Health promoting podiatry (5op)

Osaamistavoitteet

You learn how to take care of your feet and notice which things threaten your foot health. Some diseases like diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and skin diseases make your feet vulnerable. When diabetics have foot problems, we evaluate if they have risk feet. For diabetics there is a high risk to have an amputation, but fortunately 50-75 % of amputations are preventable. Each step you take involves a complex network of bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments. This combined with all of the weight they carry explains why feet can have problems.

Sisältö

This course consists of the structure and function of the foot, daily foot care habits, good shoe culture, risk foot examination and classification and prevention of amputations.