Ankle supporter

Abstract

To provide an ankle supporter which centralizes a body axis, improves posture balance, distributes local stress on joints and muscles, improves movement efficiency, improves standing, walking and running ability, reduces fatigue to the body, contributes to prevention of injury, rehabilitation, health promotion and improvement of sports performance and is applicable for daily life, sports and medical care by connecting three ring-shaped supporter members to provide tension balance, covering the foot around the foot dorsum, the heel and the ankle around inner and outer malleolus from the sole, fixing and stabilizing a distal tibiofibular joint, a talocrural joint, a subtalar joint, a Chopart's joint and a Lis-Franc's joint, providing stability in all directions from front to back, from left to right and from up to down and compensating for weakened ligaments and muscle weakness.SOLUTION: In a supporter, a member (1) which wraps a periphery of a foot dorsum from a sole, a member (2) which wraps the periphery of a heel, and a member (3) which wraps the periphery of medial / lateral malleoli are connected and are attached to the periphery of a foot.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] This invention relates to an ankle support that can be used in both medical and sports applications; it has three ring-shaped support members that are connected to provide a balanced tension and cover the sole of the foot from the dorsum of the foot, the heel, and the ankle around the medial and lateral malleolus, fixing and stabilizing the distal tibiofibular joint, talocrural joint, subtalar joint, Chopart joint, and Lisfranc joint when standing, walking, or running, providing stability in all directions, including front-to-back, left-right, and up-and-down, and compensating for weakened ligaments and muscle weakness, thereby centering the body axis and improving posture balance, distributing localized stress on joints and muscles, increasing exercise efficiency, improving standing, walking, and running ability, reducing physical fatigue, and contributing to the prevention of injuries, rehabilitation, health promotion, and improved sports performance. [Background technology]

[0002] Until now, there has been no support that stabilizes the foot by covering the sole, the foot around the dorsum, the heel, and the ankle around the medial and lateral malleolus with three connected ring-shaped support members. In addition, because stability when standing, walking, and running is closely related to the arrangement of the bones that make up the joints in the foot, the ligaments that reinforce them, and the muscles that functionally move them, it was necessary to effectively position components that functionally stabilize the foot. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP-2003-088545A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Conventionally, ankle supports only have a functional structure that aims to stabilize the ankle, sole, and dorsum of the foot by wrapping it around the ankle, sole, and dorsum of the foot. In addition, they do not have a functional structure that changes posture, gait, or movement by fixing the foot with the minimum necessary amount of three ring-shaped connecting structures. Supporters are widely available on the market, but they cover a large area of ​​skin and are structurally thick to ensure stability, and when worn for long periods of time or every day, they can become sweaty and cause skin irritation, creating hygiene problems. For these reasons, it has been difficult for conventional products to solve hygiene problems and effectively stabilize the foot. To provide an ankle supporter which eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks, is effective, hygienic, easy to wear, improves standing, walking, running ability and sports movements, and can be used for medical treatment and sports to prevent injuries. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The ankle support is made up of a component (1) that wraps around the sole and dorsum of the foot, a component (2) that wraps around the heel, and a component (3) that wraps around the medial and lateral malleolus, all connected together and attached to the foot. The three ring-shaped supports provide a balanced tension to improve the stability of the foot during sports movements such as standing, walking, and running, and induce a balanced standing posture that is less tiring, normal walking, and sports movements that put less strain on the joints, ligaments, and muscles, contributing to the improvement of standing, walking, and sports abilities and the prevention of injuries. Effect of the Invention

[0006] The three ring-shaped support components are connected to provide a balanced tension, covering the sole of the foot, the foot around the dorsum of the foot, the heel, and the ankle around the medial and lateral malleolus, fixing and stabilizing the distal tibiofibular joint, talocrural joint, subtalar joint, Chopart joint, and Lisfranc joint, providing stability in all directions, including front-to-back, left-to-right, and up-and-down, and compensating for weakened ligaments and muscle weakness, thereby centering the body axis and improving posture balance, distributing localized stress on joints and muscles, increasing exercise efficiency, improving standing, walking and running ability, reducing physical fatigue, and contributing to injury prevention, rehabilitation, health promotion, and improved sports performance, making this ankle support applicable to everyday life, sports, and medical care. By simply inserting the supporter into the ankle, it is possible to effectively, hygienically and easily improve the stability of the ankle joint without the need for any specialist knowledge or skills, and to stabilize posture, walking and other daily activities and sports movements. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a side view of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0008] A part (1) that wraps around the sole and dorsum of the foot, a part (2) that wraps around the heel, and a part (3) that wraps around the medial and lateral malleolus are connected and attached around the foot. [Explanation of symbols]

[0009] 1. The part that wraps around the sole and back of the foot 2. Part that wraps around the heel 3. Parts surrounding the medial and lateral malleoli

Claims

[Claim 1] A supporter that provides stability to the foot by connecting a member (1) that wraps around the sole and dorsum of the foot, a member (2) that wraps around the heel, and a member (3) that wraps around the medial and lateral malleolus.

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