Fixing Your Feet: Injury Prevention and Treatment for Athletes

by John Vonhof, Tonya Olson

Get the book that covers what you need to know about foot care, including footwear, prevention, and treatment.

Hiking, backpacking, running, walking, and other athletic endeavors, your feet take a beating with every step. Don’t wait until foot pain inhibits your speed, strength, and style. Learn the basics—along with the finer points—of foot care before pain becomes a problem. Foot expert and ultrarunner John Vonhof and physical therapist Tonya Olson share how the interplay of anatomy, biomechanics, and footwear can lead to happy (or hurting!) feet. Fixing Your Feet covers all that you need to know to care for your feet, right now and hundreds of miles down the road!

Inside You’ll Find

Tried-and-true methods of foot care from numerous expertsTips and anecdotes about recovery and trainingInformation about hundreds of foot-care products for nearly every foot ailmentHigh-interest topics such as “Barefoot & Minimalist Footwear,” “Blister Prevention,” and “Providing Foot Care for Athletes”Discussions of individual foot care and team care“From heels to toes, products to pathology, resources to rehabilitation, this book has it all. An essential guide.”—Runner’s World

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Health

462 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 9, 2021

Reviews

[Marnie Dachis Marmet]

Very helpful info in this book for my upcoming endurance event. It’s really a great reference book to go back to, but I did read it from start to finish and I learned a lot about foot care and what to do in the case of injury. I like that the authors suggest various products for different foot issues. I will also be creating the little aid kits that the authors recommend to take with me during my event.

[Michael Cook]

Turns out prevention is key to good foot health on long runs. I've been relying on bubble baths and eating Ibuprofen like they are smarties.

Good book full of useful tips and disgusting photos. Feet are awful.

[lunarlibrarian]

Surface injuries only, really. BUT as far as those go, this will be very helpful information for taking care of those thru-hiking blisters!

[David]

This book should be called The Foot Bible. Essential reading for distance runners, hikers, and any other endurance athletes who spend a lot of time on their feet. But it's so comprehensive that it's extremely useful for just about everyone else who has feet. And many of the techniques can easily apply to other body parts as well.

There are chapters on everything from blister prevention and treatment to sprained ankles, athletes foot and orthodics. Along with numerous case studies, expert advice, product recommendations, etc.

All written in clear language that doesn't require a medical degree to understand and won't put you to sleep.

Highly recommended!

[Kara]

Lots of info

Probably more info than you need! But likely covers your specific issue. Great blister info for hikers or runners. Would recommend for people who are having foot issues from long distances.

[Andrew Breza]

The definitive book for runners to learn how to care for their feet. I've been running for years, yet I had no idea how little I actually knew about preventing and treating blisters and other foot problems. A must-read for anyone who runs or hikes long distances.

[S]

I did not know that there was so much involved in terms of foot care for athletes and runners. Feet are an oft neglected part of the body and skimming through this helped me understand certain basic ideas.

[Augustus]

-Really helpful in a lot of areas and really comprehensive
-A lot of the content inside the book is repeated
-Clip toenails straight across the top, and file as needed
-Massage scar tissue to assist with the healing process
-Tendons/ligaments take longer to adapt

[Kayla]

I may need better hobbies, but this textbook on foot care was RIVETING. I especially appreciated the details on blister care and prevention as I tend to suffer from them in longer races.

[Kristen]

Detailed, wide-ranging, and helpful. Very much greeted to athletes but still helpful the rest of us.

[Julie Dwyer]

Fantastic book for ultra runners. Saved my feet during Javelina Jundred. Finished a 100k in dry dusty conditions with 1 tiny blister at the very end. Highly reccomend for everyone

[April]

Will be buying this one for future reference. Super detailed and comprehensive.

[Michal Stransky]

for runners and anyone who use foots a lot it is the must read book

[Ibisette]

Leerrijk, doch 3 sterren wegens wat té uitgebreid voor mij en er staan veel teveel herhalingen in 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Savannah Elizabeth]

SUPER informative, buuuuuuut the dogs on the cover was a lot for me.

[Keith]

This book was written by a person who often staffed medical aid stations on 50 and 100 miles race events.It has a lot to say about overuse injuries.

My visit to a podiatrist a year or two ago didn’t help me get back into running. The next step would be perhaps physical therapy. If this book helps, it will be less expensive than going to a specialist. I hope it does, it has been half a decade since I last ran a race.

Now that I have finished reading the book, I think switching to cycling is a much more intelligent approach.

Seventh Edition, 2021 (1st edition 1997)