Review on Air-Stirrup Ankle Support Brace By Aircast: Optimal Support For Ankle Injuries by Bill Pulse

I fracture my ankle. My doctor wanted me to sleep in an ortho boot but it was too uncomfortable. But I also couldn't sleep without some kind of brace due to pain in my ankle. This brace is much more comfortable to sleep in or even just wear around the house to take a break from my ortho boot. I love it because it's more comfortable than my boot. However, I also get frustrated with the brace. The position can easily shift forward or backward causing the plastic to painfully press on the sides of my ankles. The comfort is also very dependent on how the straps are positioned and tightened. Sometimes it feels great with good position, and good stability of the position. Other times it's very painful or it shifts around too easily into painful positions. I spend a lot of time unstrapping and restrapping to try to get it in an optimal position - not too loose, not too tight, perfectly positioned fore and aft.