The Foot Book
The Complete Guide to Caring for Your Feet and Ankles
2nd Edition
Published on 6. February 2024
304 pages
978-1-4214-4729-2 (ISBN)
Description
Now completely revised and updated! The ultimate guide to taking care of your feet.
Written by leading experts with decades of experience in podiatry, this new edition of The Foot Book covers everything you need to know to care for your feet. It addresses the entire foot, inside and out, describing in plain English its anatomy and biomechanical operations. The second edition also:
Provides an overview of common and rare foot injuries and syndromes
Includes information on alignment and balance problems, heel pain, skin and toe conditions, flat feet, arthritis, and more
Offers guidance on medications, exercises, stretches, inserts, therapy, and surgery
Explains how to select the right footwear and provides shoe recommendations
Covers foot issues in children, athletes, people with diabetes, and people with nerve or vascular problems
Includes links to supplemental videos that guide you through stretching, flexibility, and strengthening exercises
Illustrated with nearly 100 images, The Foot Book walks you through tips and practices that are essential to caring for your feet.
Written by leading experts with decades of experience in podiatry, this new edition of The Foot Book covers everything you need to know to care for your feet. It addresses the entire foot, inside and out, describing in plain English its anatomy and biomechanical operations. The second edition also:
Provides an overview of common and rare foot injuries and syndromes
Includes information on alignment and balance problems, heel pain, skin and toe conditions, flat feet, arthritis, and more
Offers guidance on medications, exercises, stretches, inserts, therapy, and surgery
Explains how to select the right footwear and provides shoe recommendations
Covers foot issues in children, athletes, people with diabetes, and people with nerve or vascular problems
Includes links to supplemental videos that guide you through stretching, flexibility, and strengthening exercises
Illustrated with nearly 100 images, The Foot Book walks you through tips and practices that are essential to caring for your feet.
More details
Series
Edition
second edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
71 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 18 s/w Zeichnungen
18 Line drawings, black and white; 71 Halftones, black and white
File size
6,61 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4214-4729-2 (9781421447292)
DOI
10.56021/9781421447278
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Jonathan D. Rose | Vincent J. Martorana
The Foot Book
The Complete Guide to Caring for Your Feet and Ankles
Book
02/2024
2nd Edition
Johns Hopkins University Press
€53.50
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Persons
Jonathan D. Rose, DPM, is in private practice at Greenspring Podiatry in Lutherville, Maryland. Vincent J. Martorana, DPM, is a physician member on the MedStar Health Board of Directors and a retired section chief of podiatric surgery at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore.
Content
Preface
Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1. A Guide to the Foot and How We Walk
Chapter 2. Personal Care and Professional Help for Feet
Chapter 3. About Shoes
Part II. Foot Disorders and Other Problems
Chapter 4. Foot Alignment Problems
Chapter 5. Flat Feet and High-Arched Feet
Chapter 6. Skin Conditions Affecting the Foot
Chapter 7. Toenail Disorders
Chapter 8. Bunions and Other Toe Conditions
Chapter 9. Heel Pain
Chapter 10. Nerve Syndromes Affecting the Foot and Ankle
Chapter 11. Arthritis Affecting Foot and Ankle Joints
Chapter 12. Tendon Injuries
Part III. People with Special Foot Needs
Chapter 13. Foot Problems That Start in Childhood
Chapter 14. Common Sports Injuries and the Sports Enthusiast's Foot
Chapter 15. Foot Health for People with Diabetes
Chapter 16. Orthotic Devices to Alleviate Foot Problems
Chapter 17. Puncture Wounds and Foreign Bodies
Resources
Index
Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1. A Guide to the Foot and How We Walk
Chapter 2. Personal Care and Professional Help for Feet
Chapter 3. About Shoes
Part II. Foot Disorders and Other Problems
Chapter 4. Foot Alignment Problems
Chapter 5. Flat Feet and High-Arched Feet
Chapter 6. Skin Conditions Affecting the Foot
Chapter 7. Toenail Disorders
Chapter 8. Bunions and Other Toe Conditions
Chapter 9. Heel Pain
Chapter 10. Nerve Syndromes Affecting the Foot and Ankle
Chapter 11. Arthritis Affecting Foot and Ankle Joints
Chapter 12. Tendon Injuries
Part III. People with Special Foot Needs
Chapter 13. Foot Problems That Start in Childhood
Chapter 14. Common Sports Injuries and the Sports Enthusiast's Foot
Chapter 15. Foot Health for People with Diabetes
Chapter 16. Orthotic Devices to Alleviate Foot Problems
Chapter 17. Puncture Wounds and Foreign Bodies
Resources
Index
