Area: | Department of Podiatry |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Individual Study: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Popular biomechanical theories of the foot and leg, practice edipemiology, biomechanics of the lower limb and compensation and pathomechanics of the foot and ankle, instrumentation, foot prosthesis and orthoses. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit the student will have - Discussed the popular theories of pedal mechanics and related these to clinical practice. Described normal and abnormal parameters of gait and demonstrated these with quantitative analysis. Planned and prepared a small project involving measuring and interpreting joint motion, pedometry and medical imaging of the foot, and reported the results. Applied the principles of biomechanics and gaited analysis to the treatment and rehabilitation of the foot and ankle. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Podiatric Biomechanics, Curtin University of Technology Course Reader, Curtin Press. Whittle M.W., (2002), Gait Analysis and Introduction, 3rd ed., Butterworth and Heinemann. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Coursework and Assignments (5) 20% each. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 61700 Rehabilitation Therapies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Essential | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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