Download or read book Therapeutic Footwear written by Wendy Tyrrell and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2008-12-08 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Foot in Diabetes written by Andrew J. M. Boulton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-07-11 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Neale s Disorders of the Foot written by Paul Frowen and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-04-12 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Science of Footwear written by Ravindra S. Goonetilleke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although we now have sophisticated algorithms and techniques for determining the shapes and sizes and for matching the fit between shoes and feet, few, if any, of the books currently available cover these new technologies until now. Bringing together high-quality and state-of-the-art contributions from designers, biomechanists, ergonomists, engineers, podiatrists, and scientists from industry and academia, The Science of Footwear provides an in-depth understanding of the technology and techniques involved in the design and development of a popular and demanding consumer product. This book introduces the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of footwear. The chapters contain data from past research and the state-of-the art methodologies. They not only cover every aspect of the product design, but also how the footwear industry caters to the wide-ranging needs of sophisticated and demanding customers. The footwear industry has rapidly changed over the last 10 years. Mass production has changed to personalization and mass customization, areas that are not well-understood. This book explores these different concepts in a coherent way, drawing on differing views that give a holistic view of the science behind footwear. Collating information from different disciplines, the book provides the tools to develop the next generation of footwear.
Download or read book Pocket Podiatry Footwear and Foot Orthoses E Book written by Anita Ellen Williams and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Handbook of Footwear Design and Manufacture written by A. Luximon and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-11 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Footwear Design and Manufacture, Second Edition, is a fully updated, expanded guide on the theories, processes, methodologies and technologies surrounding the footwear supply chain. Topics discussed include engineering design methodology, reducing manufacturing waste, footwear advertisement, emerging imaging technology, advice on the optimization of manufacturing processes for productivity, and summaries of the latest advances from researchers around the globe. This updated edition also includes coverage of sizing and grading based on different footwear styles and methods, AI based personalization and customization, emerging models for online footwear shopping (involving data mining), and new methods for foot data analysis and representation. - Covers many exciting new developments, such as AR/VR, additive manufacturing, customization of footwear, new last design methods, and green footwear - Addresses the entire footwear design and manufacture supply chain - Explains new methods for foot data analysis and representation
Download or read book MasterMinding Wounds written by Michael B. Strauss and published by Best Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you make wound management decisions for your patients? In the most challenging situations where patient survival and limb salvage are considerations, it becomes apparent that wound management decisions be based on more than a wound's initial presentation. MasterMinding Wounds optimizes the evaluation, management, and prevention of wounds. This exciting text is organized into five parts, each integral to wound care, yet comprehensive enough to stand alone: I. Setting the stage (for wound care) II. Evaluation of wounds III. The strategic management of problem wounds IV. Evaluation and management of the "end-stage" wound V. Prevention of new and recurrent wounds The special features of this text include the use of a Master Algorithm to integrate and logically transition information, as well as a user friendly "Power of 10" scoring tool to objectively quantify wound seriousness, guide treatment, measure progress, predict potential for wound development, and assess patient function and motivation.
Download or read book Individualized Care written by Riitta Suhonen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-22 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This contributed book is based on more than 20 years of researches on patient individuality, care and services of the continuously changing healthcare system. It describes how research results can be used to respond to challenges on individuality in healthcare systems. Service users’, patients’ or clients’ point of views on care and health services are urgently needed. This book describes the conceptualisation of the individualized nursing care phenomenon and the process development of the measuring instruments of that phenomenon in different contexts. It describes results from a variety of clinical contexts about individualized nursing care and explains factors associated with the perceptions and delivery of individualized nursing care from different point of views. This book may appeal to clinicians, nurses practitioners and researchers from many fields.
