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What can i do to make biking (street) safer with drop foot (2/5)? tried today and my ankle kept giving out.
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AFO brace: Could try an fao(ankle foot orthosis)some of then allow you to plantar flex the ankle while bicycling.
Answered 12/15/2014
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I would wait: 2/5 isn't very stable and AFO is rather bulky. Don't want to fall and start over again.
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