Dorsal Night Splint
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Product Reviews of Dorsal Night Splint
Product Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I had problems with my feet because I stand all day for work and my toes tend to go forward when I sleep. So I gave this a try and it felt weird at first, because my feet wanted to go forward but weren't allowed. However was I suprised at how fast my feet recovered and how great they felt. If you have "PF" this is a great item to help you out!!Product Review: As with ALL of these splints, decidedly mixed results...
Summary: 3 Stars
Another reviewer of this product made a perfectly true point:
A night splint is the ONLY way to totally cure plantar fascitis. Period.
Don't waste your precious time and money on a podiatrist who will do one of two things, guaranteed: Tell you what I just told you and be right, or tell you to have surgery and be wrong. Do NOT let some selfish surgeon cut on you for this problem. I promise you it'll never be done on anyone I love! It NEVER works and most of the time causes worse foot problems than it solves. OK... off soapbox.
THIS splint is a mixed bag. I've worn several over the years as I've had this problem off and on since before anyone knew the name of it, and fewer could pronounce it.
It's main selling point is comfort. For a stiff splint it's light and fairly forgiving to the light sleeper like me. This means it's more likely to stay on the patient (that's you and me) through the night, which it MUST in order to do its job.
The many people who are stating in these reviews that they wind up ripping their splint off sometime during the night are NOT going to succeed at getting relief from their pain. This splint, a sock splint, ANY splint has to stay ON throughout the night, ALL night in order to work. If your PF gets as bad as mine has at times, you'll get used to having a night splint on. This one's a winner in that regard.
Unfortunately this splint does not heal my fascitis, although it may with those folks who have praised its effects. The reason it (while comfortable) does not work for me is simply my anatomy. I've got my Dad's bird-legs and a lot of give in my joints, including my ankles and feet. In order for this splint, a sock splint, ANY splint to cure PF, it must place a stretching tension (some, not too much) on the plantar fascia, the thin sling of muscle running along the bottom of the foot,
for the duration of time that the "injured" foot is at rest and trying to repair itself. This is so the repair work occurs with the foot in approximately the same position as it's in when you use it to walk.
So for me and many others, a splint must allow more options in the degree of ankle "flexion" (how much your toes point up toward your nose) before the plantar fascia can receive sufficient stretch for the tissue repairs to "hold" when the stress of the next walking or running event follows the stress of the next digital dinging, squeeking or oldie-covering event.
If that sounds like your foot, make sure you choose a splint where your ankle will not be locked at a single angle over which you have no control, as it is with this brace. Those splints are pricier but for me, they're the only ones that work, now that I can no longer seem to find sock-type splints. Those worked, but man were they HOT in the summer! (Read: The patient didn't leave them on like he should...)
-Ole Troll
Product Review: Best Night Splint Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
Had another night splint from my Dr. that was hard to use. I kept taking it off in the middle of the night because it was uncomfortable. This splint is less bulky, more comfortable, easier to adjust, and works well. I highly recommend it.Product Review: Decent but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the first night splint I've tried. I have an early/mild case of plantar fasciitis, so I'm trying to find ways to keep it from getting worse. The A-Force splint seems like it may be better for helping ease pain in severe cases. It keeps your foot at a relaxed flex, so it prevents the foot from curling and cramping, but it doesn't do a lot to actually stretch the fascia. I would prefer something with a sharper angle, that actually pushed or pulled the foot back toward the shin more so that instead of not-shrinking, the fascia was lengthening a little.
Also, you have to wear it with a sock, or else the plastic rubs up against your ankle bone. After a few nights' use I had a bruise there that made the thing painful to wear, so I had to take a couple of nights off.
It is lightweight with a nice, straightforward design, and aside from the ankle thing (and the general irritation of having a plastic boot on one foot) you can sleep pretty well with it. And for someone with a really bad case of PF, that relaxed flex may be just what you need. But if you're looking for something to really stretch the fascia while you sleep, this isn't it.
Product Review: It works
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had plantar faciitus and bone spur for 4 years now, I have tried many things that only marginally worked. I bought the "A-Force Dorsal Night Splint - Large" 3 weeks ago, and I used it for the first time last night. Believe it or Not, I feel great , I am only feeling very small pain right now compared to the other times. I will wear this nightly for the next couple of weeks to see what happens. I only wish I bought years ago. Thank you Amazon for having this!!!!