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Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine

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  • © 2010
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Editors:
  1. Matthew B. Werd

    1. Foot and Ankle Associates, Lakeland, USA

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  2. E. Leslie Knight

    1. ISC Division of Wellness, Lakeland, USA

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  • Central source for in-demand information on prescribing athletic footwear and orthotics
  • Logical approach emphasizes improving performance and preventing injury
  • Offers step-by-step guidelines and sports-specific recommendations
  • Incorporates evidence-based medicine
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Fundamentals of Athletic Footwear and Orthoses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Evolution of Athletic Footwear

      • Steven I. Subotnick, Christy King, Mher Vartivarian, Chatra Klaisri
      Pages 3-17
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    3. Evolution of Foot Orthoses in Sports

      • Kevin A. Kirby
      Pages 19-35
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    4. Athletic Foot Types and Deformities

      • Tim Dutra
      Pages 37-46
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    5. Clinical Gait Evaluation of the Athlete

      • Bruce Williams
      Pages 47-54
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    6. Athletic Shoe Evaluation

      • David Levine
      Pages 55-62
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    7. Athletic Shoe Fit and Modifications

      • Josh White
      Pages 63-67
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    8. Athletic Socks

      • Douglas H. Richie
      Pages 69-78
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    9. Athletic Shoe Lacing in Sports Medicine

      • Matthew B. Werd
      Pages 79-87
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    10. Prefabricated Insoles and Modifications in Sports Medicine

      • David M. Davidson
      Pages 89-94
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    11. Orthodigital Devices in Sports Medicine

      • Matthew B. Werd
      Pages 95-101
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    12. Evidence-Based Orthotic Therapy

      • Paul R. Scherer
      Pages 103-111
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    13. Custom Foot Orthoses

      • Paul R. Scherer
      Pages 113-118
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    14. Ankle Foot Orthoses for the Athlete

      • Douglas H. Richie
      Pages 119-132
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    15. Prescribing Athletic Footwear and Orthoses: The Game Plan

      • Matthew B. Werd, E. Leslie Knight
      Pages 133-140
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  3. Sport-Specific Recommendations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 141-141
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    2. Walking and Running

      • John F. Connors
      Pages 143-150
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    3. Racing, Cross-Country, and Track and Field

      • David Granger
      Pages 151-160
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    4. Triathlon and Duathlon

      • Kirk Herring
      Pages 161-191
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About this book

As the preface to this book tells us, its intent “is to provide a comprehensive resource on athletic footwear and orthoses for the entire sports medicine team, from all backgrounds and training. ” This goal is achieved. The book covers it all, from the complex science that underlies those underlayments found in the athletic shoes of many athletes, the orthosis, to the aim of, as the authors say at the beginning of Chapter 14, Prescribing Athletic Footwear and Orthoses, “maximizing athletic p- formance and minimizing injury through the use of an appropriate prescription for athletic footwear and orthoses. ” To the best of the editors’ knowledge, this is the ?rst book of its type. And the editors, Drs. Matthew Werd and Les Knight, have done an outstanding job in assembling a talented and knowledgeable group of authors for their effort. Speaking as someone who owns a variety of athletic shoes, running, pace wa- ing, cycling, and downhill skiing, and does not take a step in any of them without an orthosis between my foot and the shoe’s insole, I was fascinated to discover how much there is to know and learn about this subject. For example, we learn in some detail the history of the development of the modern running shoe, which devel- ment goes back to the time of the ancient Greeks.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Foot and Ankle Associates, Lakeland, USA

    Matthew B. Werd

  • ISC Division of Wellness, Lakeland, USA

    E. Leslie Knight

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