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Ankle brace for surfing

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 Thursday, 17 Nov 2022 at 5:59am

Does anyone know of a good ankle brace for surfing?

I’m booked in for ankle surgery next year to correct lateral instability & clean out bone chips and a spur.

Finding that whilst taping is useful for land based activities - ie walking, it isn’t really helpful for surfing.

Cheers

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john_c Tuesday, 22 Nov 2022 at 11:15am

Tried a ton of ankle braces and none worked a s well as taping. I just do a figure 8 wrap a few times and it lets me surf for hours pain free. I use the 38mm version of this one:
https://www.elastoplast.com.au/products/ext/rigid-strapping-tape

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JaJake Friday, 25 Nov 2022 at 12:24pm
john_c wrote:

Tried a ton of ankle braces and none worked a s well as taping. I just do a figure 8 wrap a few times and it lets me surf for hours pain free. I use the 38mm version of this one:
https://www.elastoplast.com.au/products/ext/rigid-strapping-tape

Yup, taping nice and tight is usually going to be best. If you have a good brace, you should do that to begin with and wear a brace over it.