COURSE UNIT TITLE

: REHABILITATION OF THE FOOT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTO 5022 REHABILITATION OF THE FOOT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SELNUR NARIN ARAL

Offered to

Orthopaedic Physiotherapy

Course Objective

To gain knowledge about planning physiotherapy assessment and treatment programmes by
investigating pathomechanic of congenital and noncongenital foot problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course student will be able to define development and biomechanism of foot.
2   At the end of the course student will be able to do physiotherapy assessment of foot
3   At the end of the course student will be able know suitable shoe properties.
4   At the end of the course student will be able to apply physiotherapy and rehabilitation programme for different foot patologies.
5   At the end of the course student will be able to define foot orthosis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Development of foot
2 Biomechanics of foot
3 Shock absorbing properties of foot.
4 Evaluation of foot
5 Suitable shoe
6 Pathomechanics of congenital deformities
7 Foot-ankle deformities and treatment in neurologic diaorders
8 Foot-ankle deformities and treatment in neurologic diaorders
9 Foot problem and treatment in systemic disorders
10 Diabetic foot and treatment
11 Traumatic foot problems and treatment
12 Ankle reconstructions, arthrodesis, arthroplasties and treatment
13 Hallux valgus, hallux rigitus and Morton finger
14 Rheumatoid foot and treatment

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Hunt GC: Physical Therapy of the Foot and Ankle.
2- Jahss MH: Disorders of the Foot and Ankle.
3- Segesse B, Pforringer W: The Shoe in Sport.
4- Bouysset M. Foot and ankle in rheumatoid arthritis

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Preparation of presentation by students

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRF PERFORMANCE
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRF * 0.40 + FIN*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRF * 0.40 + FCGR*0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To evaluate the level of students knowledge about rehabilitation of the foot.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Bayram ÜNVER, Tel: 24928, e-mail:bayram.unver@deu.edu.tr
Doç.DR.SElnur NARIN, 24925, selnur.osun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Doç. Dr.Selnur NARIN, Thursday 12.30- 13.00
Prof. Dr. Bayram ÜNVER, Thursday, 12.00 ile 12.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing presentations 13 1 13
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 0 0 0
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.511