with a dimpled design to massage and soothe the pain you experience as a result of the condition.
Moreover, Achilles Tendon Ankle Brace provides firm compression so immobilizes and stabilizes the area. This speeds up the rate at which you recover from an injury and helps protect the area to prevent future injuries. The Silistab Achillo has been designed with a comfort zone over the malleoli to protect them against trauma as your condition heals.
Properties:
-Elastic knit with specific knitted zones over the malleoli and reinforced knitted zone at the heel.
-Silicone heelpieces to offload the Achilles tendon.
-Superimposable heelpieces to obtain two heights, depending on the condition treated.
-Silicone insert at the Achilles tendon to protect the tendon and absorb shocks
-Additional heelpieces to balance the other leg.
Indications:
- Prevention and treatment of Achilles tendon injuries:
– Enthesitis
– Tendonitis
– Tenosynovitis
– Bursitis and Haglund’s disease - Achillodynia following Achilles tendon surgery.
Fitting instructions:
Two pairs of heelpieces are supplied with the ankle brace. Make sure you use the same number of heelpieces (1 or 2) on both sides, following the advice of the physician who prescribed the device.
1. Slip the ankle brace over the foot, positioning the silicone insert over the Achilles tendon.
2. If necessary, superimpose the two heelpieces, placing heelpiece B (transparent) on top of heelpiece A (translucent blue).
3. Insert the base heelpiece (A) or the two heelpieces (A and B) into the shoe of the foot wearing the ankle brace. Repeat the same operation for the other shoe.
