METHOD AND FOOT SUPPORT DEVICE FOR TREATING PLANTAR FASCIITIS IN THE FOOT OF A PATIENT WHILE THE PATIENT IS MOBILE

摘要

The invention is directed to a method and foot support device for dynamically treating plantar fasciitis in the foot of a patient while enabling patient mobility. The method comprises applying tension to the ball of the foot via a strap held in tension by extending the strap to form a continuous loop, from opposite sides of the knee in the leg of the foot in treatment through an opening in a channel guide member oriented relative to the ball of the foot, with the strap connected at opposite ends thereof to the opposite sides of the knee in alignment with the rotatable joint of the knee and controlling dorsiflexion of the plantar fascia while the patient is mobile by slidably adjusting the position of the strap within the channel guide member in response to the mobility of the patient.

主权项

1. A method for dynamically treating plantar fasciitis in the foot of a patient while enabling patient mobility comprising the steps of applying tension to the ball of the foot via a strap held in tension by extending the strap to form a continuous loop, from opposite sides of the knee in the leg of said foot in alignment with the rotatable axis of the knee, through an opening in a channel guide member oriented relative to the ball of the foot and controlling dorsiflexion of the plantar fascia while the patient is mobile by slidably adjusting the position of the strap within the channel guide member in response to the mobility of the patient while the foot is maintained in constant dorsiflexion.