Abstract: An insole for footwear comprises a footbed having an upper surface and a lower surface, with a raised arch support portion on the upper surface of the footbed capable of supporting a longitudinal arch and a transverse arch of a human foot. The shape of the insole can generally correspond to the shape of a plantar surface of the human foot, thereby providing support to substantially the entire plantar surface of the foot.

Abstract: The present invention provides a forearm-encircling sleeve for attenuating impact-induced shock and for ameliorating the effect of that shock on the elbow joint. The device made in accordance with the present invention provides energy-attenuating viscoelastic means that are positioned distally of the elbow joint and of the common tendon origins of the medial and lateral epicondyle heads of the humerus for attenuating impact-induced shock The energy-attenuating viscoelastic means are placed in force-receiving relationship with the forearm musculature responsible for extension and flexion of the wrist and, preferably, also that responsible for the extension and flexion of the fingers and the pronation and supination of the forearm. Means may be provided for applying a counterforce to these energy-attenuating viscoelastic means.