Sports podiatryLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You know the effects of sports on foot health.
You know the most typical sports injuries, injury mechanisms, prevention and podiatric ways to influence them.
You know how different sports affect the functioning of the lower limbs.
You know common sports-related injuries in lower extremities and their treatments.
You are able to study and assess athletes' lower extremity problems.
You are able to guide your clients to the choice and use of sports shoes and different orthoses.
You are able to observe factors that affect recovery.

Content

How does sports affect foot health?
What are the most typical mechanisms of sports injuries, and how to prevent and treat them?
What are the most common sports-related injuries?
How do different sports affect body load?
How do you study and assess athletes' lower limb problems?
How do you guide clients in selecting and using sports shoes and orthoses?
How do you observe factors affecting recovery?

Qualifications

Clinical practice I and II

Evaluation

Students can
- use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
- evaluate information sources critically.
- evaluate operations in client, user and target group situations.
- choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
- apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.