Orthotic device for treatment of plantar fasciitis

An elastic sock for treating Plantar Fasciitis by exerting compressive forces along the longitudinal and transverse axes of a patient's foot, comprising:

• a heel strap for placement behind the patient's foot and along both sides of the patient's foot;
• a top piece attached to the heel strap, thereby forming an ankle opening;
• a bottom piece attached to the heel strap, thereby forming a heel opening;
• a metatarsal piece attached to the heel strap and to the bottom piece for placement beneath the ball of the patient's foot;
• a thong attached to the top piece and the metatarsal piece, thereby forming at least two toe openings;
• and
• a ball insert adjacent the metatarsal piece,
• wherein the heel strap, the top piece, the bottom piece, and the metatarsal piece comprise elastic fibers, and wherein the elastic fibers of the heel strap generally run longitudinally in a direction parallel to the length of the foot when in use, and the elastic fibers of the top piece and the bottom piece generally run transverse to the length of the foot when in use.