My name is Peter, in 2018 I fell from a ladder and severely fractured both my legs. I had several operations to correct the fractures. Despite the brilliant work of my surgeon, and multiple operations I was still unable to walk for any distance and I had to always use a walking stick. The pain was excruciating at times and at one point I thought that I might be better having a below knee amputation. I was sent to a Podiatrist at the Northern Ireland Foot and Ankle Clinic to see if the rocker brace, they had developed might improve things. I live in Dublin so it was a long way to travel, and I was not that confident that they would be able to help. I’d had various orthotics and heel raises and none of them had helped much. I spent some time with David Hallowell the podiatrist who developed the rocker and he explained how it worked and let me try a sample rocker. He then took casts for a set of rocker braces. I was fitted for the braces 6 weeks later. David is a genius! I now can walk pain free, and I no longer use my walking stick. I can’t tell you how much of a difference the rocker has made to my life and how grateful I am to David and his team.
Patient with multiple fractures
Foot and Ankle Clinic- Thank you Peter, I was delighted at the outcome we achieved. Peters legs were so badly injured that I thought that we might not get a positive outcome. The rocker replaces most or all of the lost movement at his ankle joint and therefore greatly reduces the stress in the whole lower limb. We also made some footwear modifications which were necessary to balance his leg length. Peter was very compliant and constructive throughout the whole process, and this played a major part in the final outcome.