The Whole Foot Book: A Complete Program for Taking Care of Your Feet

Brett Ryan Fink,Mark Stuart Mizel

ISBN 10: 1936303248 / ISBN 13: 9781936303243

Published by Demos Health, 2011

336 pages. Foot pain and injuries can thwart everyone from the athlete to even the weeke nd warrior. While many books review basic foot and ankle conditions, The Whole F oot Book offers numerous solutions for each problem, as there is no one best sol ution - different treatments work for different feet. This comprehensive resourc e covers footwear basics, prevention, and treatments along with clear diagrams, photos, and charts that demonstrate techniques and solutions. It covers common f oot problems faced by diabetics, seniors, and athletes, including bunions, hamme r toes, corns, calluses, warts, and skin maladies. In also features a chapter on choosing the proper footwear, gives advice on when to seek professional attenti on and helps you to understand when foot surgery is not and is not necessary, an d highlights recent advances in foot surgery. But The Whole Foot Book goes furth er and addresses less common issues including neuropathy, blood clots, and HIV/A ids among others. The book really covers the whole foot.Special Features: * Addresses the most common sources of foot pain including nail conditio ns, skin conditions, heel spurs, bunions and swelling * Provides detailed st ep-by-step instructions for self-care of skin and nails * Helps you to under stand when foot surgery is not and is not necessary * Provides easy-to-under stand explanations of the causes of foot pain. Seller Inventory # 1870o

Synopsis:

Foot pain and injuries can thwart everyone from the athlete to even the weekend warrior. While many books review basic foot and ankle conditions, "The Whole Foot Book" offers numerous solutions for each problem, as there is no one best solution - different treatments work for different feet. This comprehensive resource covers footwear basics, prevention, and treatments along with clear diagrams, photos, and charts that demonstrate techniques and solutions. It covers common foot problems faced by diabetics, seniors, and athletes, including bunions, hammer toes, corns, calluses, warts, and skin maladies. It also features a chapter on choosing the proper footwear, gives advice on when to seek professional attention and helps you to understand when foot surgery is not and is not necessary, and highlights recent advances in foot surgery. But "The Whole Foot Book" goes further and addresses less common issues including neuropathy, blood clots, and HIV/Aids among others. The book really covers the whole foot. It addresses the most common sources of foot pain including nail conditions, skin conditions, heel spurs, bunions and swelling. It provides detailed step-by-step instructions for self-care of skin and nails. It helps you to understand when foot surgery is not and is not necessary. It provides easy-to-understand explanations of the causes of foot pain.

About the Author: Brett Ryan Fink, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon currently in private practice in Indianapolis, IN for the last 11 years and is President of the Indiana Orthopedic Center. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and Washington University School of Medicine. He is a veteran of the US Navy and the Persian Gulf War. He completed his orthopedic residency at Portsmouth Naval Hospital. He was a foot and ankle fellow under Dr. Mizel at Boston University and the University of Miami. Mark Stuart Mizel, MD, has been a practicing foot and ankle specialist for over twenty-five years. He is a graduate of Columbia University and Tufts University. He is a veteran of the US Navy and former naval aviator. He has held academic positions at Tufts, Johns Hopkins, and Boston Universities and at the University of Miami. He is the editor of five scholarly orthopedic books and author of over seventy research and review articles. He has been in practice as an academic orthopedic foot and ankle specialist for over twenty-five years.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Whole Foot Book: A Complete Program for ...
Publisher: Demos Health
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good