Download or read book Biomechanics of Injury and Prevention written by Yubo Fan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Assistive product specifications and how to use them written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation E Book written by Michelle M. Lusardi and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive physical therapy text available on the topic, Orthotics & Prosthetics in Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition is your one-stop resource for clinically relevant rehabilitation information. Evidence-based coverage offers essential guidelines on orthotic/prosthetic prescription, pre- and post-intervention gait assessment and outcome measurement, and working with special populations. - Comprehensive coverage addresses rehabilitation in a variety of environments, including acute care, long-term care and home health care, and outpatient settings. - Authoritative information from the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, 2nd Edition is incorporated throughout. - World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Function model provides consistent language and an international standard to describe and measure health and disability from a biopsychosocial perspective. - Case studies present real-life scenarios that demonstrate how key concepts apply to clinical decision making and evidence-based practice. - A visually appealing 2-color design and a wealth of tables and boxes highlight vital information for quick reference and ease of use. - Updated photos and illustrations reflect current clinical practice. - Updated chapter on Assessment of Gait focuses on clinically useful outcome measures. - Updated chapter on Motor Control and Motor Learning incorporates new insights into neuroplasticity and functional recovery. - NEW! Integrated chapter on Lower Extremity Orthoses assists in clinical decision making about the best options for your patients. - NEW! Chapter on Athletics after Amputation explores advanced training and athletics, including running and athletic competition to enhance the quality of life for persons with amputation. - NEW! Chapter on the High Risk Foot and Would Healing helps you recognize, treat, and manage wounds for the proper fit and management of the patient. - NEW! Chapter on Advanced Prosthetic Rehabilitation provides more thorough rehabilitation methods beyond the early care of persons learning to use their prostheses.
Download or read book Diabetes Mellitus and Human Health Care written by Anne George and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-04-19 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 W
Download or read book Management of Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions in the Foot and Lower Leg E Book written by Keith Rome and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-09-18 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bridging the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate knowledge and experience, this new full colour resource uses an interdisciplinary approach to help manage chronic conditions – osteoarthritis, Achilles tendinopathy, gout, rheumatic diseases, forefoot/rearfoot entities, stress fractures/reactions, cerebral palsy – in the lower limb and foot. Each chapter includes sections on predisposing factors, diagnosis, impairments, function, quality of life and management strategies while highlighting any complex features of a condition which may present. The latest advances are discussed with suggestions for new paths of research – 'future directions'. The text is further supported by additional commentaries from internationally renowned researchers who highlight the key elements of the work and provide a supplementary perspective of the particular clinical condition. A general view of the patient's needs is offered throughout, connecting clinical realities to real-world patient experiences. Management of Chronic Conditions in the Foot and Lower Leg is a comprehensive, practical tool that can be used to inform daily decision making in practice as well as to support those who build policy and management strategies in the clinical areas covered. - Clear content and structure supported by full colour illustrations - Includes less discussed conditions such as gout and cerebral palsy - Focus on pain, impairment, function, quality of life and management strategies - Critical reflections by experts highlight current clinical practice and thinking in research - Provides a sound interpretation of research findings - Features patient-reported outcome measures and health related behaviour strategies
Download or read book Innovation in Diabetes Self Care Management and Interventions written by Edward Zimbudzi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Infection Ischemia and Amputation An Issue of Foot and Ankle Clinics written by Michael Pinzur and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Bone and Wound Healing in the Diabetic Patient”, “Surgery for Diabetic Foot Infection” “Antibiotic Therapy for Diabetic Foot Infection”, “Decision-Making in the Dysvascular Lower Extremity”, “Hindfoot and Midfoot Amputation in the Diabetic with Infection”, “Transmetatarsal, Ray and Toe Amputation in the Diabetic Patient” “Gait Abnormality Following Partial Foot Amputation in Diabetes” “Syme’s Amputation”, “What’s New in Transtibial Amputation”, “Angiosomes and Wound Care in the Diabetic Foot”, “Shoes, Orthoses and Prosthoses for Partial Foot Amputation and Diabetic Foot Infection”, “Avoiding Amputation in the Diabetic with Longitudinal Management.”
Download or read book Neale s Disorders of the Foot and Ankle E Book written by J. Gordon Burrow and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2020-06-22 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its 9th edition and fully updated to reflect 21st century podiatric practice Neale's Disorders of the Foot and Ankle continues to be essential reading for students entering the profession, qualified podiatrists and other health care professionals interested in the foot. Written by a renowned team of expert editors and international contributors it gives up-to-date, evidence-based content of the highest quality. Podiatric students should find everything they need within its covers to pass their exams, whilst qualified clinicians will find it a useful reference during their daily practice. 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. - Fully illustrated in colour throughout including over 500 photographs and illustrations. - Complete coverage of podiatric conditions, including Circulatory Disorders, Rheumatic Diseases, Imaging, Foot Orthoses, Pediatric Podiatry, Podiatric Sports Medicine, Podiatric Surgery, Leprosy and Tropical Medicine. - Brand new chapters covering key topics including Complimentary and Integrated Medicine, Forensic and Legal Medicine, Evidence Based Practice in Podiatry and Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
