Orthopedic support sock

Abstract

An orthopedic support sock having a plurality of first pads secured to the outer side of its bottom and a plurality of second pads secured on selected portions of the sock and the first pad to customize the support for the foot of a wearer.

1 . An orthotic foot support system comprising:
 a pair of socks; and   a first layer of padding attached to the underside of the socks;   wherein the underside of the sock or padding comprises the region of the sock or padding that is furthest away from the bottom of the user's foot; and   wherein the first layer of padding comprises a plurality of smaller pads placed adjacent to each other to form a larger pad;   
     
     
         2 . The orthopedic foot support system of  claim 1  further including a second layer of padding attached to the underside of the sock and the first layer of padding. 
     
     
         3 . An orthotic foot support system comprising:
 a pair of socks; and   a first layer of padding attached to the underside of the socks;   a second layer of padding attached to the underside of the first layer of padding;   wherein the underside of the sock or padding comprises the region of the sock or padding that is furthest away from the bottom of the user's foot;   wherein the first layer of padding comprises a plurality of smaller pads;   wherein the second layer of padding comprises a plurality of smaller pads placed adjacent to each other to form a larger pad.   
     
     
         4 . The orthotic foot support system of  claim 1 , comprising at least one additional layer of padding. 
     
     
         5 . The orthotic foot support system of  claim 2 , comprising at least one additional layer of padding. 
     
     
         6 . The orthotic foot support system of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the smaller pads of the first layer of padding is removed thereby creating a gap in the first layer of padding. 
     
     
         7 . The orthotic foot support system of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the smaller pads of the second layer of padding is removed thereby creating a gap in the second layer of padding. 
     
     
         8 . The orthotic foot support system of  claim 1  wherein the smaller pads of the second layer of padding are positioned in regions proximate to at least one of the following regions of the supported foot:
 the heel of the foot;   the toes;   the arch of the foot.   
     
     
         9 . The orthotic foot support system of  claim 2  wherein the smaller pads of the first layer of padding are positioned in regions proximate to at least one of the following regions of the supported foot:
 the heel of the foot;   the toes;   the arch of the foot.   
     
     
         10 . A method of forming a customized orthotic foot support system having a pair of socks, a first layer of padding attached to the underside of the socks, a second layer of padding attached to the underside of the first layer of padding; wherein the underside of the sock or padding comprises the region of the sock or padding that is furthest away from the bottom of the user's foot; wherein the first layer of padding comprises a plurality of smaller pads placed adjacent to each other to form a larger pad; and wherein the second layer of padding comprises a plurality of smaller pads, the method comprising:
 standing on an impressionable surface so as to create an imprint of the foot on the surface;   examining said imprint for regions with relatively deep indentations, and for areas with no indentations or relatively shallow indentations, wherein the regions with deep indentations are associated with high pressure points on the corresponding region of the foot, and the regions with no indentations or relatively shallow indentions are associated with relatively low pressure points on the corresponding region of the foot;   removing at least one of the smaller pads of the first layer of padding so as to create a gap in the first layer of padding, said removed smaller pad being proximate to at least one of the high pressure points of the foot, as indicated by the indentations of said imprint.   
     
     
         11 . A method of forming a customized orthotic foot support system having a pair of socks, a first layer of padding attached to the underside of the socks, a second layer of padding attached to the underside of the first layer of padding; wherein the underside of the sock or padding comprises the region of the sock or padding that is furthest away from the bottom of the user's foot; wherein the first layer of padding comprises a plurality of smaller pads; and wherein the second layer of padding comprises a plurality of smaller pads placed adjacent to each other to form a larger pad, the method comprising:
 standing on an impressionable surface so as to create an imprint of the foot on the surface;   examining said imprint for regions with relatively deep indentations, and for areas with no indentations or relatively shallow indentations, wherein the regions with deep indentations are associated with high pressure points on the corresponding region of the foot, and the regions with no indentations or relatively shallow indentions are associated with relatively low pressure points on the corresponding region of the foot;   removing at least one of the smaller pads of the second layer of padding so as to create a gap in the second layer of padding, said removed smaller pad being proximate to at least one of the high pressure points of the foot, as indicated by the indentations of said imprint.