The Most Complete Source for Footcare for Healthy Aging

Great Feet for Life: Footcare and Footwear for Healthy Aging

With ever-increasing life spans and rising activity levels, our feet will carry us well over 100,000 miles during our lifetime and subject our feet to billions of pounds of impact. Healthy feet provide the foundation for healthy aging. Without pain-free, well cared for feet our ability to feel young and stay active is significantly compromised. Aging gracefully is vitally dependent on our ability to walk, exercise and maintain our daily activities free of the pain caused by many common foot conditions.

Great Feet for Life is the first book that is written exclusively to address the most common foot conditions encountered as we age. Written by a podiatrist, it describes the changes that occur to our feet with age and addresses the most common sources of foot pain such as nail and skin changes, toe conditions, and heel pain. Detailed, illustrated step-by-step instructions are given for self care of skin and nails and a thorough discussion of footwear provides invaluable information on selecting the right shoes to prevent foot pain. Simple solutions for many causes of foot pain are presented and some commonly held myths are dispelled. This book is written to serve as the most complete source for footcare for healthy aging.

Great Feet for Life: Footcare and Footwear for Healthy Aging

A great resource for active people, those who are caregivers or those who have suffered with chronic foot conditions.