Welcome to The Clinical Minute! On this episode, Senior Clinical Education Specialist Liz Hillen, M.Ed., CPO, LPO, introduces Elevate Movement’s innovative rehabilitation protocol for patients with drop foot using the Sstep Drop Foot Sock and Swift Custom Carbon AFO.
Sstep Drop Foot Sock Overview
The Sstep Sock is a double-sided sock featuring an innovative support mechanism designed to gently lift the foot, helping patients avoid toe-stubbing, stumbles, and falls while walking. The Sstep promotes a natural gait, enhances overall stability, and reduces the risk of falling. Its intuitive adjustment system allows the user to customize the level of support ensuring a personalized fit and maximum comfort. It can be used during sleep, for bathing, barefoot walking indoors, and outdoor walking and is compatible with any type of footwear.
Key Features & Benefits:
- Low profile
- Supports acute fall phase prevention
- Prevention of plantar flexion contractures
- Improved gait efficiencies when not wearing an AFO
- Reduced risk of falls when not wearing an AFO
- Reduced gait abnormalities
- Reduced comorbidities due to compensation
- Suitable in environments where AFO's cannot be worn
Sstep Sock Size Chart
Elevate Movement Swift Custom Carbon AFO Overview
The Swift is an individualized, custom fabricated, carbon AFO that allows clinicians to quickly address tri-planar instability. It is available with a heat moldable posterior calf cuff or anterior tibial sections along with heat moldable foot plate and inner boot options with multiple sizes. It includes a BOA Fit System strap, a cool flow liner, and heel expand options.
Key Features & Benefits:
- Built for efficiency: Swift is fully fabricated in the clinic, so your patients don’t have to wait.
- No special tools: The Swift System enables custom fabrication without the need for heavy equipment — clinicians can thermoform right off the rectified cast.
- Carbon construction: Lightweight, dynamic, and durable, carbon is the material of choice for users requiring tri-planar control.
The Elevate Movement Sstep Drop Foot Sock and Swift Custom Carbon Fiber AFO are available on the SPS Online Store:
For more information, contact us at clinical@spsco.com or reach out to your SPS Sales Account Manager. Our team is here to help!
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