Pocket podiatry: footwear and foot orthoses

Pocket Podiatry gives you all the essentials of examination and diagnosis in a convenient, user-friendly format. With the emphasis on practical, step-by-step guidance, this handy volume is specially designed to include helpful diagrams, full colour photographs, tables, tips and summary boxes to give you quick access to key information with the minimum of fuss. With its clarity and portability, students will find the Pocket Podiatry series an invaluable companion to their studies, while practitioners will appreciate its clinical orientationand concision. INDICE: 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.

• ISBN: 978-0-7020-3042-0
• Editorial: Churchill Livingstone
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 188
• Fecha Publicación: 22/06/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés