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Pocket Podiatry: Footwear and Foot Orthoses

  • 1st Edition - June 28, 2010
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Anita Ellen Williams, Chris Nester
  • Editor: Ian Mathieson
  • Language: English

Footwear and Foot Orthoses provides students and clinicians with a guide to the information they require to underpin their clinical decision making. Pocket Podiatry provides… Read more

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Description

Footwear and Foot Orthoses provides students and clinicians with a guide to the information they require to underpin their clinical decision making. Pocket Podiatry provides all the essential information for a modern Podiatric practice. Examination and diagnosis, aetiology, prognosis and management are provided in a practical and informative manner.

With its clarity and portability, students will find the Pocket Podiatry series an invaluable companion to their studies, whilst practitioners will appreciate its clinical orientation and concise format.

Key features

  • Relevant – focuses on key information
  • Convenient – handy sized volumes can easily be carried in coat pocket
  • Practical – Core theory and a maximum of clinical emphasis
  • Accessible – user-friendly format with summaries and helpful tips
  • Specialist – written specifically for Podiatrists by true experts
  • Clear – full colour design throughout

Readership

Student and practising podiatrists.

Table of contents

Principles of foot biomechanics and gait. The impact of aging and systemic diseases on foot and lower limb mechanics. Foot orthoses. Evolution of footwear design and purpose. Modern footwear. Footwear Assessment. Footwear Options. The relationship between footwear and the vulnerable foot. Managing patient engagement in orthoses and footwear as foot health intervention. Glossary. Appendix.

Review quotes

In Summary: Footwear & Foot Orthoses is a marvelous and compact book that serves as a good reference for orthotists, prosthetists, and podiatrists who want to quickly access pedorthics. "The References" and "Further Reading" sections are excellent sources to begin research for more advanced study. The book is a solid general guide and provides a gateway to further explore specific aspects of interest.Seamus Kennedy, The Academy TODAY (supplement of the O&P Edge) September 2011

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: June 28, 2010
  • Language: English

About the editor

IM

Ian Mathieson

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Wales Centre for Podiatric Studies, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK

About the authors

AW

Anita Ellen Williams

Affiliations and expertise
FCPodM - Directorate of Prosthetics, Orthotics and Podiatry, University of Salford, Salford, UK

CN

Chris Nester

Affiliations and expertise
Centre for Health, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences Research, University of Salford, Salford, UK

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