Lateral Wall
A raised lateral wall that contains and guides the foot, adding control for unstable or supinating patients.
Contains the foot laterally
Adds control and security
Height to need
How it works
A lateral wall raises the outer edge of the shell into a low flange that runs along the lateral border. It physically contains a foot that drifts, rolls, or slides laterally, and gives supinators a boundary to work against.
Unlike wedging, which pushes, a wall guides: the foot loads normally until it strays, then meets a gentle, continuous surface that steers it back.
When to prescribe it
- Chronic lateral ankle instability
- Strong supinators who ride over the shell edge
- Neuromuscular feet needing containment
- Court and downhill sports with lateral drift
- Confidence during return to play after sprains
How we build it
Wall height and length are prescribed to need; the flange is printed as part of the shell, continuous with the heel cup, and its inside face is contoured to the scanned foot so containment never turns into pressure.
Height and length per Rx
Continuous with heel cup
Contoured to the scan
Guides, doesn't push