Your ALS Braces Guide
​Welcome to our educational guide on neck braces, wrist braces, hand splints, and ankle foot braces for ALS. Find trusted information, helpful tips, and expert video clips.

Introduction to Braces

Learn how braces, also known as orthoses, can improve your overall quality of life.​

Neck Braces for ALS

These cervical collars can support your head, reduce pain, and help with daily activities.

Hand & Wrist Braces

These three types of braces and splints can help you remain more independent.

Ankle Foot Braces

Also known as AFOs, these braces can stabilize your foot and improve your gait. 

How to Get Braces

Learn how and where to get the right brace and have it covered by insurance.

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Our Collaborators

We would like to thank the following ALS professionals for sharing their expertise to help shape and review the content of this guide.
Your ALS Braces Guide features video clips of Reese Evans, a Certified Prosthetist-Orthotist (CPO) at Hanger Clinic. Over the past 30 years, Reese has fitted hundreds of ALS patients with neck braces, hand and wrist braces and splints, and AFOs.
​As an occupational therapist at the Duke ALS Clinic, Melissa Werz has treated hundreds of people living with ALS. She evaluates them for braces, develops stretching and exercise programs, conducts driving evaluations, and assists with safety and function during meaningful activities. Melissa has a Doctor of Occupational Therapy degree.
Laura Good Kennedy is a Board-Certified Neurological Clinical Specialist with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree who works at the Duke ALS Clinic. Laura assesses people with ALS for AFOs, neck braces, wheelchairs, and assistive devices. She also develops exercise programs and educates people on strategies to help maintain their mobility.