Method and foot support device for treating plantar fasciitis in the foot of a patient while the patient is mobile

A foot support device, adapted for attachment to a leg of a wearer, for therapeutically treating plantar fasciitis in a foot in said leg of said wearer by dynamically controlling and maintaining dorsiflexion of the plantar fascia even if the wearer is mobile during treatment, comprising:

• a foot assembly comprising a sock, adapted for placement over the foot in said leg to undergo treatment, and a guide member affixed to the sock on the underside of the foot at a location proximate a ball of the foot between the toes and the arch with said guide member having an opening forming a channel extending through the guide member in an orientation lying substantially transverse to the ball of the foot;
• a knee assembly comprising a first and second adjustable strap in a relationship above and below the kneecap of the knee in said leg, and a material section interconnecting the first adjustable strap to the second adjustable strap such that upon attachment of the foot support device to said leg the knee assembly forms a brace for the knee which engages and surrounds the knee,
• a tension assembly comprising a tension strap having open ends with the tension strap extending through the opening in said guide member such that the tension strap can freely slide within the channel formed in the opening in said guide member, with said foot assembly, knee assembly and tension assembly forming a single integrated unit upon attachment of the foot support device to said leg, and
• wherein said foot support device further comprises;
• coupling members connecting the open ends of the tension strap in the tension assembly to the knee assembly, at points of connection on the knee assembly located on opposite sides of the knee in approximate alignment with a horizontal axis extending through the rotatable joint of the knee, such that the tension strap is held in tension while simultaneously forming a continuous loop extending from one open end of the tension strap on one side of the knee assembly through the channel formed in said guide member on the underside of the foot to the opposite open end of the tension strap on the opposite side of said knee assembly whereby
• said tension strap maintains dorsiflexion of the plantar fascia in the foot of the leg undergoing treatment, at least to a minimum degree, even when the leg or foot of the wearer is mobile during treatment.