Patent ID: 8864697

Claim:
A method for relieving foot pain utilizing a foot pain treatment apparatus that does not require a shoe to engage therewith comprising the steps of: providing a foot pain treatment apparatus that includes a tubular member having an upper portion and a lower portion wherein the lower portion is integrally formed therein, a first support member, said first support member having a first layer and a second layer, wherein said second layer being operable to maintain a temperature different than that of its environment, said tubular member operable to receive a foot therein; providing a second support member that includes a first section, a second section and an inner layer, said first section and said second section of said second support member having an upper surface and a lower surface, said second support member operable to be releasably secured adjacent to said tubular member, wherein said inner layer of said second support member is manufactured from a formable metal; placing said tubular member into a freezer or similar appliance so as to cool said second layer; removing said tubular member from the freezer or similar appliance; inserting a foot into said tubular member such that said first support member is adjacent the bottom of the inserted foot; placing said second support member adjacent to said tubular member such that said first section is adjacent a tibia of a user and the second section is adjacent the top of a foot of a user; securing said second support member in position utilizing at least two straps; positioning said first section and said second section of said second support member within a range of relative positions of approximately 85 to 90 degrees; locking the relative position of said first section and said second section of said second support member, holding the inserted foot in the locked relative position while simultaneously applying temperature therapy to the inserted foot; removing the foot pain treatment apparatus.