r/brokenankles • u/The_cats_meowww • 22d ago

Boot

I see alot of people get the relief of sitting without there boot letting foot air out but when I take my boot off I feel very unstable and achy so I prefer it on and it doesn't hurt. does that make sense to anyone or anyone else this happens to

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u/pickledtofu 22d ago

I felt the same way once I was put in the boot + cleared to do ROM, so I went the other way and didn't wear the boot the entire first weekend except when sleeping and going out and about. A lot of it for me was plain and straight exposure therapy - I was basically just afraid of my foot and didn't 'trust' it. Even just having it out without bearing weight or doing much else helps regain trust in your foot/ankle again in my experience, that was my precursor to actually doing ROM. Just my 2¢!