- Docente: Lorenzo Brognara
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/50
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Podiatry (cod. 8479)
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from Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 18, 2025
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student possesses basic knowledge for the recognition of neurological diseases. Performs podiatry treatment and the application of traditional or advanced dressings on neuropathic diabetic foot
Course contents
Wound care, wound healing
Foot Orthotics
Root/STJ Neutral Theory
medial oblique shell inclination technique
medial heel skive technique
Inverted functional orthosis
first ray cut out
kinetic wedge
Morton's extension
Readings/Bibliography
- Foot Orthoses and Other Forms of Conservative Foot Care (Thomas C. Michaud)
- Clinical Biomechanics of the Lower Extremities (Ronald. L. Valmassy)
Assessment methods
The exam will include an interview with the teacher, during which both theoretical knowledge and the use of specific terminology will be assessed.
Office hours
See the website of Lorenzo Brognara