THERAPEUTIC FOOTWEAR: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE gives authoritative and wide-ranging information to health professionals concerned with the prescribing and fitting of surgical and corrective footwear. Wendy Tyrrell and Gwenda Carter havecombined their many years of teaching and clinical experience to produce a textbook that is accessible, clear and without doubt the most definitive accountof the subject currently available. Broad in scope, the text ranges through patient assessment, suitability of styles, retail and bespoke footwear, orthoses, measuring and fitting, all from the relatively simple to the most complex of cases. There is no other available single resource that offers such completesupport and guidance to practitioners who wish to prescribe, fit and assess the effectiveness of therapeutic footwear. All podiatrists will find a knowledge base, an instructional guide and an aid to problem solving. It will also be an invaluable source of information to students, orthotists, pedorthists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and other health professionals seeking practical knowledge of this important subject. INDICE: It's not just a pair of shoes. Shoe styles. Retail footwear. Shoesand orthotics. Prescription footwear. Sole units. Stock and modular footwear.Measurements for bespoke footwear. Construction methods and components for bespoke footwear. Fitting bespoke footwear. Treating patients with complex pathologies. Case studies.
- ISBN: 978-0-443-06883-6
- Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 352
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés