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.