Patent ID: 7611477
Filing Date: 2009-11-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for positioning the foot, comprising the steps of: providing a foot device consisting of a knee belt adapted to be secured on a user below the knee on a leg, the knee belt comprising a double D-ring buckle at one end thereof for adjusting the fit of the belt to the user's leg; a loop firmly attached to the knee belt at approximately 3 inches from the double D-ring buckle end of the belt, wherein the loop is attached to the belt via a rivet or stitching; a 6 inch wide therapeutic rubber band having a length of approximately 32 inches and first and second ends; placing the knee belt on the user below the knee; tightening the belt for a firm fit; attaching a first end of the therapeutic rubber band to a shoe adjacent the toes; wrapping the band under the shoe from the inside of the shoe around to the outside of the shoe such that the band is evenly spread on the outside of the shoe in a position that provides good toe lift and rotations of the foot such that the foot will sit flat on the floor; and extending the second end of the band to the loop and attaching it thereto.