Saying ‘PTTD’ is misleading: It’s time for a new lexicon to distinguish pathologies
Learn more about the Blaze MI AFO for medial column breakdown.
Learning Blog
We are dedicated to helping people walk — to help you live a long, healthy, happy life. We’ve been doing this since 2003 and we’ve seen amazing transformations. The most progress centers around learning and awareness made possible by the internet. Here on this page, we’ll do our best to contribute important and insightful information centered around the topics of drop-foot, orthotics, and prosthetics
Read on for the answers you seek and then give us a call when you’re ready to talk
about the right brace for you.
Back Surgery Drop Foot Brace Frustration
Learn more about Joe’s story with the Cuffed Calf Drop Foot Brace Add-on.
Running with Drop Foot : Bobby’s Step-Smart Brace Experience
Earlier this year, Bobby and his mother visited our offices to learn more about the Step-Smart Drop Foot Brace and try one out for himself. We are excited to share his story and this inspirational video with you!
Ernie’s Step-Smart Brace Experience
Earlier this past summer, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ernie to our our headquarters, in Scarborough, Maine, for a consultation with Ian Engleman, CPO, inventor of the Step-Smart Brace and founder and owner of Insightful Products! Ernie drove up from Rhode Island o learn more about the Step-Smart and see if it would suit his drop foot needs.
Bilateral Drop Foot solution for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT)
A bilateral drop foot patient is able to walk better immediately after putting on the Step-Smart braces for Drop Foot. This patient has Charcot Marie Tooth.
Back on the Dance Floor with a Step-Smart® Drop Foot Brace
In this post, we wanted to share a testimonial from a customer who was overjoyed with the results of his Step-Smart brace! In this exciting reveal, he talks about how the Step-Smart Brace allowed him more independence and confidence with each step…
Bob’s Drop Foot Solution
Feeling dissatisfied with the options presented to him, Bob took to the internet to do some research on his own. Read more to hear about what he found…
Living with Drop Foot: Footwear, What a Difference a Shoe Makes
If you feel held back by your foot drop brace, the Insightful Blog is here to share information on the Step-Smart Drop Foot Brace and help you understand if this could be the right solution for you! As the Step-Smart Brace is a custom-fit (meaning off the shelf, not fully custom) results and outcomes will vary from person to person. We share tutorial and testimonial videos to help you better understand the drop foot solutions designed and manufactured by Insightful Products.
Drop Foot Rehab – A Mother’s Testimonial
Drop Foot Rehab: A mother speaks of her son’s remarkable drop foot recovery with the assistance of the Step-Smart Brace for Drop Foot! Click the text above to read more and watch the video!
Blaze MI AFO testimonial and strap adjustment instructions
In this Foot of the week, a patient explains his success with the Blaze AFO and Ian Engelman, CPO, describes how to determine and adjust the length of the AFO strap.
