Bespoke carbon fibre Neuro Swing AFO treats Rob's drop foot

Determined to find a solution, Rob discovered a LOC patient success story online and booked a consultation. During his visit, he was introduced to the Neuro Swing ankle joint system, designed to restore a natural walking pattern.

By the time Rob came in to see us, he felt he was running out of options. Following years of problems with his back, he was diagnosed with Peripheral Neuropathy; this had caused drop foot and the muscles in his right leg were beginning to waste and his ankle was becoming increasingly unstable. He had tried rigid and soft AFOs, but nothing seemed to be able to help him regain his mobility.

In order to find a solution, he started searching the internet and found a video of one of LOC’s patients who had had a serious car crash a decade ago and as a result, could not walk unaided, that is until he became a LOC patient. Rob had been looking for an orthosis that would help him walk normally again and encouraged by the video, he booked a consultation at LOC.

Rob was seen by one of our senior orthotists, saying, “I was impressed, he knew what he was talking about, much more than any orthotist I had met before. My wife who accompanied me is a GP and she was equally enthused. It transpired that the bit of kit that I had seen in the video was called a Neuro Swing and this is what was prescribed for me.”

We recommend a Neuro Swing ankle joint system for patients who have the potential to regain function, as it enables them to return a patient’s gait pattern to as near normal as possible. At LOC we also have the advantage of being able to fine-tune orthoses in our Gait Lab at our Kingston clinic.

After his fitting in September, Rob was jubilant and very pleased with his new AFO.