Stability footwear (e.g., a pair of therapeutic shoes) may include at least one stabilizing member, stabilizer, and/or outrigger on a lateral (outer or inner) side of a shoe, substantially adjacent to a sole of a shoe. A stabilizer may be positioned proximate a surface on which the sole rests and extending anywhere from a front, substantially a toe, to a heel of a shoe. The stabilizing member, stabilizer, and/or outrigger may reduce undesired foot roll and consequential ankle injuries and/or falls, by providing additional lateral support that does not compromise mobility or performance of the user.

A sole structure includes a first cushioning element having a first top side and a bottom side formed on an opposite side from the first top side and defining a receptacle. The sole structure further includes a second cushioning element attached to the first cushioning element and having a second top side flush with the first top side of the first cushioning element. An upper plate is disposed within the receptacle and including a first end attached to the first cushioning element and a second end attached to the second cushioning element. A lower plate spaced is apart from the upper plate and includes a third end attached to the first cushioning element and a fourth end attached to the second cushioning element. A cushioning arrangement is disposed within the receptacle of the first cushioning element and attached to each of the upper plate and the lower plate.

An article of footwear with a midsole having a variable stiffness configured to provide pressure gradients to reduce plantar pressure. In some embodiments, the two-piece midsole may include a first foam material vertically aligned with a perimeter of the article of footwear and a second foam material vertically aligned with the heel region and a toe box of the forefoot region. The combined height of the firm foam material and the soft foam material varies across the midsole.

Systems and methods are described for a shoe sole for relieving pressure from a wearer's metatarsal heads. In one aspect, a shoe sole comprises a shoe outer sole comprising a shaft region, a ball region, and a toe region. The shaft region underlies metatarsal shafts of the wearer and comprises a first lower surface, the ball region underlies metatarsal heads of the wearer and comprises a second lower surface, and the toe region underlies phalanges of the wearer and comprises a third lower surface. The second lower surface is raised relative to the first lower surface and the third lower surface.

Systems and methods are described for a shoe sole for relieving pressure from a wearer's metatarsal heads. In one aspect, a shoe sole comprises a shoe outer sole comprising a shaft region, a ball region, and a toe region. The shaft region underlies metatarsal shafts of the wearer and comprises a first lower surface, the ball region underlies metatarsal heads of the wearer and comprises a second lower surface, and the toe region underlies phalanges of the wearer and comprises a third lower surface. The second lower surface is raised relative to the first lower surface and the third lower surface.

A mobility enhancement device has an elongate strap of flexible material and a slide member having an inner face secured to a first surface of the strap and an outer smooth surface configured for sliding engagement with a floor surface. The strap is secured in a loop about a user's foot or footwear with releasable fastener devices associated with opposite end portions of the strap secured together and the slide member positioned to face downward from a ventral region of the sole of the foot or footwear so that the outer smooth surface is positioned for sliding engagement with a floor surface during ambulation or transfer.

The present invention relates to an orthotic for a foot, the orthotic having a top side and a bottom side and further comprising a top side raised medial arch structure and a raised lateral arch structure and a flat midfoot section, to a half foot orthotic with the same features, to an orthotic for a foot having a top side valgus and/or varus wedge and a first metatarsal indentation, and to related methods.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for generating orthotic device models using simulated patient anatomy. In one implementation, a method comprises receiving images of a body part of a patient; deriving physical measurements from the images; generating anatomy model data of the body part using the physical measurements; and generating orthotic model data based on the anatomy model data, the orthotic model data being representative of an orthotic device.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for generating orthotic device models using simulated patient anatomy. In one implementation, a method comprises receiving images of a body part of a patient; deriving physical measurements from the images; generating anatomy model data of the body part using the physical measurements; and generating orthotic model data based on the anatomy model data, the orthotic model data being representative of an orthotic device.

A shoe midsole having a structure formed by additive manufacturing process, including a bottom pad, an upper pad and a shock-absorbing layer. The bottom pad has foot-shaped profile and includes a plurality of stress zones. The upper pad is arranged opposite to the bottom pad and has foot-shaped profile almost identical to that of the bottom pad. The shock-absorbing layer is arranged between the bottom pad and the upper pad and includes a plurality of pressure-bearing units. The pressure-bearing unit is arranged between the bottom pad and the upper pad in the manner that two ends of each pressure-bearing unit abut against the bottom pad and the upper pad respectively. The pressure-bearing unit has excellent mechanical properties such as higher energy absorption and force bearing capacity for bearing pressures or stress put by the foot, good flexibility and higher deflection capacity that can be elastically deformed in the longitudinal direction.