Inventors:
Rodney Louis Tomczak - Columbus OH, US
International Classification:
A61F 5/00
Abstract:
A tendon stretcher is disclosed. The tendon stretcher includes a compression stocking and at least one band coupled to a distal end of the compression stocking and extending upwardly to the proximal end of the compression stocking to provide a tension and stretch one or more of the Achilles, posterior tibial, and peroneal tendons. In one embodiment, an open toed compression stocking is disclosed having a compression stocking, a lateral band coupled to a distal end of the compression stocking on a lateral plantar surface and extending upwardly and crossed over and operatively coupled to a medial surface at the proximal end of the compression stocking, and a medial band coupled to a distal end of the compression stocking on a medial plantar surface and extending upwardly and crossed over and operatively coupled to a lateral surface at the proximal end of the compression stocking.