How I adjust my prosthetic ankle & problem solve it! 🦿

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Footless Jo

2 жыл бұрын

Let's fix my ankle angle!
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@FootlessJo 2 жыл бұрын

For anyone asking...how I lost my leg! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rp91eMWj2JrTh5c.html

@edits_povs2828 2 жыл бұрын

Sentences I never thought I would hear “Unscrew my ankle” 😂

@elefantstuffie9377 2 жыл бұрын

same😂

@delroyhamilton2069 2 жыл бұрын

Hi my friend you okay

@BevPeffer-ISurvivedAbuse 2 жыл бұрын

What's interesting is that's similar to my prostetic too. I too got hurt in a horse accident but this is all new to me

@ch1_o3.e 2 жыл бұрын

@@BevPeffer-ISurvivedAbuse ohh, are you okay now?

@mplussant 2 жыл бұрын

…at least it’s something that CAN be unscrewed…usually when you’re screwed, you’re screwed…

@bedrock30_ 2 жыл бұрын

I laughed way too hard at that

@ILoveChicken2021 2 жыл бұрын

LMAOO

@theninja4137 Жыл бұрын

The reason she had an amputation was because her meat ankle was causing chronic pain I think

@mplussant Жыл бұрын

@@theninja4137 …meat ankle?,,,as opposed to her veggie or dessert ankle?…

@theninja4137 Жыл бұрын

@@mplussant she often describes her non-amputated leg as her meat leg. So I was mirroring that language (So meat ankle as opposed to metal/prosthetic ankle)

@kaboomsihal1164 2 жыл бұрын

"I'm allowed to do this unsupervised?" Literally every adult, literally every day lmao

@RunOs3 2 жыл бұрын

“I can always unscrew and try again.” I wish I could say that about parts of my daily life.

@Mattnoble80 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize that kind of issues are faced with prosthetics, I’m glad you know what it takes to adjust

@jerroddooley374 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad to see you back making videos sweetheart. I was worried about you. I want you to know it's ok to not be ok. Just know you have a community of followers who love and care about you. Anytime you need, just reach out to us. You're going to get through this chapter and on to the next because you're a tough person. Know that you're loved

@denisjames8955 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is so informative and such a blessing. I have a good friend who had a leg removed and a wife of 60 years pass away all within a year and a half. I really appreciate the physical and emotional insights that you share with us as it is so helpful in visiting with him and getting a small understanding of what some of his struggles are that he is dealing with. Thank You.🤙

@dbdwat9213 2 жыл бұрын

I have been watching you for a long time and because of you I have become even more comfortable with my BKA. Thank you

@dylansan 2 жыл бұрын

It's kinda fun how similar this is to adjusting the suspension on a race car. In fact "toe in" is a common adjustment on a car!

@JimAllen-Persona 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering where she got the specs to calibrate the camber? 😂

@NinjaKittyBonks 2 жыл бұрын

Good mechanical skills are a precious thing. Don't ever let anyone downplay your ability to diagnose / adjust / repair ANYTHING as less than say a doctor or lawyer. Bravo :)

@JoulesBelgianShepherd 2 жыл бұрын

Tinder profile presentation: I need to bring my Hex key to our date! Why? Don’t worry about it!

@abunchofworms 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly "and no, not because it's missing-" had me rolling lot more than it should have 😭💀

@tealchicken7459 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad that your allowed to unscrew your own leg🤣

@downingj8288 2 жыл бұрын

Body mechanics was a great course I had to take when I was in college. You’re a walkin’ talkin’ example of how minute misalignments effect the body ☺️. Thank you for sharing and I hope you got the foot aligned.

@stevendorsey4882 2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you know how to and can properly align your prosthetic (ankle) to allow for proper alignment for the knee, hip and lower back so as not to cause you discomfort. Thank you for sharing this information.

@hp7093 2 жыл бұрын

You’re such a blessing I love these videos

@mermaidnott9713 2 жыл бұрын

As someone with back issues and hyper mobility I totally understand the pain when something is kinda shifted and not right ( like my posture when walking) except I have the ability to easily adjust no issues. I think it’s so cool that you share things like this. I bet not only do other amputees feel more heard or more supported on these kinds of things and more people are learning of the struggles of what it’s like to have a missing limb.

