Top products from r/guillainbarre
We found 2 product mentions on r/guillainbarre. We ranked the 2 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Latex-Free Adhesive Foam, 5 Inches x 6 Feet and 1/4 Inches Thick
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Jaybird & Mais 30/31 Adhesive Foam is a foam substrate combined with a natural rubber adhesive on a release paper liner. The product is 100% latex-free - both the foam substrate and the adhesive coating does not contain any Dry Natural Rubber (DNR) which means there is no latex in the product.The fo...
Show Reddit reviews2. Comfortland Medical 63-105 Padded Night Splint
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Comfort soft padded, footplate provides passive dorsi-flexion for plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitiCome with full-length toe wedge for additional stretch on plantar fascia.Prevents tears in fibrous tissue that occur after a night of rest, breaking the night time healing/morning pain cycle.
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I suffer from foot drop after GBS as well. I'm now uninsured so I can't see a specialist, but I bought a cheap AFO that gets me through the day. I don't think I could get through the day without it. You can find them for pretty cheap on eBay. Here's what it looks like.
I had an issue with it where when I stepped forward, it would dig into the back side of my outer ankle protrusion. I fixed that by using this medical adhesive foam. I place a piece on the upright part of the AFO that forms an X. It creates a gap between the back of my ankle (Achilles tendon) and the AFO, so that when I step forward, the edge of the AFO doesn't dig in to the back of my outer ankle protrusion.
I'm monitoring eBay for one of those expensive ones like you have, but a used one. I think it will be much more comfortable and effective at its job. I'm looking for one with plantar flexion assist like this one has. My foot drop leg also has a very weak calf muscle, so, if you can imagine, the shin portion is supposed to help you push off of the ground when you're walking.
However, they make all kinds of designs so if anyone's looking for one of the higher-end models, just search AFO on eBay and look through. If you go to the different manufacturers' websites, they'll have better descriptions of each model so you can try to find one that you think will help you the most.
Any of you can message me with questions and I'll do my best to help. Please feel free.
Look into ankle foot orthotics brace, "AFO foot brace". They keep your foot from flopping around. Go to a podiatrist, who will refer you to an orthotician.
I also used night splints to keep my foot at 90 degrees... These are soft and don't cause irritation (I tried many)
https://www.amazon.com/Comfortland-Medical-63-105-Padded-Splint/dp/B00MOMP3LI/ref=sr_1_18?keywords=wedge&qid=1550732186&refinements=p_72%3A1248903011&rnid=1248901011&s=hpc&sr=1-18
And get some grab bars for yourself in your bathroom when you get extra fatigued, IT WILL HAPPEN. Listen to your body and don't overdo it.