Podiatry

Podiatry: English for Specific Purposes - CEFR B2 is a comprehensive English-language book designed for learners who want to develop the vocabulary, reading skills and grammar needed to communicate confidently in podiatry and foot-health contexts.
The book combines clinical podiatry content with practical English learning, allowing readers to study professional terminology while exploring the anatomy, conditions, assessment methods and treatments commonly encountered in podiatric practice.
Across 10 themed units, readers explore:

• The human foot: structure, function, biomechanics and gait
• Hallux valgus: assessment, management and recovery
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Hammer toes and lesser-toe deformities
• The paediatric foot
• Gout and podiatric care
• Warts, corns and calluses
• Ingrown toenails, nail fungus and tinea pedis
• Flatfeet, high arches and foot posture
• Diabetes-related foot disease, skin cancers of the foot and sports injuries

Each unit contains three extended clinical readings that introduce key concepts and specialist terminology in context. Reading-comprehension activities help learners identify main ideas, supporting details and implied meaning, while dedicated vocabulary exercises reinforce the technical language used in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, footwear and patient care.
Grammar is taught through realistic healthcare contexts rather than isolated examples. Topics include present and past tenses, future forms, perfect tenses, conditionals, modal verbs, comparatives and superlatives, reported speech, relative clauses and the passive voice.
Every unit provides 145 practice items, including reading comprehension, vocabulary and grammar activities, together with a complete answer key for independent study and review. Across the ten units, the book offers 30 clinical readings and 1,450 practice items.
Written at CEFR B2 level, this book is ideal for podiatry students, healthcare learners and professionals who want to strengthen their specialist English while developing a clearer understanding of the language used to describe foot anatomy, biomechanics, pathology, clinical assessment, treatment and rehabilitation.
Whether used for classroom learning, ESP courses or independent study, Podiatry: English for Specific Purposes brings together professional podiatry knowledge and practical English development in one structured resource.