Fixing Your Feet: Prevention and Treatments for Athletes

Endorsements

"If it can happen to feet, John Vonhof offers wise advice about dealing with it. After more than 25 years of treating feet, and reading about treating feet, I've found nothing, absolutely nothing, as helpful as Fixing Your Feet." - Buck Tilton, MS, co-founder of the Wilderness Medicine Institute of NOLS and author of more than a dozen books on outdoor health and safety.

"I can't praise Fixing Your Feet enough. It is written for us, the walkers and hikers and runners who need advice on what to do before and after we stress our feet." - Wendy Bumgardner, About.com Guide to Walking

Table of Contents

The Best of 10 Years of Foot Care

Part One: The Basics
1. Seeking Medical Treatment
2. You Can Have Healthy and Happy Feet
3. Sports and Your Feet

Part Two: Footwear Basics
4. The Magic of Fit
5. Footwear & Insoles

Part Three: Prevention
6. Making Prevention Work
7. Socks
8. Compounds for the Feet
9. Taping for Blisters
10. Orthotics
11. Gaiters
12. Lacing Options
13. Self Care for Your Feet
14. Extreme Conditions & Multiday Events
15. Teamwork and Crew Support
16. 12 Mega Distance Athletes Talk about Foot Care
17. 175 Ways to Prevent Blisters

Part Four: Treatments
18. Treating Your Feet
19. Blisters
20. Sprains & Strains, Fractures and Dislocations
21. Tendon & Ligament Injuries
22. Heel Problems
23. Toe Problems
24. Forefoot Problems
25. Numb Toes & Feet
26. Skin Disorders
27. Cold and Heat Therapy
28. Foot Care Kits

Part Five: Sources and Resources
Appendix:
A. Product Sources
B. Shoe & Gear Reviews
C. Medical & Footwear Specialists
D. Feet-Related Websites

Glossary ~ Endnotes ~ Bibliography ~ About the Author ~ General Index ~ Product Index

Specifications

$18.95 On sale for 25% off - $14.21
4th edition, 2006
347 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
Published by Wilderness Press
1st edition 1997, 2nd edition 2000, 3rd edition 2004