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Gold Coast Session 2 Session 2

Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

Former School/College

Former School of Health and Human Sciences

Pre-requisites

have completed unit/s: PDT20005 - Principles and Practice of Pedorthics I AND PDT20004 - Lower Limb Assessment

Unit aim

Extends students' understanding of pedorthic treatment options for clients with complex medical issues impacting the lower limb and the client's mobility. This unit entails the design and manufacturing of pedorthic appliances, including the de novo construction of custom-made footwear and orthotic appliances.

Unit content

  1. Limitations of various pathologies impacting on lower limb mobility
  2. Development of a treatment plan for severely compromised lower limbs
  3. Assessment of lower limb deformities through three dimensional evaluation
  4. Application of knowledge of raw materials to construct lasts, orthotic appliances and footwear
  5. Advanced understanding and assessment of body, lower limb and footwear alignment under consideration of static and dynamic conditions in context with existing pathology and Pedorthics

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: , GA2: , GA3: , GA4: , GA5: , GA6: , GA7:
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 assess and explain the limitations of the severely compromised lower limb and develop a treatment plan
2 describe the process and take a three dimensional representation of the relevant part(s) of the lower limb
3 apply principles of custom-making footwear, orthotic appliances and functional and fashionable design
4 demonstrate competence in manufacturing and fitting a finished pedorthic appliance
5 conduct diagnostic fitting tests

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. assess and explain the limitations of the severely compromised lower limb and develop a treatment plan
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. describe the process and take a three dimensional representation of the relevant part(s) of the lower limb
    • GA4:
  3. apply principles of custom-making footwear, orthotic appliances and functional and fashionable design
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  4. demonstrate competence in manufacturing and fitting a finished pedorthic appliance
    • GA4:
  5. conduct diagnostic fitting tests
    • GA1:
    • GA4:

Prescribed texts

  • Tyrell, W & Carter, G, 2009, Therapeutic Footwear, A comprehensive guide, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier, London.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.