Sport podiatryLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to identify, diagnose and treat common injuries of the foot, ankle and leg encountered in everyday practice.
You understand the biomechanics of sports injuries and the use of treadmill and video analysis to examine and interpret the cause of injury in gait.
You gain insight into athletic footwear and footwear prescription, and the use of foot orthoses in the treatment and prevention of sports injuries.
You understand the impact of nutrition and healthy lifestyles on sport injuries.
You know the most common sport-related foot injuries.

Content

What are the common sport injuries of the foot, ankle and leg and how are they treated?
How can you examine the cause of injuries using videoanalysis?
How do you use appropriate footwear and foot orthoses in the treatment and prevention of sports injuries?
What is the impact of nutrition and healthy lifestyles on preventing sport injuries?
What kind of injuries do various sports cause?

Evaluation

Students can

a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. evaluate information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d. evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
f. promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.

Qualifications

Podiatry supporting musculoskeletal functions I and II
Gait analysis