Abstract: An insole constructed of paper provides a periodic somatosensory stimulation to the sole of the foot thought to provide therapeutic benefit with respect to medical conditions related to the functioning of the nervous system. A corrugated upper paper layer may contact the skin directly and absorb and disperse perspiration. Low cost allows a kit to be provided of insoles each providing a different stimulation pattern for rotation over the week.
Abstract: Localized persistent tactile stimulation provides a decreased sensory latency in response to sensory stimulation leading to a mechanism of treating nystagmus and possibly dyslexia and autism by locating the tactile stimulation under guidance of multiple measurements of sensory latency.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 19, 2012
Publication date:
January 9, 2014
Applicant:
NystAssist, LLC
Inventors:
John R. Gentry, Rachael Anne Wruble, Raymond Terry Riddle, Betholyn F. Gentry