@aldobottle937 2 жыл бұрын

We want more of you Jo💜 maybe do a whole video of bloopers💛 or I even like it when you just talk about your thoughts and observations💙💚💜💛💙💚💜💛

@shaynetrimble5192 2 жыл бұрын

Dang I really wish I could un screw my messed up foot 😂😂😂 no joke I’ve been in a cast for 10 weeks it’s so messed up

@Grape08 2 жыл бұрын

I feel the pain. I broke my foot so I was in a cast for 6 weeks, then 11 months later I sprained my ankle on the same side as I broke my foot and last year I had flat foot on my right side bad and a little bit on my left side. The left side is the one where I sprained and broke my foot/ankle. If you need advice or somone to talk to I can help a gal out. I feel like I have quite a bit of experience in that situation

@TheLovelyMissBeans 2 жыл бұрын

@@Grape08 I wrote that country song! I fell down the stairs when I was 23 and sprained my left ankle. It was verified by xray to be a sprain, but I am such a clutz I fell off my crutches 2 days later and broke it. And in the 20+ years since then. I have sprained that same ankle 4 more times, all doing just basic things like walking. The last time, I turned it on the edge of the driveway (there was a hidden dip there) and tried to catch myself and broke my right wrist, rupturing the tendons in my thumb which required surgery to replace them with one from my index finger, 12 weeks in a cast, 16 weeks of physical therapy all so I could do this again: 👍😆

@Grape08 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheLovelyMissBeans You wrote Champion from Carrie Underwood?

@BevPeffer-ISurvivedAbuse 2 жыл бұрын

I got my first prostetic in Jan. And now my third socket since. Ahhhhhhh.. going crazy with the pistoning

@toddmiller8638 2 жыл бұрын

Your positive energy is contagious

@wanderingwithbob2472 2 жыл бұрын

Ok, I'm the guy that would loosen the screw, have it fall our and roll under something, never to be seen again. Then I would be sitting there with a sore nub and no ankle. Thanks for explaining so many nuances of your footlessness and how you cope with it.

@deborahmueller1183 2 жыл бұрын

I hope you will do some full length videos again soon. I love listening to your talks in general. These short videos are just little microbursts of entertainment. They are great, but I would love to see more.

@scottwilson3117 2 жыл бұрын

You can teach this old man a few things I lost my left leg kid You make me smile.

@rebeccaconklin1679 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of people are inadvertently using a body part in a way that has long term negative consequences for their health and mobility simply because nothing and no one have called this to their attention. So if you'd like to, you could view having a prosthetic ankle as a wakeup call that people without prosthetic limbs don't get. I tend towards a 'glass half full' view of life (because otherwise it's easy to start seeing the glass as just getting emptier and emptier, lol), but whatever works for you. Keep posting, you're definitely helping me and MY attitude!

@jasonjones5213 2 жыл бұрын

Never thought about it before.Makes sense though.

@shiKrazyee 2 жыл бұрын

It's great that your prosthetist trusts you to change it yourself, but I wouldn't recommend it for people to do it on their own. If they need alignment adjustments they should see their prosthetist. If you adjust it incorrectly it could lead to safety issues or long term knee problems ie. Hyperextension, ligament laxity, OA. That's why prosthetists don't usually allow patients to change it themselves. Also it should be properly torqued after adjusting.

@jacquelineturbitt5509 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being you...you have made a difference in the way I live my life...I live with chronic pain...but I deal with it differently...thank you...Hugs

@jtandrews3 2 жыл бұрын

Brings new meaning to toe angle alignment.

@susanlynch1825 2 жыл бұрын

I haven’t got my prothstetic yet but it’s good to know this!!!

@marshall4759 2 жыл бұрын

Don't mess with your alignment. You need to talk with your Prosthetist. She is giving bad unsafe advise.

@HariSeldon913 2 жыл бұрын

Do you have to adjust it every time you get a different pair of shoes?

@bradlemmond 2 жыл бұрын

Or when the soles start to wear?

@jennifertimberlake6522 2 жыл бұрын

(I'm also an amputee)Sometimes yes depending on how the shoes fit and if they have a different heal height or shape than the previous pair

@kimmoore9862 Жыл бұрын

I just love seeing you on here. You make my day ❤❤

@loraoflahrity130 2 жыл бұрын

I wish we all could say "unscrew and try again"

@Rachel-fi4sc 2 жыл бұрын

Obviously it's not the same, but I have hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, a connective tissue disorder that makes my tendons and ligaments really weak. Because of that, my feet and ankles pronate. Because my feet aren't at the right angle when I'm standing and walking around, I get a lot of the same problems you mentioned with knees, hips, lower back, etc. constantly in pain. While I know that getting to this point was so much more pain than I have ever experienced, I'm so glad it's now at the point that you can fix it with a screwdriver! I'm saving up to see an orthotist for my particular misalignment. Bodies are weird.

