Heel pad insert and a method of using the same

Abstract

A heel pad made of a viscoelastic polymer that absorbs shocks and prevents impact related injuries through a low, truncated profile that enables a user to continue to use the original insole. The viscoelastic polymer provides adhesive properties that adheres a rear portion of the original insole to the inside of the shoe, while the leading edge is adjacent between the calcaneus or the heel bone and the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsals during use.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A heel pad comprising:
 a viscoelastic polymer having a semioval shape of a uniform thickness, wherein the viscoelastic polymer has adhesive properties.   
     
     
         2 . The heel pad of  claim 1 , wherein the semioval shape is defined by a leading edge and a curved trailing edge. 
     
     
         3 . The heel pad of  claim 2 , wherein the semioval shape is dimensioned and adapted so that the leading edge is adjacent and between a calcaneus or a heel bone and a tuberosity of a fifth metatarsals of a user when a rear portion of a heel of the user is adjacent the trailing edge. 
     
     
         4 . The heel pad of  claim 1 , wherein the uniform thickness is between 0.06 inches and 0.1 inches. 
     
     
         5 . A method of supporting a heel of a user wearing a shoe, the method comprising:
 providing a viscoelastic polymer having a semioval shape of a uniform thickness, wherein the viscoelastic polymer has adhesive properties, wherein the semioval shape is defined by a leading edge and a curved trailing edge, wherein the semioval shape is dimensioned and adapted so that the leading edge is adjacent and between a calcaneus or a heel bone and a tuberosity of a fifth metatarsals of a user when a rear portion of a heel of the user is adjacent the curved trailing edge;   removing an insole of the shoe;   adhering said viscoelastic polymer to an underside of the insole so that the trailing edge is adjacent a rear-most portion of the insole; and   adhering the viscoelastic polymer to the shoe where the rear-most portion of the insole.