How is it different from the rigid night splint?
The Study: An independent research study using the Strassburg SockTM as the exclusive night splint was published in the July/August 2002 issue of the Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. The hypothesis of the study was this. When other injuries occur, standard medical practice is to place and maintain the damaged tissue in an anatomically correct position for the duration of the healing period. If the proper position is not maintained, then swelling, muscular contracture, pain, and delayed healing are seen. The same concept can be extrapolated to plantar fasciitis. Treatments for plantar fasciitis should be focused toward addressing the abnormal pronation and placing the damaged ligament at anatomic length, without uncontrolled stretching. The Results: This study, the second largest ever to evaluate the effectiveness of a night splint consisted of 160 patients. 89 patients used the Strassburg SockTM and 71 were prescribed a gastrocnemius-soleus stretching regimen. Patients using the Stra
