300304 (v.2) Podiatric Biomechanics 587
| 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. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| 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. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | Y | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
CRICOS provider code 00301J
