Patent ID: 9693927
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A43B,A61F,A61H

Claim:
1. A method of improving, restoring, or both neurological control in a subject in need thereof, comprising the steps of: (a) securing a device to a subject's foot, whereby said device comprises a foot securing means, a support member operably attached to said securing means, and a moveable anterior protuberance and a moveable posterior protuberance, said anterior protuberance and said posterior protuberance are ground engaging, said moveable anterior protuberance and said moveable posterior protuberance are moveable along the outer surface of the support member; wherein each of said moveable anterior protuberance and said moveable posterior protuberance comprise a base and a peak, wherein said base is positioned on a centerline of said support member, wherein said peak is positioned offset from said centerline of said support member; (b) calibrating said posterior protuberance and said anterior protuberance to: a balanced position, said balanced position comprises a position whereby said device provides a reduced inversion, a reduced eversion, or both to said subject's foot during stance phases; and (c) fixing said posterior protuberance and said anterior protuberance to said support member; thereby improving, restoring, or both neurological control in a subject in need thereof.