Customer Reviews (2)

a big letdown
I bought the ebook version of this and was disappointed. It is a workbook format which presents a understanding of why plantar fasciitis occurs -the tendons and ligaments are strained because they are doing work meant to be done by muscles. The "foot arch muscle" gets weak and so the foot arch collapses causing plantar faciitis and other conditons. So you strengthen the "foot arch muscle". The "foot arch muscle" is not in the foot but in the calf and you are supposed to keep it tense and "walk the right way" - toes pointing straight ahead. oh and you can do calf raises - up on your toes and down. that's about it.

AuthorZone.Com Book Review
This is a self help book written for those who suffer foot or lower leg problems. Chapter 1, A New Foot Health Solution presents an Overview of what we might expect to find in the balance of the work. Chapter 2 Basic Data is filled with description, line drawings, and a question and answer portion. Questions are posed, answers may be found in the descriptive narrative. Chapter 3 The Main Thing follows the format found in Chapter 2 and is centered particulary around helping the reader understand the importance of good foot arch health. Chapter 4 How to use It continues the descriptive, line drawings and question and answer sections. In this chapter the reader is led into an understanding of how to use the data presented. Chapter 5 Exercises is filled with descriptions of various exercises the reader may employ to improve their own foot health. Line drawings help the reader see exactly how to proceed with the exercises. Again the question and answer section guide the reader into putting ideas into a memorable form. Appendices offer suggestions for improving walking habits, notes for runners, dealing with problems, and note to foot care professionals.

Writer Denliner presents his work A New Foot Health Solution from the standpoint not as a medical professional but as an architect who has suffered foot and leg problems. His architectural training provides Denlinger a unique perspective into the problems of foot arch and problems when same is faulty or inadequate.

A disclaimer accompanies A New Foot Health Solution. Writer Denlinger tells the reader straight away "The information, data, instruction, experiments and predicted results provided in this book is the result of original research by the author who is not a trained or licensed health care provider." He goes on to warn the reader "Never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this book."

Denlinger's writing style is easily read. The line drawings are clear, are presented in simple language most readers will have little problem understanding. The question and answer portions guide readers into thinking and understanding their own leg and foot problems if any. I like the fact that Denlinger suggests to readers that once they have finished the question/answer portions they take the book with them to their health care professional so that the doctor can make an assessment of what situation may be present in the reader's feet and legs.

I would not use A New Foot Health Solution in lieu of medical care and advice. However, if A New Foot Health Solution is used as writer Denlinger suggests I do recommend the work for those who may be seeking a greater understanding of the foot arch and problems that may arise when same is injured or otherwise impaired.

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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies   2. Diseases   3. Diseases - Musculoskeletal   4. Exercise therapy   5. Foot   6. Healing   7. Health & Fitness   8. Injuries   9. Popular works   10. Treatment