Abstract: An adjustable foot brace connectable to a bed. The adjustable foot brace includes a foot panel movable between an upper position where the panel extends generally transverse to the bed's sides, and a lower position beneath the mattress' top surface and adjacent one of the mattress' sides. The foot panel, when in the transverse position, is automatically braked in the desired transverse position when the bed user's feet push against the foot panel, is automatically released from the braked transverse position when no foot force is applied against the panel, and is manually movable longitudinally of the bed to position the panel where desired, whether in the storage or use position, if no force is applied against the panel.