Abstract: This invention relates to an ankle support device which may be worn separately or incorporated into footwear, and which provides a method for bracing the ankle against lateral sprains. The ankle support device has a bracing pad which seats on the lateral side of the foot on the anterior portion of the heel bone and braces against the underside of the lateral malleolus. The bracing pad is secured to the foot by means of a stirrup strap which attaches at the upper end to an ankle cuff and at the lower end to a heel cup. The pad is anatomically configured to support the lateral side of the heel bone and the inferior side of the lateral malleolus, thereby resisting inversion, preventing injury, and providing support during the healing process.

Abstract: A device to relieve traction from a patient, the traction imposed by a weight connected to a harness on the patient through a flexible element strung over a pulley wheel, the device including a reversible motor which turns a pulley wheel mounted on a shaft through a one-way clutch, the motor being freely mounted on the shaft and raising the weight when it turns in one direction to produce slack in the flexible element, and lowering the weight to impose traction force on the patient when it turns in the reverse direction.

Abstract: A device for treatment of anterior displacement of the vertebrae fits over the hand of the chiropractor. A groovein a first surface fits over the spinous processes and ridges parallel to the groove engage the transverse processes of the patient's vertebrae. The device is positioned immediately below the displaced vertebra and the patient is thrust backward. A second surface of the device engages the treatment table and arrests the backward motion of the normal vertebrae. The anteriorly displaced vertebra continues its backward motion, moving back into alignment with its neighbors. This manipulation is ordinarily performed against the chiropractor's bare hand. This device protects the hand from injury and enhances the performance of the treatment.