A therapeutic device and method for its use are presented. The appliance and method are adapted to realign and straighten the toes of the foot in order to treat the effects of hammertoe, bunions, Morton's neuroma, and the like. Effectively, a harness is placed about the heel of the foot, the harness consisting of a foot strap and heel strap. Sleeves are placed about the particular toes of interest, being as few as one and as many as all of the toes on a foot. Elastic straps are interconnected between the toe sleeves and the foot strap in order to impart a force to the associated toe to straighten and/or realign the toe consistent with correcting a particular malady. The elastic strap may be connected and disconnected by means of hook and loop fasteners at the end of the strap and maintained upon the toe sleeves and foot strap. The positioning of the strap with respect to the toe sleeve and the foot strap effects the direction of the force applied to the toe in accordance with the malady to be treated.

 
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