NEW Foot & Ankle Resources!

There are now over 50 foot & ankle resources available in our e-library and resource centre exclusively available on PP+. This includes a variety of brilliant content including book chapters, interviews and articles.

These book chapters have been very kindly provided for your learning by our academic partner Elsevier.  The content team at Elsevier Health are delighted to be able to share these with you:

  • Chapter 54: Ankle Sprains. In: César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Joshua Cleland, Jan Dommerholt. Manual Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: An Evidence- and Clinical-Informed Approach. Elsevier, 2015
  • Chapter 7: Foot and Ankle. In: Hattam P, Smeatham A. Special tests in musculoskeletal examination: an evidence-based guide for clinicians. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2010 Apr 30
  • Chapter 16: Examination of the foot and ankle, Petty, Nicola J., ed. Neuromusculoskeletal Examination and Assessment, A Handbook for Therapists. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2011.
  • Chapter 15: Structure and function of the foot, Frowen P, O’Donnell M, Burrow JG. Neale’s Disorders of the Foot. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2010 Apr 12.

Alongside the book chapters are many articles and guidelines from our colleagues who have amazingly openly shared online including:

  • Doherty C et al. Treatment and prevention of acute and recurrent ankle sprain: an overview of systematic reviews with meta-analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2016 Oct 8:bjsports-2016.
  • Doherty C et al. Recovery From a First-Time Lateral Ankle Sprain and the Predictors of Chronic Ankle Instability A Prospective Cohort Analysis. The American journal of sports medicine. 2016 Apr 1;44(4):995-1003
  • Thomas JL, Christensen JC, Kravitz SR, Mendicino RW, Schuberth JM, Vanore JV, Weil LS, Zlotoff HJ, Bouché R, Baker J. The diagnosis and treatment of heel pain: a clinical practice guideline–revision 2010. The Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery. 2010 Jun 30;49(3):S1-9.

Lastly, and by no means least, are the specialists in the foot & ankle who have kindly taken part in insightful interviews and contributed to the course learning:

  • Cailbhe Doherty on Assessment and treatment of ankle sprains
  • Kevin Bruce provides a Podiatrist’s perspective
  • Jane Baker talks about Physiotherapy for the foot and ankle

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