Area: | Department of Podiatry |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Laboratory: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 13125 (v.4) Podiatric Practice 157 or any previous version
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302490 (v.2) Podiatric Orthopaedics 157 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Mechanical forces that are applied to the foot and lower limb. Properties of materials used by podiatrists. Safety requirements for handling materials. Principles of mechanical therapy using orthoses and clinical materials. Impression taking and thermoplastic insoles. Simple wedging techniques. Whole foot casting using, non-weight bearing and semi-weight bearing techniques. Repeatability and validity of casting techniques. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - An understanding of the structure and properties of the various clinical and orthotic materials used in Podiatric practice. An understanding of the mechanical properties of the tissues of the human body and how they adapt and absorb external stress and strain. The ability to manufacture sample orthoses (non-casted) for the treatment of foot and lower limb pathology. |
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: | Australasian Journal of Podiatric Medicine. Journal of the American Podiatry Medical Association. The Foot. The International Journal of Clinical Foot Science. The Foot and Ankle International British Journal of Podiatry. |
Unit Texts: | Lorimer, D., (Ed.), (2001), Neale's Common Foot Disorders, 6th ed., Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone. Orthotic Therapy Handbook, (2000), Curtin University of Technology, Curtin Press. Philps J.W., (1995), The Functional Foot Orthosis, 2nd ed., Edinburgh,Churchill Livingstone. Podiatric Materials Handbook, (1997), Curtin University of Technology, Curtin Press. |
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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: | Supplemental | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 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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