Medical Foot Therapist.

Knowledge - Explain the importance of pathology for a medical foot therapist - Explain different examination methods - Explain different treatment methods - Describe the importance of offloading and insoles - Explain foot therapy from a holistic perspective - Describe a clinic's furnishings, equipment and maintenance - Explain the importance of communication in practising the profession - Explain development work/in-depth work in medical foot therapy - Describe business planning for running your own company - Describe the financial flows that exist in an organisation - Explain the anatomy of the lower extremities - Describe the physiology and biomechanics of the foot - Explain factors that affect foot health Skills - Treat patients and clients in a holistic and dignified manner. - Be able to assess, plan, carry out, evaluate and document foot therapy from a medical perspective. - Carry out all elements of medical foot therapy. - Equip the clinic with the right furnishings and maintain it, including technical equipment, in a correct, hygienic and financially sound way, and keep patient records in a qualified manner. Competences - Work responsibly and independently as a medical foot therapist and run a practice in health and medical care, as an employee or with the ambition of running your own company. - Work independently according to proven methods, science and experience. - Adequately assess the current foot status and thereby carry out interventions aimed at giving the client/patient good foot health in the best possible way.