As I mentioned in the first post, I have had three pairs of splints in the last few months. The original pair of new splints did not fit the shape of my feet at all… Something drastically went wrong with the mould. I think the Orthotist (the person who deals with Orthotics) forced my leg and foot into an unnatural position when they took the mould. It was painful too, which isn’t normal. When I looked at the mould, I thought that it looked weird (it didn’t look like my leg at

A couple of years ago, I saw an image of a girl wearing a pair of AFO splints with the caption “If you give a girl the right pair of shoes, she can conquer the world”. I didn’t think much of it until my recent issues with my splints. I can walk without splints but not long distances because I get tired easily when I have no support to control my movements, so I wear splints on my legs called Ankle-Foot Orthoses, also known as splints, but there are many types of splints. You

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March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, yet not enough people know it is. I'm challenging you to tell one person each day about CP...

Happy New Year everyone! Have you made a New Year's resolution this year? Today I'm introducing Emma, who is a blogger at Rock for...