Abstract: Improved apparatus for stabilizing the foot to control gait, wherein a sheet and a strap of limited elasticities are wrapped around the foot in a prescribed manner so that the sheet forms a sleeve around the arch and instep of the foot. The strap ends are attached to the sleeve so as to limit excessive pronation, assist in resupination and enhance retrograde stability to the major joints of the foot. The strap extends at an angle from a location on the sleeve adjacent to the bottom of the foot, up across the instep, over the top of the foot, around the heel, back along the medial side of the foot and can be fastened to the sleeve with a patch of fastening material, resulting in an adjustable fastening location below the first metatarsal of the foot. The patch can fasten intermediate locations of the strap to the sleeve to allow one apparatus to fit different sized feet.

Abstract: Improved apparatus for stabilizing the foot to control gait, wherein a sleeve and a strap of limited elasticities are wrapped around the foot in a prescribed manner with the strap ends attached to the sleeve so as to limit excessive pronation, assist in resupination and enhance retrograde stability to the major joints of the foot. The sleeve is slid over the foot and around the arch. The strap extends at an angle from a location on the sleeve adjacent to the bottom of the foot, up across the instep, over the top of the foot, around the heel, back along the medial side of the foot and fastens to the sleeve at an adjustable location below the first metatarsal of the foot. The strap is adjustably and releasably connected at intermediate locations to the sleeve.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for stabilizing the foot to control gait wherein an adjustable elastic sleeve and a substantially inelastic strap are wrapped around the foot in a prescribed fashion with the strap ends anchored to the sleeve so as to limit excessive pronation and assist in resupination of the foot. In one embodiment, the sleeve is wrapped around the arch of the foot and the strap extends from a location on the sleeve adjacent the bottom of the foot, up across the instep, over the top of the foot and around the heel, from which position the strap extends back to the sleeve and fastens thereto near the instep. One or more guides on the sleeve help maintain the strap in the desired position on the foot and the strap may be folded over on itself to aid in conforming to the curvature of the foot in the heel region. In another embodiment the sleeve is wrapped around the arch, but the strap extends from opposite sides of the sleeve directly around the heel.