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How To Use An Air Walker Boot 2020 [Aircast Boot & Medical Boot]

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Stuck in a walking boot after a broken ankle or foot? Learn how to fit and use an Aircast or CAM boot correctly while reducing unnecessary knee, hip, and back strain. 🥾

Dr. Tom Biernacki, a double board-certified podiatric surgeon, explains the four main components of a walking boot, tall versus short boots, air-cell adjustment, mobility aids, leg-length balancing, and the transition back to regular shoes.

In this video you'll learn:
✅ 🥾 How to properly fit a walking boot
✅ 🦶 Tall vs. short boots & air-cell support
✅ 🛴 Knee scooters, walkers & crutches
✅ 🧦 Socks, cushioning & swelling management
✅ ⚖️ How to reduce gait imbalance
✅ 👟 Transitioning from a boot to supportive shoes
✅ 💪 Rehabilitation & mobility after immobilization

📋 CHAPTERS:
0:18 — Walking-boot tips
0:37 — Boot components
1:25 — Proper fit & toe room
1:53 — Tall vs. short boots
2:18 — Mobility aids
3:22 — Socks & swelling
4:53 — Leveling the opposite shoe
5:47 — Transitioning out of the boot
6:36 — Rehabilitation & mobility
7:07 — Recovery tools

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Always confirm that a boot, brace, compression garment, shoe lift, or insole is appropriate for your specific injury. Some fractures require strict non-weight-bearing or a different immobilization plan.

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER:
Dr. Tom Biernacki, DPM, is a double board-certified podiatric physician and foot-and-ankle surgeon licensed in Michigan. This video is for general educational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Follow your treating clinician’s instructions regarding weight-bearing, boot use, compression, medication, exercise, and rehabilitation. Seek prompt medical care for worsening pain, increasing swelling, new numbness, cold or discolored toes, skin breakdown, calf pain, chest pain, or shortness of breath. Call 911 for an emergency.

This video and description contain affiliate links. We may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Product recommendations do not replace individualized medical care.

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Michigan Foot Doctors published this 9:11 video tutorial on July 27, 2020. It has been watched 149,565 times on YouTube.

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