@oldgoat142 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you needed a front-end alignment, 😜😄 (Okay, bad dad joke🥁🥁). You're an inspiration Jo. Really. Keep up the great work!

@wdwerker 2 жыл бұрын

Do you carry the wrench with you or are adjustments infrequent ? Pack it just in case on a trip or hike ? Really enjoying these short clips !

@angel_wolfie8235 2 жыл бұрын

She has an Allen wrench in her car

@Jaymac720 Жыл бұрын

Some items seem incredibly simple at first glance, while they’re actually very complex and precisely engineered. Never actually thought about that with prosthetics. I obviously knew it, but I never paid much attention

@paulgarcia3797 Жыл бұрын

gawd I love you and your positive attitude!

@evelynkrull5268 2 жыл бұрын

Thats interesting. I have multiple disabilities and when my right leg is messed up I can usually feel it in my left shoulder somehow. The body does amazing things to compensate, even if it messes up the solution sometimes

@irenebazell9509 2 жыл бұрын

So I am thinking you are feeling emotionally better, given your recent videos. Good for you.

@sherriclearlake1611 2 жыл бұрын

Loving these short video's

@sharonchandler4185 2 жыл бұрын

My prosthetist (amazingly great guy, great team) won't let me have a screwdriver/wrench thingie for mine. He's absolutely the best, but I can't get the twisty thing :)

@shiKrazyee 2 жыл бұрын

Most clinics don't recommend people to have their own wrenches to adjust their prosthesis. A small adjustment even a 1/4 turn could impact safety or long term injuries (back problems, oa). Prosthetists are trained in analyzing gait, so they're not guessing on which scew to turn. Also the set screws need to be torqued past hand tight as well...

@rosewater226 2 жыл бұрын

Right to repair your ankle! 🤣

@Bercuda 2 жыл бұрын

Those shoes are soo cute thoo! 😍

@edacevedo7746 2 жыл бұрын

Cool boots.

@OscarSommerbo 2 жыл бұрын

Pete over at Sampson Boat Co channel turned his feet 180 degrees and walked in on some guys working on the boat. I can't remember which video it was, but it was fun.

@kitmakin289 2 жыл бұрын

BUT! But Jo! Do you have a T-Shirt that says "Footless and Fancy Free"!? Because you totally should have one.

@Eklipsewolf 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going into surgery tomorrow to unscrew my ankle! (Syndesmotic screw removal following broken ankle healing 😂)

@andrewbraisted6958 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are awesome! You should have FritzDoesArt paint one of your prothstetics the same color as your foot.

@kathysteffek879 2 жыл бұрын

My husband would have issues with the alignment on his prosthetic leg...but he never tried to adjust it himself. He always went to his 'leg dr' as he called him.

@lyrieth8833 2 жыл бұрын

Love those boots they are too cute!

@normanc.2021 2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry about screwing it up. Just go on KZfaq somebody has a video to fix it....lol 😂 sorry

@East.Coast.Nation 2 жыл бұрын

I've been scratching my phone screen for the entire video until I realize it's a freckles mark on your tibia 🤦‍♂️. I love your white Dr.Martin shoes

@seanpierce7673 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was cool! I never thought Bout that

@rexmccomb7589 2 жыл бұрын

You seem to be in a good place again 😁 you are a good

@mayasky80 2 жыл бұрын

Love your boots!

@Lilypad_qq 2 жыл бұрын

“Time to unscrew my ankle.” Kinda sounds like a robot 🤖😂

@andyimes2419 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you are doing ok Jo!!

@CatchThesePaws 2 жыл бұрын

I love your shoes! I want a pair lol

@angelaphsiao Жыл бұрын

Its nice that some problems cab be unscrewed

@rubyqueen424 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone: ah yes, unscrewing an ankle Me: .... I love your shoes

@dumbapocalypse336 2 жыл бұрын

I have a suggestion that might help with the phantom itching. Now I literally just thought of this yesterday, but when you made the video about dropping a weight on ur prosthetic foot, and then later made a video saying you could like halfway feel it hit even tho it’s not there, well what if, when you have phantom itching, you could use that same logic and instead of scratching the stubby part, what if you scratched the prosthetic leg while it’s still on, and then the brain would be tricked into thinking that you are scratching the itchy part, and the itch would go away

@ricxykaworkertv8212 2 жыл бұрын

beautiful jo

@typicallyusual6984 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, it makes me think about how precise modern prosthetic limbs must be and how horrible it must’ve been to use a prosthetic leg before modern prosthetics were invented.

