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Angelinthenightx · 05/06/2019 19:16

Hey all ,my daughter wears splints but as she is getting older i am struggling to get footwear that is easy to get her feet into any ideas? X

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hazeyjane · 05/06/2019 19:55

When ds had DAFOs I found it best to buy shoes/boots a size too big, remove any insole and sometimes remove the tongue of the shoe - as long as it could do up over the splint, it didn't matter how unsupportive they were.....also, the cheaper the better!

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Angelinthenightx · 05/06/2019 21:07

Thank u, i cant get her in school shoes & up until start year i got her into vans but now i can only get uggs on her, do want cheaper footwear as they put her in a stander and walker at school that ruines them,she is 10 years old with splints she needs a size 13

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