Patent ID: 7918813

Claim:
A therapeutic device comprising: an upper portion constructed to be disposed adjacent a tibial bone of a lower leg; a foot portion constructed to be disposed adjacent a cuneiform bone of a foot, said foot portion being pivotally connected to said upper portion at a pivot point; a lower leg strap connected to said upper portion and constructed to be wrapped about the lower leg; a foot strap connected to said foot portion and constructed to be wrapped about a foot; an elastic tensioning element extending between spaced, confronting locations on said upper portion and said foot portion, said locations being spaced from said pivot point; and a plurality of spaced apart attachment points on a selected one of the upper portion and the foot portion, each of the plurality of attachment points being configured to selectively receive a first end of the elastic tensioning element to adjust tension in the tensioning element, wherein the first end of the elastic tensioning element is configured to be removably attached to a selected one of the plurality of spaced apart attachment points to provide a desired tension, and a second end of the elastic tensioning element is configured to be attached to the other of the upper portion and the foot portion.