Insights on Prescribing Athletic Footwear and Orthoses: The Game Plan

Abstract

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.