Week 06: Leg & Foot Condition

Week 06 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 43 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 78 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 43: 1144am Stitches

Week 05: Physical Therapy Start

Week 05 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 42 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 77 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 42: 720am

12 Sessions of Physical Therapy

• 2 Hour Session
• TENS Machine
• First time to walk without crutches (held on guide rails for safety)
• Upright stationary bicycle for cardio

The first step

Purchase: Soft Rubber Crutch Hand Grip

Soft Rubber Crutch Hand Grip 

Replacement for hard plastic on forearm crutches. 

Shopee Online Store Price:

P140 ($3) / pair

Week 05: Leg & Foot Condition

Week 05 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 36 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 71 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 36: 449pm Stitches

Week 04: Sleeping WITHOUT a Boot

Week 04 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 31 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 66 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 31: Doctor allows removal of walker boot when sleeping. Ankle brace worn to immobilize foot during sleeptime.

Purchase: TENS Machine

TENS Machine 

For home use after hospital rehabilitation. 

Shopee Online Store Price:

P170 ($3)

Purchase: Ankle Protection Braces

Ankle Braces

To be worn when doctor approves sleeping without the walker boot. Ankle brace keeps foot at a generally fixed position.

Amazon Price:

Zamst A2-DX  P3,600 + Free (Shipping US to Manila) = P3,600 ($65)

Note: Maybe subject to tax.

Shopee Online Store Price:

Zamst A2-DX  P5,600 ($102)

No Brand Ankle Brace  P260 ($5)

Week 04: ON the Boot (FWB) with Foot in NEUTRAL Position and Return to Court

Week 04 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 29 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 64 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 29: Full-weight bearing (FWB) on walker boot. Foot has naturally returned to Neutral position after ten (10) days NWB on the boot and after three (3) days FWB on the boot.

Crutches are still essential.

Highlight: Stood at the half-court line and threw up a token shot attempt. Feet did not leave the ground. The ability to FWB and just stand on the half-court line felt good.

Week 04: Leg & Foot Condition

Week 04 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 29 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 64 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 29: 641am Stitches

Week 03: ON the Boot (FWB) and TENS Machine

Week 03 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 26 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 61 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 26: Full-weight bearing (FWB) allowed only when wearing walker boot. Without walker boot, non-weight bearing (NWB) is still enforced.

Crutches are essential.

Note: Doctor said that foot will naturally go to neutral position so boot wedges will not be needed. More so that weight will now be applied while in boot.

TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) Machine used.

Link: TENS Machine Information

Week 03: Leg & Foot Condition

Week 03 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 25 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 60 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 25: 641pm Stitches

Purchase: Shoe Leveler

Procare ShoeLift

Shoe leveler to help offset the additional height from a walking boot and help reduce body strain.

To be worn when doctor approves full weight-bearing (FWB).

Amazon US Price:

Procare ShoeLift  $24.57 + $14.12 (Shipping US to Manila) = $38.57 (P2,300) 

EvenUp Original Shoe Balancer  $38.55 + $14.12 (Shipping US to Manila) = $52.67 (P2,900) 

Note: Maybe subject to tax.

Items not available in the Philippines so Amazon US purchase necessary. 

Benefits of a shoe leveler:

• Adds height to compensate for a shorter limb length when wearing a walking boot, cast or fracture boot.
• Improves uneven gait and balance.
• Eliminates low back pain and hip pain often associated with a walking cast.

Related Post: Shoe Leveler Ideas

Week 02: ON the Boot (NWB)

Week 02 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 19 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 54 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 19: Put on the Walker Boot with Non-Weight Bearing (NWB).

Boot can be rested on floor but no weight is put on foot when walking. 

Crutches are essential.

Note: Boot wedges not used as doctor said that the foot will naturally go to neutral position from the plantar flexion (-). 

Week 02: Leg & Foot Condition

Week 02 (Post-Surgery week tracker)

Day 18 (Post-Surgery tracker)

Day 53 (Day of Injury day tracker)

Day 18: 634pm Stitches