- 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 Oct 19, 2023 to Oct 26, 2023
Learning outcomes
At the end of the module the student possesses the basic knowledge to recognize, through objective examination, the biomechanical disorders that require clinical investigations, as well as the related maneuvers and use of the podoscope; is able to carry out felting and orthotic applications
Course contents
Subtalar Joint (Subtalar joint axis)
Midtarsal Joint
Forefoot/Rearfoot Alignment
Forefoot supinatus
Ankle Joint Range of Motion
Ankle joint stiffness
Lunge Test
First Ray &Medial and Lateral Column Stiffness
First MPJ , Windlass Function and Reverse Windlass Mechanism
Navicular Drift and Drop
Supination Resistance test
jaks test ; tip-toe test ; Lunge test, navicular drift/drop, hell rise test, too many toes sign, Foot Posture Index, maximum pronation test, supination resistance test
Readings/Bibliography
Clinical Biomechanics of the Lower Extremities (Ronald. L. Valmassy)
Normal and Abnormal Function of the Foot - Clinical Biomechanics Volume II. by Merton L
Office hours
See the website of Lorenzo Brognara