Night splint with digital dorsiflexion

摘要

A night splint for a user's foot having a frame member and a toe retainer that is releasably connected to the frame member. The toe retainer is configured to dorsiflex at least one toe of the user to allow for a dynamic stretch of the plantar fascia and to provide a low load stretch of the Achilles tendon, plantar fascia tendon, deep flexor muscles and calf muscles to relieve symptoms of plantar fasciitis.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a frame member; and a toe retaining strap configured to dorsiflex only one toe of a user, wherein the toe retaining strap releasably connects to the frame member at a first end thereof, and is configured to be attached directly to one toe at a second end thereof, the first end and the second end of the toe retaining strap being integrally formed, wherein the frame member has a leg portion which conforms to a front portion of the user's leg and a foot portion which conforms to a top portion of the user's foot, and the leg portion and the foot portion are connected to each other together form a substantially L-shape, wherein the toe retaining strap releasably connects to the frame member at the foot portion.