Bootless ankle brace

摘要

A bootless ankle brace for treating an injured ankle. The brace includes a body panel, two stabilizing straps, and a binding strap. The user's foot is inserted into the body panel so that the body panel is located just above the ankle. The outside (lateral) stabilizing strap is brought forward across top of the foot and under the heel and secured to the opposite side of the ankle. This process is repeated with the inside (medial) stabilizing strap. Once both straps are secured, they are both tensioned (using finger loops) and re-secured to the side of the body panel. The ankle brace is secured by wrapping and securing an elastic cuff around the body panel.

主权项

1. A method of treating an ankle, comprising steps:
(a) inserting a foot of a user into a body panel having a bottom perimeter surface of a bootless ankle brace, such that the bottom perimeter surface is just above an ankle of the user and the body panel does not extend under the foot; (b) aligning an Achilles tendon with a heal notch in the bottom perimeter surface of the body panel, wherein the heal notch is curved and designed to prevent the ankle brace from overlapping and irritating the Achilles tendon while reducing restriction of normal movement of the foot and ankle; (c) wrapping a first stabilizing strap over a top surface of the foot; (d) wrapping the first stabilizing strap under an instep in the foot; (e) securing the first stabilizing strap to the body panel; (f) wrapping a second stabilizing strap over the top surface of the foot; (g) wrapping the second stabilizing strap under an instep in the foot; (h) securing the second stabilizing strap to the body panel; (i) wrapping a binding strap around the body panel; and (j) securing the binding strap to the body panel.