Patent ID: 7832119

Claim:
An postural foundational alignment device attached to support the middle foot and anterior foot portions, the interior foot portion comprising a first metatarsal and first phalanges and second-fifth metatarsals and second-fifth phalanges, the postural foundational alignment device comprising: a) a front region having a forefoot engagement surface comprising a first metatarsal engagement surface to support a first metatarsal and first phalange of the anterior foot portion, and further comprising a second-fifth metatarsal engagement surface adapted to engage the second-fifth metatarsals and second-fifth phalanges, b) where the surface of the first metatarsal engagement surface is positioned higher relative to the second-fifth metatarsal engagement surface and adapted to vertically raise the first metatarsal and first phalanges with respect to the second-fifth metatarsals and phalanges where the first metatarsal engagement surface is substantially level, c) a metatarsal arch portion adapted to engage the middle foot region where the metatarsal arch portion is provided with an arch support that extends forwardly to the first metatarsal engagement surface and laterally outward beyond the first metatarsal engagement surface.