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Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine pp 165–177Cite as

Insights on Prescribing Athletic Footwear and Orthoses: The Game Plan

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This textbook is designed to assist sports medicine professionals to provide an appropriate research-based prescription for athletic footwear and orthoses, with the goal of maximizing athletic performance and minimizing injury. Often neglected, overlooked, or misunderstood, the athletic shoe gear prescription should be the first step in the lower extremity treatment of the athlete. Overwhelming evidence is now available and has been presented throughout this text, which supports the appropriate use of custom foot orthoses in the athlete.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. American College of Sports Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Matthew B. Werd DPM, FACSM, FAAPSM, FACFAS

  2. American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine, Ocala, FL, USA

    Matthew B. Werd DPM, FACSM, FAAPSM, FACFAS

  3. Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, Lakeland, FL, USA

    Matthew B. Werd DPM, FACSM, FAAPSM, FACFAS

  4. Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA

    Matthew B. Werd DPM, FACSM, FAAPSM, FACFAS

  5. Foot and Ankle Associates, Lakeland, FL, USA

    Matthew B. Werd DPM, FACSM, FAAPSM, FACFAS

  6. ISC Division of Wellness, Lakeland, FL, USA

    E. Leslie Knight

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Correspondence to Matthew B. Werd DPM, FACSM, FAAPSM, FACFAS .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine Chief of Podiatric Surgery, Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center, Florida Southern College Foot and Ankle Associates, Lakeland, Florida, USA

    Matthew B. Werd

  2. Lakeland, Florida, USA

    E. Leslie Knight

  3. Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Paul R. Langer

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Werd, M.B., Leslie Knight, E. (2017). Insights on Prescribing Athletic Footwear and Orthoses: The Game Plan. In: Werd, M., Knight, E., Langer, P. (eds) Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52136-7_14

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