Therapeutic Footwear

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.

Since the publication of the third edition of The Foot inDiabetes, there have been important developments in the fieldof diabetic foot care and its scientific basis, including: The introduction of new technologies such as vacuum therapy,new casting techniques, the use of hormones and growth factors inwound healing; Advances in the understanding of the biomechanics of footproblems; Increased problems with multidrug-resistant organisms; The introduction of new international guidelines for themanagement of foot infections; Significant progress in the use of cytokines, metalloproteinaseinhibitors, stem cells and gene therapy in wound healing. This fourth edition of this popular title maintains thestrengths of earlier editions, with a strong emphasis on practicalapplications and management. All the chapters have been fullyrevised and updated, with new chapters introduced to cover thetopics listed above. This book features more internationalcontributors, giving it more global relevance than before, and forthe first time it includes colour plates. With its focus on practically oriented advice, this book isessential reading for all members of the diabetes specialist teamincluding diabetologists, podiatrists, specialist nurses, generalpractitioners, surgeons and clinical researchers.

Neale’s Disorders of the Foot remains the essential resource for students and practitioners of podiatry. All the common conditions encountered in day-to-day podiatric practice are reviewed and their diagnoses and management described along with areas of related therapeutics. Students will find in this one volume everything they need to know about foot disorders and their treatment in order to pass their examinations, while practitioners will continue to appreciate the book’s accessibility and relevance to their daily practice. The new eighth edition is more indispensable than ever before with all contributions revised and brought up to date, colour photographs throughout, an all-new clear and accessible full colour design, and its own website including a full image library, video clips of key techniques and interactive self-assessment questions. Whether you need quick reference or more detailed information, the new and improved Neale’s Disorders of the Foot is ready to serve the needs of a new generation of podiatry students and practitioners.

This book will enlighten on some of the recent progress in diabetic care and therapy. Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar, either because the body does not produce enough insulin, or because of the inability of cells to respond to the insulin that is produced. According to the recent report of World Health Organization, 346 million people worldwide are suffering from diabetes, and in 2004, approximately 3.4 million people died as a result of high blood sugar. This book explores applying both classical and modern approaches to the management of diabetes by focusing on a holistic approach. Great attention has been focused on global trends in diabetes, epidemiology of diabetes, inhibitors in diabetes and diabetes therapy, vitamins and diabetes, and the role of dietary fats in diabetes in this book. Topics include: • diabetic foot ulcers and therapeutic footwear • Withania coagulans. Dunal as an antidiabetic herb • the pharmacological interventions for diabetic cardiomyopathy • the use of saliva as a noninvasive tool to monitor glycemic control in diabetic patients • a cutting-edge biomedical device for continuous in vivo glucose monitoring • the temporal effect of repeated stress in the pathophysiology of T2DM • nanosensor technology for glucose detection The editors and authors emphasize a holistic approach toward the diagnosis, treatment, and management of diabetes by joining hands with experts from various disciplines Medical students and doctors of modern medicine, Ayurveda, homeopathy, etc., medical reserachers, researchers in the area of diabetes, pharma professionals.

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. 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 A new series of pocketbooks specifically written for podiatry students and practitioners that answers all your questions on the main areas of study and practice, in handy, affordable, full colour volumes specially designed for quick reference and ease of access.

Fully updated, now in full color, this latest edition of Levin and O'Neal's The Diabetic Foot provides diagnostic and management information for the challenging problems faced by patients with diabetic foot problems. The book has a team care focus and offers tips and pearls in every chapter.

This book summarizes the recent advancements for biomechanics of injury and prevention in mechanism, application and developing frontiers. Biomechanics plays an important role in achieving safety, health, comfort, and a high quality of life by revealing injury mechanism and providing prevention methods. The book covers injury and prevention to the entire human body, from head to toe, including injury and prevention in sports, traffic, accident, clinic and so on. In addition, bionics prevention method inspired by woodpecker is also introduced. The book provides the reader with not only the mechanism of injury but also the advanced injury diagnosis, treatment, and prevention devices based on biomechanics.

Unlock the secrets to passing the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) exam with this comprehensive Q&A review! Offering a unique question-and-answer format, Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets, 4th Edition helps you build the knowledge and skills needed to pass orthopaedic and sports certification specialty exams. The book introduces basic physical therapy concepts and then covers different healing modalities, clinical specialties, and orthopedic procedures typically prescribed for common injuries such as those to the shoulder, hand, wrist, spine, and knee. From a team of PT experts led by Jeffrey D. Placzek and David A. Boyce, this review also serves as a useful reference for practitioners who wish to provide the latest in evidence-based care. Coverage of topics found on the orthopedic specialty exam makes this a valuable resource for study and review. Wide scope of orthopedic coverage includes specialties ranging from anterior knee pain to X-ray imaging, featuring topics such as therapeutic dry needling plus functional movement screening and assessment. Annotated references provide a useful tool for further reading and research. Review questions are consistent with the level of difficulty encountered on the orthopedic or sports specialty examinations. Evidence-based content is based on the latest orthopedic research. Clinical tips provide guidance for a variety of physical therapy tasks and situations. Charts, tables, and algorithms summarize information in logical, quick-reference frameworks. NEW! Updated content reflects contemporary practice standards and provides the current information you need to pass the Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) examination. NEW! eBook version is included with print purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. NEW! Updated references ensure that information is based on the latest scientific literature.