Patent ID: 7959591
Filing Date: 2011-06-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of moving a wearer's leg into external rotation, the method comprising the steps of: positioning the wearer's foot proximate to a calf band that is joined to the interior surface of a torquing device; securing to the leg in a region below the knee a first portion of the torquing device that completely encircles the calf band and the region below the knee; securing a second portion of the torquing device along a medial side of the knee; applying a torque to the first portion and the second portion by pulling and positioning a third portion of the torquing device in an upward and lateral direction; and securing the third portion of the device about the wearer's pelvic region such that the third portion encircles the pelvic region to thereby maintain tension in the second portion.