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1. An orthotic sock, comprising:
a resilient material for conforming to a foot, ankle and lower leg of a wearer, the sock further comprising means for restricting movement of the wearer's foot in one or more predetermined directions or assisting movement of the wearer's foot in one or more predetermined directions, wherein the means for restricting or assisting movement of the wearer's foot comprises one or more resilient panels incorporated into the sock including means for assisting dorsiflexion of the wearer's foot comprising a panel of resilient material that extends down a shin portion and a second panel of resilient material extending along an upper foot portion of the sock to assist the dorsiflexion of the wearer's foot, wherein a posterior opening is defined through a posterior leg portion of the sock the opening being defined such that the wearer's calf muscle belly is exposed through the posterior opening when the sock is worn so that the posterior opening allows the sock to be located over the calf muscle belly in order to ensure location of the orthotic, the opening being bounded by a perimeter, an upper portion of the perimeter acting to locate the sock at an upper portion of the calf muscle; and in that the panel extends around a circumference of an upper portion of the sock. |
