Hearing that the only way you can get strong ankles is by having surgery is the last thing that our patients planned for their retirement.

The prospect of surgery is disheartening. It’s months of recovery where you lose your independence and mobility. It’s expensive. The results aren’t guaranteed. And the rehab exercises that they’re told to fit in every day, multiple times a day “or else you might not get the best results from your procedure” – it’s just not realistic. 

Most often, our patients have already tried everything they can think to avoid surgery – strapping their ankles as much as possible if they can reach them, wearing orthotics, using those big clunky shoes.

But nothing has helped them. They’re still not making the most of their golf club membership. Or getting out with the grandkids as much as they want to. It’s not what they worked so hard for decades for – and neither is ankle surgery.

At Masterton Foot Clinic, we get it. Ankle surgery is NOT the right option for everyone – even if you’ve been told it’s your only option. While months ago we may have agreed as there was no other way… now we absolutely don’t. Because the EXO-L anti-sprain brace has changed the game – and the lives of our patients.

The EXO-L is the only brace in the world that is proven to prevent ankle sprains – so our patients can start enjoying their golden years to their fullest. And without any ankle surgery.

We recently prescribed the brace for a retired grandfather who had a big goal: to do one of New Zealand’s Great Walks. He’d been putting it off repeatedly because he’d had weak ankles and balance problems for a number of years. He was told that surgery was his only way out. It plummeted his confidence on his feet… and his vision of retirement. Travelling 2 hours to see us in Masterton, we took a 3D scan of his ankle, completed a thorough assessment of his feet, legs and unique circumstances, and then prescribed a custom EXO-L brace just for his feet.

Minutes after putting it on he told us… “I feel like I don’t have to think about watching the ground anymore”. He had been watching the ground when he was walking for years. This was life changing.

Now, he’s got photos proudly framed at home of him doing his Great Walk – and loving it. No pain. No ankle sprains… just a tonne of amazing memories from the walk.

Have you been told that ankle surgery is your only way out? 

If you have, please call us for a second opinion and an assessment to see if the EXO-L brace is right for you. Your assessment is carried out by our qualified, experienced podiatrists who have one goal: having you live your retirement on your terms, that way you want. Without surgery.

Book your appointment online or call us on 06 370 4057