This is old news. The WalkAid and the Bioness have been out for a couple of years. Still haven't heard of Insurance paying for it yet though.

wow. that was so interesting.
thanks.

Yes it is a great gadget. It has been around for awhile and I actually used 1 just like it, during physical therapy last year. So I had script put in for it through the Veterans Administration. Well still have not heard anything, and probably will not.

So in the mean time I was given an AFO to assist in my severe drop foot. It helps a little ,but Im scared that when it locks on me I will fall. Hope it works out for you, but Im going to keep pushing for them to give me 1.

BobbyB also posted about this:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread74239.html

yes it was quite interesting.

Have a great day

laurie

That is amazing!!! AMN, it is definitely worth checking out and seeing if you can get one. Let us know!

I have a friend that is working with OVR to get a Bioness through them. It is looking good for him.

The link doesn't work for me, but is this the Walk-Fit or the Walk-Aide from Bioness?

Remember when I checked out your leg thing in IL? I asked if it was a walkfit before I saw it. I didn't understand why you didn't answer in more detail, and I think it's because you hadn't heard about it now!

I told you my cousin had one that used electricity to stimulate her muscle to lift her drop foot. We moved on to other things and it was soon forgotten. Now I wish I had pushed it more but I just figured you had looked into it and it was something that wouldn't work for you!

Next time, polite is out the window and I push what I have to say!!!

No, no, Rdub, it's the Bioness L300, it's pretty similar to the WalkAide but it has a doohickey that senses your heel's relationship to the floor. If I understand it correctly, this not only helps with lifting the toes (like Walk-Aide), but also engages the huhwhuhsomeithibial response that lets your foot and leg make the heel-toe gait cycle.

Here's their website:
http://www.bioness.com/Bioness_for_Foot_Drop.php

That thing you saw on my leg was just an AFO, a brainless, bulky piece of plastic. While it does help keep me from doing painful, clumsy & frequent DMs, it's not stoked with magical powers.

My neuro check up is next week and I called ahead to warn them that I'll be seriously talking about it; the gatekeeper, Tammy, is really psyched as I am the first patient to ask for it.

My ambulation may be too far gone to get any help from it so I have to go to a PT outfit for an evaluation. My goal is not to climb Pike's Peak (did it twice) or ride a bike (sold it) or to run in a marathon (pashaw), but it would be soooooo nice to be able to get from my bed to the bathroom 20 ft. away without flopping onto my face and subsequently putting a doodie in my drawers.

i think that was a bit too much info missy.

*smack*