@AncoraSystem 2 жыл бұрын

Put markers on them so you know where to adjust it too, kinda like the arrows on pill bottle caps?

@prinzezze 2 жыл бұрын

I love those boots :)

@scottofaz 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I had no idea!!

@truckerdaddy-akajohninqueb4793 2 жыл бұрын

How are you? Forgot your foo5 for a second, I'm concerned about you

@lazycat7287 2 жыл бұрын

Im in love jo

@_smallfry_ 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine tripping and ur ankle is compleatly backwards

@RustyDust101 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, imagine horror on the faces of the people around you as you walk around with a minor limp, but no obvious pain... while your toes point backwards beneath your jeans. 😂😂

@duller9430 2 жыл бұрын

I hope your getting better Joe

@HeribertoPabon-bq6cv Ай бұрын

Cutey pie ❤

@lisastenzel5713 2 жыл бұрын

Like...I bring my car to the shop once a year😅👍

@imparanoiiid 2 жыл бұрын

Prostetic should have a secret compartment to store tools

@Kevin-S 2 жыл бұрын

There should be a compartment for storing the screwdriver

@stevenbergom3415 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone who's adjusted the seat on their expensive bicycle knows exactly how you feel.

@florida1cowboy2 2 жыл бұрын

Mine is leaning to far forward I think. "rolling forward too fast, and requiring no effort to make the ankle spring, plus my knee stays bent standing strait" :o I am afraid to mess with it. No one has showed me anything about that. lol My leg looks similar-ish to yours, just not quite as nicely built. hugs

@kabwn4014 2 жыл бұрын

Love you

@lukerinderknecht2982 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could adjust my flesh-ankle; its alignment is always messed

@thetruerift 2 жыл бұрын

I mean, technically you can, but it involves a *lot* of very delicate bones being broken and then kinda hoping they heal correctly.

@pbsjones 2 жыл бұрын

Cute shoes! Wait, that's not what this was about?

@ahmedelsaidi6637 2 жыл бұрын

I'm getting my alignment re-done > I'm going to a chiropractor

@roberthutchinson5775 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@LitoDanzalan 7 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

@stokesstittjr624 2 жыл бұрын

Hanger allow us to do that because of liability. What do you think about micro processors for below the knee, talking about a foot

@dinateaowl9852 2 жыл бұрын

You're your own chiropractor

@jeffdodge8 5 күн бұрын

Hi joe

@junehatter8479 2 жыл бұрын

I like your boots

@askingwhy123 2 жыл бұрын

How sensitive is the alignment to the way your nubbin is seated? It seems like hour-to-hour swelling and shrinking would overwhelm minute ankle adjustments, although that's obviously not the case.

@berglettemom6045 2 жыл бұрын

Like those cute white boots!

@MrGregorSF 2 жыл бұрын

I have two meat feet that do not point at the same angle. Do you think a hex driver will help me?

@BoRjanap Жыл бұрын

You are like Terry Fox

@pauld3694 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jo; I hope you're doing well. I guess I'm just noticing the quick videos you're doing lately after telling us about some of the stuff you're going through. I'm just a bit concerned that you might be pushing yourself with KZfaq content when you might need that time for yourself. I think it took guts to tell us you weren't well, and I just want you to heal and recover. I obviously don't have the whole picture; maybe doing videos right now is helping you. But it's OK not to be OK. Just please make sure you're looking after yourself.

@TheLovelyMissBeans 2 жыл бұрын

I think I have the same problem with my ankles! But, there doesn't seem to be anywhere to stick a screwdriver. 🤷‍♀️

@daro9582 2 жыл бұрын

Well I have those problems too, looks like I should unscrew my ankle and readjust it Edit: looks like I need some help, where’s the screw? Or does this only work on prosthetics?

@carlyjs95 2 жыл бұрын

How many tools do you have to carry around when you go out into public "just in case"?

@angiebega2444 2 жыл бұрын

👍😄

@loritrent2029 2 жыл бұрын

We're actually happened to me away

@chathuramax8619 2 жыл бұрын

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

@The-guy-who-exists78 2 жыл бұрын

How did you lose it

@mswolfy811 2 жыл бұрын

It would be a really interesting world of we could unscrew flesh ankles anytime we wanted Like, feet sore from a long day? Just take them off! Smell bad? Throw em in the wash! It would be so strange but kinda funny Glad to know there's ways to help fix it for yourself though, no expensive conversations for a 30-second fix