What is a Cam Walker?
A cam walker is a boot that is worn to stabilize an injured ankle or foot. Scheck and Siress Prosthetics, Orthotics and Pedorthics explains that the cam walker has an adjustable ankle joint that can place further restrictions on movements made while wearing the boot. The cam walker has a foam liner that is placed inside of aluminum or hard plastic uprights. Waking Hours Cam walkers are designed to be worn during the waking hours of the day; however, severe cases may require the cam walker to be worn 24 hours a day in the beginning. How long and how often the device is to be worn will depend on physician recommendations. Most physicians will recommend that the cam walker be worn whenever the patient is mobile. According to Jim Verhoff and Associates, Orthotics and Prosthetics of Rolla, Missouri, the patient’s foot should be placed firmly in the foam insert of the cam walker. The foam insert should then be secured around the foot. Finally, the straps of the cam walker should be pulled ti
