Ankle exerciser device
An ankle exerciser device is described. The device can include a base component, a jointed foot plate assembly attached to the base component, the jointed foot plate assembly comprising a foot plate and a joint, the joint configured to allow the foot plate to tilt, pivot, and/or rotate relative to the base component, and a maze board attached to the foot plate of the jointed foot plate assembly, the maze board comprising a maze. A method of exercising the ankle can include positioning a ball in the maze of the maze board, and moving the ball through the maze by applying forces to the foot plate with a foot.
1. An ankle exerciser device, comprising:
a base component;
a jointed foot plate assembly attached to the base component, the jointed foot plate assembly comprising a foot plate and a joint, the joint configured to allow the foot plate to tilt, pivot, and/or rotate relative to the base component; and
a maze board attached to the foot plate of the jointed foot plate assembly, the maze board comprising a maze.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the base comprises a post, and the jointed foot plate assembly comprises a sleeve, and wherein the post is received within the sleeve to connect the jointed foot plate assembly to the base component.
3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the joint comprises a ball and socket joint.
4. The device of claim 3 , wherein a ball of the ball and socket joint is attached to an end of the sleeve and a socket of the ball and socket joint is attached an underside of the foot plate.
5. The device of claim 1 , further comprising a ball positioned within the maze of the maze board.
6. The device of claim 5 , wherein a user is capable of moving the ball through the maze by tiling the maze board via the foot plate.
7. A method for exercising the ankle, the method comprising:
providing the device of claim 1 ;
positioning a ball in the maze of the maze board; and
moving the ball through the maze by applying forces to the foot plate with a foot.