Rehabilitation of the Foot
Anatomically, the foot is closely related to the hand, and in some ways the function is also related. It provides the base that carries the whole weight of the body. Posture begins at the feet and rises from there through the other parts of the body.
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HedwigWeiB Florian Prinz
Occupational Therapy in Epidermolysis Bullosa A Holistic Concept for Intervention from Infancy to Adult
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Hedwig WeiB MPhil. Florian Prinz University Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, State Hospital Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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Foreword This book can be seen as a milestone in improving the communication between therapists, carers and clients with epidermolysis bullosa, because it describes the practical possibilities of occupational therapy and other physical and medical techniques and applications for children with the condition in a clear manner. This practical textbook is also easy for clients to understand so that it will motivate them to use it to check up on the measures and exercises they have learnt. In this way it presents a contribution to quality improvement and therapeutic efficacy. Much gratitude is due to the authors of this elaborately crafted book for their tremendous commitment. On the one hand, they have been successful in analysing the experience they have gathered in 10 years of contact with clients and filtering out those successful measures and integrating them into an effective, modern and innovative therapeutic concept. On the other hand, through intensive interdisciplinary work they have made fresh discoveries which assist therapists to enable the better wellbeing of clients with this very, very irksome condition. This experience can be passed on to the therapists of the clients as well as to their families through this book so that, on the whole, the time spent on intervention and care can be better used. With this condition, this also means a contribution towards minimising the sensory and motor deficits. As a member of the executive board of the University Clinic for Physical Med
