The moment before you trip

Your toes clear the ground. Step after step.

A rigid frame holds your ankle at a neutral 90° so the foot can't drop mid-stride. An inflatable lining seals the fit to your exact shape. No motor, no battery, no muscle effort.

★★★★★ 4.8/5 from 1,214 verified reviews
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30-day quality guarantee Defective, damaged, wrong or lost? Full refund
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GaitLock AirFit System Rigid frame, inflatable lining you adjust yourself
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Free shipping Ships in 6–14 business days
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Real support Replies within one business day

Built for

Who this is for

After a stroke
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After a stroke

You've done the rehab and you want the cane back by the door. The worry is the second fall, not the first.

Diabetic neuropathy
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Diabetic neuropathy

You can't always feel the stumble coming. The frame doesn't wait for a signal from your foot.

Buying for a parent
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Buying for a parent

They live somewhere else and you can't be there every time they get up. Send it to their address with a fitting sheet in plain type.

Wearing it

Slimmer than what the clinic hands you

Fits the shoes you already own

Fits the shoes you already own

Any lace-up walking shoe or trainer with a removable insole.

On in under a minute

On in under a minute

Two buckles, a few squeezes of the bulb, done sitting on the edge of a bed.

More discreet than a clinical AFO

More discreet than a clinical AFO

Slimmer profile than the rigid, bulky braces you'd get through a clinic.

Stays breathable

Stays breathable

The back of the ankle stays open to the sock underneath — nothing enclosing it in solid plastic all day like a traditional AFO.

No surgery, no medication

No surgery, no medication

It's a wearable. You put it on in the morning and take it off at night.

Caregiver "Patients ask for something they can adjust themselves between visits."
Family caregiver "Two buckles make the difference between worn daily and left in a drawer."
Adult child "I check in less because I'm not picturing the same near miss."
Care partner "Confidence on stairs comes back faster when the toe stops catching."
Longtime caregiver "A reasonable second option for people who haven't been custom-fitted."
90° Locked ankle angle The neutral position the frame holds through every forward swing of the leg.
4 Sizes, S to XL Each mapped to US women's and men's shoe size, foot length and foot width in inches and cm.
0 Batteries or motors Nothing to charge, nothing to fail on you halfway down the street.
StrideBack is mechanical support worn over the ankle. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition.

In their words

Three people, three reasons

★★★★★ 4.8/5 from 1,214 verified reviews
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Walking to the Mailbox Without Watching My Feet

I'm not trying to run anywhere. I just wanted to walk to my mailbox without staring at my own feet the whole way. This gave me that back.

James R., 67 Left foot · wearing it since July
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Bought it for my dad

He lives three states away. This is the first product I've sent him that he actually kept using past the first week.

Priya M., 44 Ordered for her father, 62
★★★★★

When You Can't Feel the Stumble Coming

My feet are numb enough that I can't always feel a stumble coming. Knowing my toes are lifting on their own is the peace of mind I didn't know I needed.

Diane S., 58 Both feet · two months in
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Wears well with the brace

More Comfortable With These Two Alongside It

Black
Iron Gray
Silver Gray

Diamond-Pattern Business Socks

One pair, double-needle stitched, breathable and sweat-absorbing.

Black
$12.00 Bundle price
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Black
Gray
White

No-Tie Laces

Zinc alloy buckle — slip shoes on over the brace, no bending down.

Black
$9.00 Bundle price
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30-Day Quality Guarantee

If your StrideBack arrives with a manufacturing defect, the wrong item, shipping damage, or gets lost in transit, contact us within 30 days — no need to send anything back. We'll review it and make it right.

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