Moonboot fitting
If you’ve fractured your foot or ankle, or torn a calf muscle, a professionally fitted moon boot protects the area and lets you stay mobile during recovery.
We stock a full range of moon boot sizes and fit each one to your foot and injury accordingly. It’s important to be professionally fitted because a boot that’s the wrong size or poorly adjusted can slow healing, throw off your gait. This can cause new problems in your hip, back, or your other leg.
- Protects the injury by properly immobilising and offloading pressure on the fractured or injured area.
- Prevents secondary problems as a poorly fitted boot changes how you walk and can strain your knee, hip and lower back.
- We give advice and recommendation to correct the leg length difference with a shoe balancer to even up your other foot. This helps reduce risk of hip or back pain from wearing your moonboot for a prolonged period of time.
Fitting the boot is only the start. For patients recovering from a fracture, we create a structured, personalised treatment plan that guides you through each stage of healing.
This includes your weight bearing progression, how long to wear the boot and when and how to transition back into normal footwear. This establishes a rehab pathway to rebuild strength and mobility. We monitor your progress at appointments and adjust the plan as you heal so you recover sooner and get back on your feet safely.
