Proprioceptive and kinesthetic footwear
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1. Footwear comprising:
- a support member having an upper surface attachable to a foot, and two bulbous protuberances, each having a curved outer contour, protruding from a lower surface thereof, one of said protuberances being positioned more posteriorly than the other of said protuberanceswherein said protuberances are attached to a centerline of said support member, said centerline extending from a calcaneus support portion of said support member to at least one of a metatarsals support portion and phalanges support portion of said support member, and wherein said protuberances are attached to said support member on opposite sides of a latitudinal midline of said support member, said latitudinal midline being halfway between a calcaneus support portion and a phalanges support portion of said support member, wherein said protuberances provide proprioceptive exercise to a wearer of the footwear.
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Footwear comprising a support member having an upper surface attachable to a foot, and two bulbous protuberances, each having a curved outer contour, protruding from a lower surface thereof, one of the protuberances being positioned more posteriorly than the other of the protuberances.
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1. Footwear comprising:
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a support member having an upper surface attachable to a foot, and two bulbous protuberances, each having a curved outer contour, protruding from a lower surface thereof, one of said protuberances being positioned more posteriorly than the other of said protuberances wherein said protuberances are attached to a centerline of said support member, said centerline extending from a calcaneus support portion of said support member to at least one of a metatarsals support portion and phalanges support portion of said support member, and wherein said protuberances are attached to said support member on opposite sides of a latitudinal midline of said support member, said latitudinal midline being halfway between a calcaneus support portion and a phalanges support portion of said support member, wherein said protuberances provide proprioceptive exercise to a wearer of the footwear. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Footwear comprising:
a support member having an upper surface attachable to a foot, and two bulbous protuberances, each having a curved outer contour, protruding from a lower surface thereof, one of said protuberances being positioned more posteriorly than the other of said protuberances, wherein at least one of said protuberances is movably mounted on said support member. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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