Testimonials

Bracehorn is used every day by people who wear a brace, by the families and carers who help them, and by the providers who fit them. Here is what they say.

Brace wearers

"I had a stroke four years ago and my right side has never come all the way back. Getting my shoe on used to take me fifteen minutes and I'd be worn out before I left the house. With this I'm out the door. It's the difference between doing it myself and asking for help."

— [SAMPLE] Name, 68, Washington

"Drop foot on the left. I wear a carbon brace and I go through work boots, so I need something that can handle a tall shoe. This is the first thing I've used that actually holds its position instead of skidding off the brace."

— [SAMPLE] Name, 45, electrician

"I've worn an ankle-foot orthosis since I was a teenager, so I've tried every trick — plastic bags, the long-handled shoehorn, a friend's grabber. None of them worked properly and I'd ruined the backs of three pairs of shoes. This one is wide enough that the brace can't slide off it."

— [SAMPLE] Name, 34

"Multiple sclerosis, and my hands aren't what they were. What I like is that I don't have to grip hard or pull at the shoe. I set it in place, lean my weight forward, and the brace goes in. Very little strength needed."

— [SAMPLE] Name, 52

"I'm 81 and I use an Arizona brace on my left foot. That leather sticks to the inside of the shoe something awful. My daughter found this for me and I've been managing on my own since."

— [SAMPLE] Name, 81

"Post-surgical brace for six months. I only needed it temporarily but those six months would have been miserable without something like this. Bought it in week two and wished I'd had it in week one."

— [SAMPLE] Name, 29

Families and carers

"My son has cerebral palsy and he's fourteen — he wants to do things himself. Putting his own shoes on was one of the last things he still needed me for in the morning. He doesn't anymore, and that matters more to him than I expected."

— [SAMPLE] Name, parent

"I help my husband every morning. It used to be a two-person job and both of us got frustrated. Now he does it and I make the coffee. Small thing, big difference to how the day starts."

— [SAMPLE] Name, 71

"I'm a home care aide and I have six clients, four in braces. I keep one of these in my bag. It saves me time at every visit and my clients like being able to do it themselves while I'm there."

— [SAMPLE] Name, care aide

Providers

"I fit ankle-foot orthoses all day and the shoe question always comes up. Patients leave with a well-fitted brace and then can't get it into their own footwear. I hand them one of these at the fitting now — it removes a problem I used to hear about at every follow-up."

— [SAMPLE] Name, CPO, orthotics clinic

"As a physical therapist, a lot of what I do is about people staying independent in daily tasks. Dressing is one of the first things that goes. This is a simple, inexpensive tool that gives one of those tasks back."

— [SAMPLE] Name, PT

"We stock it at the front counter. Anyone who comes in for extra-depth shoes to fit over a brace gets shown one, and most of them take it. It answers a question they were about to ask anyway."

— [SAMPLE] Name, footwear retailer

Share your experience

If Bracehorn has changed how your mornings go, we would like to hear about it. Get in touch — with your permission we may share it here.