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by Tom Walters (Author), Glen Cordoza (Author)
An Easy-to-Follow, Evidence-Based Approach to Managing Ankle and Foot Pain
Pain in the lower leg, ankle, or foot can change how you move and how you feel--whether it's a sharp pull in your calf, lingering soreness after a sprain, heel pain with every step, or aching along your shins. Over time, these symptoms can make walking, exercising, or even standing for long periods feel more difficult than they should.The encouraging truth is that most issues in this region respond well to the right combination of exercises and gradual loading. You don't need ongoing clinic visits, injections, or passive treatments to make meaningful progress and regain comfort in your daily movement.Drawing from the expert guidance and protocols in the bestselling book Rehab Science, this book offers practical tools to ease pain, support recovery, and develop a more resilient ankle and foot--right from home.Inside this book, you'll discover: Proven Techniques for Pain Relief: Learn how to apply effective strategies--including soft-tissue mobilization, targeted stretches, mobility work, and strengthening exercises--to reduce pain, heal from injury, and support healthier movement.A Step-by-Step Rehab System: Identify your symptoms, choose the right program, and follow a clear stepwise protocol designed to steadily improve strength and load tolerance throughout the lower leg, ankle, and foot.Professionally Guided Exercise Programs: These simple, three-phase programs--adapted directly from Rehab Science--provide targeted rehabilitation for the most common ankle and foot conditions, including:- Calf and Achilles pain
- Achilles tendinopathy/tear
- Calf strain
- Plantar fasciopathy (fasciitis)
- Ankle sprain
- Shin splints (medial tibial stress syndrome)
- Bunion (big toe pain)
Author Biography
Tom Walters authors bestselling original book Rehab Science with Glen Cordoza. Cordoza is the co-author of multiple New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestsellers including Power. Speed. Endurance, Becoming a Supple Leopard, Deskbound, and Glute Lab.
Dr. Tom Walters is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist who specializes in the treatment of pain and movement disorders. He is the founder of Rehab Science and dedicates his time to teaching people about human movement, pain, and how to recover from injury most effectively. Glen Cordoza is a New York Times, Publisher's Weekly, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. He is one of the most published writers in the world on the topics of MMA, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, exercise, and fitness with twenty-six books to his credit.
Number of Pages: 168
Dimensions: 0.7 x 9.1 x 7.4 IN
Publication Date: May 26, 2026
