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"Ortopedici & Sanitari" - October 2009
According to the creators, the sock was initially conceived to replace the physiotherapeutic bandage. It was perhaps less efficient because it was less personalized, but easier and more comfortable to use. «But then we realized that we couldn’t simply create an ensemble of bands that wrapped into a shape, however complex and dynamic, but rather we had to think about creating forces and vectors intrinsic to the idea of a garment that could wrap the foot overall». Beginning with these principles, Dr. De Luca and Ispe developed Alluce Valgo Solution®, a first-rate medical device, accredited by the Ministry of Health. It was not created to correct the anatomic malformation by force but rather to assist and strengthen its natural shapes by adapting itself dynamically to the complex movements of the foot itself. Alluce Valgo Solution®, thanks to a complex interweaving and the unique nature of the fibres of its various bands, actively works and moves in synch with the foot, massaging it, encouraging a lymphatic return and firming up of the muscles. Moreover, the device makes wearing shoes easier, reduces traumatism to the phalanx metatarsal joint of the big toe and is appreciated by those who suffer from Hallux Valgus and who love to walk, do sports or must stand for long periods of time. «When creating Alluce Valgo Solution®» explains Paolo Scettri «the bands were made intrinsic to the weavings of the sock fibers, transformed and studied as pure lines of strength. The simple transversal band (or bands) was substituted by multiple lines of oblique action force in the medial-lateral and distal-proximal sense (according to many angles) acting up until the base of the big toe. The strengthening lines of protection and assistance of the medial muscles and of the joint of the first metatarsal ray maintain their motion beyond the base of the big toe, but without acting upon the last phalanx, while surrounding the foot at the back». «With the physiotherapeutic bandage» says Scettri «there has certainly been a loss in personalisation given by the more or less professional wrapping, but an advantage has been gained in that it’s easy to wear and practical to use. The bands, furthermore, have been immersed in a sock that wraps the entire foot, which allows for resting and differentiated pressure, promoting a further lymph drainage action. The angle of separation of the big toe is wide enough to favor greater freedom and the bone of the metatarsal ray are bound, creating a comfortable place for the joint of the big toe, where bursitis frequently occurs.»
 | Hallux Valgus is a malformation of the food that causes a deviation in the lateral sense of the phalanx of the first toe, the big toe, and in the medial sense of the metatarsus of the first ray of the foot.
A complex and functional interweaving of fiber
(for details, read the "Construction" page)
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