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Pocket Podiatry: Footwear and Foot Orthoses

  • 1 Edición - 28 de junio de 2010
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Anita Ellen Williams, Chris Nester
  • Editor: Ian Mathieson
  • Idioma: Inglés

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… Leer más

Descripción

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.

Puntos claves

  • 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

De interès para

Student and practising podiatrists.

Índice

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.

Reseñas

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

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 28 de junio de 2010
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el editor

IM

Ian Mathieson

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Senior Lecturer, Wales Centre for Podiatric Studies, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, UK

Sobre los autores

AW

Anita Ellen Williams

Afiliaciones y experiencia
FCPodM - Directorate of Prosthetics, Orthotics and Podiatry, University of Salford, Salford, UK

CN

Chris Nester

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Centre for Health, Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences Research, University of Salford, Salford, UK

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