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Foot in Pronation
Foot in Orthotic Sandal in Normal Alignment
The general principles of biomechanical treatment of the foot for the challenging problem of
excessive pronation are well known and well understood. In short, a biomechanical orthotic
device used as a method of foot treatment aligns the foot in a substantially neutral position which
will cause the normal mechanics of supination and pronation. Orthotic devices that are placed
inside a shoe have been implemented to create an environment which controls excessive motion.
Such conditions not only allow the body to operate at a greater efficiency, but repetitive foot
strain is also significantly reduced.
In the field of biomechanical orthotics, the object is to encourage normal mechanics of the foot.
Specifically, the object is to protect the foot, ankle, knee, hip and the low back region from
undue strain and tension generated by the ground reaction forces being transferred in an upwards
direction from the feet to the knee, hip and back region during motion. The amount of generated
force and strain varies with several factors. These factors may include: the ground surface
material, a person’s age, a person’s current state of health, the structural integrity of the shoe,
type of activity, and quantity of training.
Various devices and techniques have developed over recent years to correct individual foot
problems. Of particular interest here are the so-called orthotic inserts that can biomechanically
correct a specific diagnosed problem. An orthotic insert is an inclined ridge that provides
support to the affected portions of the foot when it is placed inside the shoe. Foot correction is
achieved in main part by this added support. Orthotic Sandal designed a sandal which is
specifically designed to include an orthotic insert with standardized degrees of correction.
Orthotic insert correction, though very effective, is limited by the physical characteristics of the
orthotic insert (see picture above). Typically, since an orthotic insert does not tightly fasten to
the shoe, slippage occurs. With slippage comes the valid concern that the insert may not be
functioning properly and the insert is not accomplishing its purpose. With the Orthotic Sandal
design we have eliminated these problems.
Orthotic Sandal recognizes that sandals are a form of shoe that are desired by people and highly
advantageous to them for other reasons. Specifically, sandals are desirous to people in warm
climates since a sandal is designed to lend adequate air circulation. Through this added air
circulation, a sandal provides comfort, which in turn improves the quality of a person’s life.
In addition, it is important to people involved in sports to carefully select a shoe which will help
them achieve optimum performance in a given sport. In regard to this consideration, the sandal is
the ideal shoe for certain water sport activities. Orthotic sandals both accommodates certain
water sports activities and enables biomechanical correction, is preferred by users that play such
sports during their quest to maintain their active lifestyle while correcting their foot problems.
Many people are troubled by foot problems because they regard them as intrusive upon other
aspects of their life such as personal style. The prior art solutions are not aesthetically pleasing to
everyone as they are visible and bulky. Furthermore, some people feel their shoe wardrobe is
limited due to a lack of variety of corrective shoes offered in the market today. By offering a
corrective sandal type of shoe, people will have a broader selection of types of shoes to choose
from and people will not feel that their foot problems are intruding upon aspects of their life, even
those unrelated to health- be that as it may, such as personal style.
excessive pronation are well known and well understood. In short, a biomechanical orthotic
device used as a method of foot treatment aligns the foot in a substantially neutral position which
will cause the normal mechanics of supination and pronation. Orthotic devices that are placed
inside a shoe have been implemented to create an environment which controls excessive motion.
Such conditions not only allow the body to operate at a greater efficiency, but repetitive foot
strain is also significantly reduced.
In the field of biomechanical orthotics, the object is to encourage normal mechanics of the foot.
Specifically, the object is to protect the foot, ankle, knee, hip and the low back region from
undue strain and tension generated by the ground reaction forces being transferred in an upwards
direction from the feet to the knee, hip and back region during motion. The amount of generated
force and strain varies with several factors. These factors may include: the ground surface
material, a person’s age, a person’s current state of health, the structural integrity of the shoe,
type of activity, and quantity of training.
Various devices and techniques have developed over recent years to correct individual foot
problems. Of particular interest here are the so-called orthotic inserts that can biomechanically
correct a specific diagnosed problem. An orthotic insert is an inclined ridge that provides
support to the affected portions of the foot when it is placed inside the shoe. Foot correction is
achieved in main part by this added support. Orthotic Sandal designed a sandal which is
specifically designed to include an orthotic insert with standardized degrees of correction.
Orthotic insert correction, though very effective, is limited by the physical characteristics of the
orthotic insert (see picture above). Typically, since an orthotic insert does not tightly fasten to
the shoe, slippage occurs. With slippage comes the valid concern that the insert may not be
functioning properly and the insert is not accomplishing its purpose. With the Orthotic Sandal
design we have eliminated these problems.
Orthotic Sandal recognizes that sandals are a form of shoe that are desired by people and highly
advantageous to them for other reasons. Specifically, sandals are desirous to people in warm
climates since a sandal is designed to lend adequate air circulation. Through this added air
circulation, a sandal provides comfort, which in turn improves the quality of a person’s life.
In addition, it is important to people involved in sports to carefully select a shoe which will help
them achieve optimum performance in a given sport. In regard to this consideration, the sandal is
the ideal shoe for certain water sport activities. Orthotic sandals both accommodates certain
water sports activities and enables biomechanical correction, is preferred by users that play such
sports during their quest to maintain their active lifestyle while correcting their foot problems.
Many people are troubled by foot problems because they regard them as intrusive upon other
aspects of their life such as personal style. The prior art solutions are not aesthetically pleasing to
everyone as they are visible and bulky. Furthermore, some people feel their shoe wardrobe is
limited due to a lack of variety of corrective shoes offered in the market today. By offering a
corrective sandal type of shoe, people will have a broader selection of types of shoes to choose
from and people will not feel that their foot problems are intruding upon aspects of their life, even
those unrelated to health- be that as it may, such as personal style.
Orthotic Sandal Technology Overview