Abstract: A walking device for remedying or alleviating symptoms of drop foot, the device wearable with an article of footwear, the device including a backing plate, wherein the backing plate includes an upper portion hingedly secured to a lower portion, a strap secured to the upper portion of the backing plate and extending outwardly therefrom for operatively securing to itself about a leg of a person, a spring including a first end secured to the strap, and a clip secured to a second end of the spring, wherein the clip is operatively arranged to engage with a pair of eyelets for laces of the footwear.