A heated sock to keep the wearer's feet and toes warm, is disclosed. The heated socks comprise a pocket for oxygen-activated chemical heating pouch which generates heat when exposed to air, and distributed to the whole feet from toe to ankle and heel through friction caused by the wearer when walking, jumping or other activities. The heated socks are provided with the extra cushion on the bottom of the feet to aid in comfort for the wearer. The heated socks keep the feet dry from moisture and perspiration.

A sock has a leg portion, a heel portion, an instep portion, a toe portion, and a pair of lateral metatarsal joint portions where the instep portion meets the toe portion. The sock has a first material thickness at the instep portion and the toe portion, and a second material thickness at at least one of the lateral metatarsal joint portions, wherein the second material thickness is less than the first material thickness.

A sock has a leg portion, a heel portion, an instep portion, a toe portion, and a pair of lateral metatarsal joint portions where the instep portion meets the toe portion. The sock has a first material thickness at the instep portion and the toe portion, and a second material thickness at at least one of the lateral metatarsal joint portions, wherein the second material thickness is less than the first material thickness.

A sock having a foot bed configured to expand at least two sizes on the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers (NAHM) sock size measuring system while comfortably accommodating the foot of the wearer. The body portion and foot bed are mesh knit substantially entirely on the same needle cylinder using heavier body yarns, lighter denier nylon fibers and/or stronger spandex fibers than is typical for manufacturing socks.

The present disclosure relates to a dynamic sock, pantyhose, athletic pants/leggings or similar clothing, designed to increase propulsion or restrict motion in human gait as would be advantageous in athletic, lifestyle, medical or similar applications. Similarly, the described invention would be advantageous in sedentary applications to restrict joint angle for various pathologies. The exemplary sock includes an integrated propulsion/tension band with increased elastic/compression/tension capability at specific parts of the foot, ankle and lower leg to increase the tension at the dorsiflexion, midstance or plantarflexion phase of the gait cycle or restrict joint excursion in medical applications to thereby increase the rate, amount and force of plantarflexion or dorsiflexion or restrict motion in the sagittal, transverse or horizontal planes.

The devices and methods of stimulating the immune system to treat damaged and abnormal tissue using compressed static magnetic fields provides for noninvasive treatment of damages tissue and removal of abnormal tissue. At least two magnets are positioned to have their static magnetic fields compressed at the damaged or abnormal tissue and at the immediately surrounding healthy tissue. The compressed static magnetic fields stimulate the immune system in the immediately surrounding healthy tissue which treats the damaged or abnormal tissue. The treated tissue fully regenerates without additional medical intervention. The devices provide for efficient exposure to compressed magnetic fields and ease of use at different locations on a body and different types of animal species.

A method for inhibiting fungal and bacterial infections of the foot enables a foot to be covered with a flexible, waterproof sheath while an upper region of the body is being washed. The sheath is donned on the foot before the upper region of the body is washed, so as to protect against carriers of the fungal contaminants, such as liquids, debris, and soap that flow towards the foot. The sheath is sufficiently sized and dimensioned, so as to snugly encapsulate the foot, and thereby inhibit moisture, soap, fungus, and bacterium that originate at the upper regions of the body from engaging the foot, anywhere from the ankle to the toes. The method enables the entirety of the foot to be covered with the sheath through a simple tugging motion. After washing the upper region of the body, the sheath is urged off the foot, and the foot is washed independently.

A sock 1 according to the invention is provided with an outer low-elasticity portion 7 having a length extending from a region near a base part of a fifth toe to a region near an outer malleolus part 3a via an outer face, and a width extending from a region near a first toe side of a fourth toe on an instep side to a region near a first toe side of the fifth toe on a volar side, an upper taping low-elasticity portion 8 formed in a direction substantially toward an inner malleolus part 3b side from a portion between the ankle and the region near the first toe side of the fourth toe in the outer low-elasticity portion 7 on the instep side, and an upper ankle low-elasticity portion 10 formed in the upper ankle part in a circumferential direction.

In the configuration of a supporter that at least partially includes a tubular cover portion which covers a part of a human body and which elastically expands and contracts, a load addition pattern portion that is adhered to at least a part of a half or more circumference in a circumferential direction on the front surface of the tubular cover portion and that can apply a load of a predetermined magnitude to the part of the human body when the part of the human body to which the tubular cover portion is fitted is moved is continuously formed of an elastic rubber material. Preferably, as the elastic rubber material, a silicone rubber material is used, and a part or the whole of the area of the load addition pattern portion is formed with a mesh-shaped portion and preferably a honeycomb shape.

The invention provides a form-fitting garment configured to enhance the buttocks of the wearer. A garment of the invention includes a pair of buttock overlay portions sized and positioned to overlay the buttocks of the wearer and a pair of buttock support bands disposed beneath the buttock overlay portions sized and positioned to overlay a portion of a wearer's body beneath each buttock so as to apply compression to the portion of the wearer's body beneath each buttock. The buttock overlay portions and buttock support bands cooperate to provide support and/or add lift and/or curve to the buttocks of the wearer.