Therapeutic Footwear : A Comprehensive Guide

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 have combined their many years of teaching and clinical experience to produce a textbook that is accessible, clear and without doubt the most definitive account of 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 complete support and guidance to practitioners who wish to prescribe, fit and assess the effectiveness of therapeutic footwear.•Unique: the only book available on therapeutic footwear.•Authoritative: authors combine many years teaching and clinical experience in the area.•Comprehensive: covers all aspects clearly and readably.•Contains many line and photographic illustrations throughout. "Therapeutic Footwear: A Comprehensive Guide gives authoritative and wide-ranging information to all health professionals concerned with the prescribing and fitting of surgical and corrective footwear." "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 single resource available that offers such complete support and guidance to practitioners who wish to prescribe, fit and assess the effectiveness of therapeutic footwear." "All podiatrists will find in Therapeutic Footwear 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. Wendy Tyrrell and Gwenda Carter have combined their many years of teaching and clinical experience to produce a textbook that is accessible, clear and without doubt the most definitive account of the subject."--Jacket Content: Copyright , Page iv Preface , Pages vii-viii Biography , Pages ix-x Acknowledgments , Page xi CHAPTER 1 - It's not ‘just a pair of shoes’ , Pages 1-18 CHAPTER 2 - Patient concordance , Pages 19-26 CHAPTER 3 - The last , Pages 27-39 CHAPTER 4 - Footwear components and construction methods , Pages 40-60 CHAPTER 5 - Retail footwear , Pages 61-84 CHAPTER 6 - Shoes for special purposes , Pages 85-99 CHAPTER 7 - Footwear and orthoses , Pages 100-113 CHAPTER 8 - Prescription footwear , Pages 114-123 CHAPTER 9 - Footwear sole and heel units , Pages 124-144 CHAPTER 10 - Stock and modular footwear , Pages 145-156 CHAPTER 11 - Measurements for bespoke footwear , Pages 157-175 CHAPTER 12 - Fitting bespoke footwear , Pages 176-195 CHAPTER 13 - Treating patients with complex pathologies , Pages 196-223 CHAPTER 14 - Case studies , Pages 224-247 Index , Pages 249-254

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 have combined their many years of teaching and clinical experience to produce a textbook that is accessible, clear and without doubt the most definitive account of 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 complete support and guidance to practitioners who wish to prescribe, fit and assess the effectiveness of therapeutic footwear.