19 Jul “I Haven’t Had An Ankle Sprain In 3.5 Years Using This Brace”
In today’s video, Podiatrist and Director of Masterton Foot Clinic, Adam Philps, virtually sat down with Men’s Hockey World Championship player for the Kookaburras, Trent Mitton, to discuss his experience with the EXO-L ankle sprain prevention brace. After great success in Europe and internationally, Masterton Foot Clinic is the first clinic to bring the EXO-L brace to the Wairarapa and Wellington regions, obtaining exclusive rights to its distribution here in the Wairarapa.
Note: the name EXO-L comes from the external nature of the device, sitting on the outside of the shoe and ankle, and its function of providing Lateral ankle support, meaning support on the outside of the ankle for when your ankle rolls outwards and sprains. Hence, the EXO-L ankle sprain prevention brace.
Trent has been part of the Australian men’s hockey team for over 10 years and will be heading over to the Tokyo Olympics with them shortly. During Trent’s career, he suffered numerous repeated ankle sprains and feels like he didn’t take the best approach to rehab and repair these sprains at a younger age. Fortunately for Trent, playing at a national level meant that he always had the team physio at every game, and relied on the physio to strap his ankles for every game, for years.
A couple of years ago, however, Trent suffered a couple of bad ankle sprains, breaking through his strapping tape. He was in the line-up to get surgery – but couldn’t afford the time off and the recovery time required as it was a World Cup year for his team.
That’s when he noticed that some of the European players that he was playing against were wearing the EXO-L brace. He reached out to them, asking what they were wearing on their ankles during their games and training. That’s when Trent first learnt about the EXO-L brace and within a few short months, he had a set around his own ankles, after having the brace custom-designed for him, his sport and his life.
It has been 3.5 years since Trent first put on his brace and he hasn’t had a single ankle sprain since. He is extremely passionate about what the EXO-L brace has done for him and his career, having truly made that connection after the first 6-12 months of wearing it that he wasn’t getting any sprains. That’s when he partnered with the European company to start bringing it to the Australian and New Zealand markets.
Now, we’re sharing Trent’s mission and have made it available here in Masterton, servicing the Wairarapa and Wellington regions.
Demonstrating how the anti ankle sprain brace works
It’s a little different to any other brace out there because:
- It’s completely custom made to fit the user to perfection
- It’s 3D scanned and created using 3D printing technology
- It sits on the back of the ankle – it’s the first of its kind to sit completely outside of the shoe, as opposed to having to stick it inside of the shoe
- It uses the shoe as an anchor point for the brace
- It still allows completely normal movement – a full range of movement for your ankle just as it was designed to move – it only limits excessive movement at the point where you’re going to sprain your ankle
- No rigidity – you don’t get the stiff restrictions you feel with strapping tape or a rigid ankle brace
- You can choose how much support you want and how tight you want your brace to be – and adjust accordingly
To learn more about the EXO-L anti-sprain brace, click here.
Ready to feel confident on your feet and stop ankle sprains for good?
Getting your own custom-made EXO-L ankle sprain prevention brace is as easy as booking an appointment with our podiatrists. You can call us on 06 370 4057 or book your appointment online here.
