AircastAir-Stirrup Ankle Support Brace

I wear women’s size 6.5 shoe and am petite. The size small fits well. I bought it for 39.99+ tax. The urgent care center was selling the same exact one for $200. The PT advised me to buy it retail or online because insurance reimbursement was very iffy. I have a sprained ankle. I wrap my foot with the ace bandage from urgent care then put this air brace on. Seems to give more stability and ease the pain. I probably won’t wear it if I have to wear my tennis shoes. The plastic is too stiff and thick

I torn my ATFL and the orthopedic podiatrist told me to specifically buy this product and wear it for 2 months ... combined with physical therapy. I had a different ankle brance and - oh my - I recognize the difference and the stability. I already feel the relief on my ankle. You MUST wear it with socks.

These are the best supports ever for a sprained ankle, in my opinion. They give a lot of support and don't allow your ankle to bend side to side. I have very weak ankles and get frequent sprains. I started wearing these to play pickleball and feel much safer and have been injury free. I travel a lot and never leave home without a pair of these in my suitcase. Many years ago, an orthopedic doctor gave me a pair, when I had a very painful sprain. I have been using them ever since. This was a replacement for one that finally was wearing out.

Arrived dirty and apparently had been used. There was hair and dirt in the velcro. Had to return

Bought for my daughter. She felt immediate relief from her sprain. What is the hose for? I assume to inflate or deflate the air cells? No instructions on why the hose is included. Why is there gel in the air cells?

Only 3 stars because plastic air cell/foam is very weakly attached with inferior glue to the rigid support and you're going to have to epoxy them in place after a couple weeks use. Also will need to replace mid strap with foot diagram on it with your own 1" wide velcro strap soon. That said, you need a stirrup design like this for anything above grade 1 sprain, mainly because the support goes a lot higher up leg and that helps a lot, even if you think the problem is just around the ankle knobs. Everything is connected. Especially if the surfaces you must walk on on all day are uneven/rough. So get the large which is tallest. Around the ankle knobs all sizes fit the same. After mostly healed or maybe for indoor flat floors you can get by with something lower down like maybe the Aircast airsupport which can be taken on and off much faster and more comfortable/cooler but is right/left dependent. This stirrup model is interchangeable right/left foot despite what aircast says. Can just switch stirrups around. Addressed this in the questions section.

I wear this to go into ocean to give support to my healing broken ankle. Works well and it is as advertised!

The Aircast brace is lightweight, comfortable, and very supportive. I found the boot provided by my doctor’s office to be too heavy and painful - I’m so glad I got this instead. It’s fully adjustable so I’m able to get the right amount of support for narrow feet and ankles without any discomfort. It’s great to be able to start walking again after a sprained ankle without worrying about reinjury.