The foot book : a complete guide to healthy feet
(2011)
By:
Rose, Jonathan D
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
617.585/ROSE,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011
DESCRIPTION
viii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781421401294 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9781421401300 (pbk. : alk. paper), 1421401290 (hardcover : alk. paper), 1421401304 (pbk. : alk. paper), 1421401304 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes index
Introduction -- A guide to the foot and how we walk -- Personal care and professional help for feet -- About shoes -- Foot disorders and other problems -- Foot alignment problems -- Flat feet and high-arched feet -- Skin conditions affecting the feet -- Toenail disorders -- Bunions and other toe conditions -- Heel pain -- Nerve syndromes affecting the foot and ankle -- Arthritis affecting foot and ankle joints -- Tendon injuries -- People with special foot needs -- Foot problems that start in childhood -- Common sports injuries and the sports enthusiast's foot -- Foot health for people with diabetes -- Orthotic devices to alleviating foot problems