Lower Extremity Splinting to Manage Pain and Sleep Disturbances Associated With HIV/AIDS Related Peripheral Neuropathy

Walkabout™ splints (Don Joy Orthopedics, Vista, CA, USA) will used in the splinting treatment. The Walkabout splint is a one-piece injection molded walking boot fitted with a rocker bottom allowing for ambulation. The participants will be fitted and instructed to wear the bilateral LE splints to sleep for the duration of the study (6 weeks).

The liner or protective sheath from the Walkabout™ splint will be applied to the LEs, with the structural frame of the splint removed by the researcher in advance, patients will be blinded to this arm of the study (6 weeks).