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Study Course Description

Orthopedic Shoes

Main Study Course Information

Course Code

REK_119

Branch of Science

Clinical medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

ECTS

3.00

Target Audience

Medical Services

LQF

Level 6

Study Type And Form

Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor

Ieva Anda Liepiņa

Structure Unit Manager

Liāna Deklava

Structural Unit

Department of Rehabilitation

Contacts

Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk@rsu.lv, +371 20271291

About Study Course

Objective

To acquire the basic knowledge of orthopedic footwear manufacturing, customization according to the patient diagnoses.

Preliminary Knowledge

The background knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics and physiology and orthotics with soft and rigid orthoses is required.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.Basic knowledge of orthopedic footwear products. Upon completion of the study course, students recognize cases in which there is the need to apply orthopedic footwear, in footwear systematization, the stages of production, main components of footwear and their role in solving the orthopedic problem.

Skills

1.Upon completion of the study course, students will be able to evaluate the patients who require orthopedic shoes and name the purpose for application of orthopedic shoes, chose type of production and create preferred shoe design specification. Will be able to perform specific measurements and draw up specifications for shoe production.

Competences

1.Upon completion of the course students will develop the competence to analyze the need for orthopedic shoe, options of choice, and to assess the shoe appropriateness.

Assessment

Individual work

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Individual work	-	-
Patient functional assessment, lasts or plaster cast selection and production of orthopedic insoles, modeling, and model building, cobbler work. Finished product fitting to the patient. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.

Examination

Title	% from total grade	Grade
1. Examination	-	-
Lecture and class attendance, knowledge, skills and competence demonstration of orthopedic shoe manufacture and customization.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME

Part 1

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Orthopedic shoes – groups of shoe, indications, types

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Orthopedic footwear cusstomisation, individual orthopedic shoes

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Orthopedic shoe for foot deformations

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Orthopedic shoes for diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis

Lecture

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2

Topics

Shoes for sports, orthopedic insoles

Class/Seminar

Modality	Location	Contact hours
On site	Auditorium	2