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Practical training: Podiatry II (10 cr)

Code: JT00DK93-3004

General information


Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

07.02.2022 - 23.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

RDI portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Department of Sports and Rehabilitation

Campus

Savonlinna Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Podiatry

Teachers

  • Anni Issakainen
  • Laura Saar
  • Maikki Kokkonen

Teacher in charge

Laura Saar

Groups

  • JTSA21SM
    Podiatry, part-time studies

Objective

You make use of interviews, observation and palpation as part of clients' podiatric examination.
You are able to assess clients’ need for podiatry and plan and implement podiatry in a client-oriented way.
You develop your manual skills and expertise in clinical podiatry.
You are able to implement and justify client-oriented clinical podiatry.
You are able to fabricate various off-loading solutions and silicone orthoses and guide your clients in their use.
You know how to make chair side insoles and justify their use for the client.
You are able to carry out lower extremity massage with a client-oriented approach using the basic techniques of massage.
You can assess the muscular strength of the lower extremity by manual muscle testing and various functional tests.
You are able to guide clients in exercises to support the lower extremities’ function.
You develop your interaction skills when encountering different kind of clients.
You know the importance of communication and interaction in client situations and in the core communication of the workplace.
You develop your skills in podiatric documentation.

Content

How do you asses your clients’ podiatric needs?
How do you implement and assess podiatric processes?
What knowledge do you need when implementing clinical podiatry?
What kind of offloadings and silicone orthoses can you prepare for clients and provide guidance for?
How do you make chairside orthoses according to client needs?
What are the basic techniques of massage and how do you use them?
How do you assess muscular strengths by different ways?
How do you guide clients in exercises which support lower limbs?
How do you document and make records of podiatric processes?

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Qualifications

Practical training: Podiatry I