My daughter is a figure skater, which doesn't pair well with muscle/joint stiffness and debilitating plantar fasciitis. The PT gave her stretches and exercises, but those have to be done exactly right each and every time to have any benefit, meaning I'm hovering and annoying her the whole time she's doing them. With the braces (yes, I bought 2!), my daughter can get an effective stretch while doing her homework or watching tv. She feels the stretch in just the right areas, so we know it's working. The results? The PT-prescribed work she does is now icing on the cake. PT can make better progress, muscles and joints are gaining flexibility, coach is happier, daughter is thrilled she can keep skating...and I can stop worrying about it.
