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Orthotics with Soft Orthosis
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:12.03.2024 09:54:42
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_278 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.67 | ECTS: | 4.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ēriks Švēde | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 4 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 8 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 9 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 36 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 44 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Anatomy, physiology, pathological physiology, traumatology, radiology. | ||||||||
| Objective: | Gain knowledge – theoretical and practical on the soft orthosis breakdown of materials, manufacturing technology, the mechanism for choosing a particular patient, customization options. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Soft orthosis breakdown, working principles, materials used in the manufacture of orthoses | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Types of soft upper orthoses, classification, their application in various diseases, principles of measurement and production | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Types of soft limbs of lower extremities, classification, their application in various diseases, principles of measurement and production | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Types of soft orthoses for the back, classification, their application in various diseases, principles of measurement and production. Compression clothing | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Choice of materials and design of orthoses after studying specific patients' cases, evaluating the patient according to his functional abilities, taking into account the patient's diagnosis and the goal to be achieved using orthoses | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 6 | Measurement of lower limb, principles of soft orthosis production and production stages | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 7 | Measurement of lower limb, principles of soft orthosis production and production stages | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Measurement of back, principles of soft orthosis production and production stages | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 9 | Application of compression clothes (orthoses) after diagnosis, measurement, fabric selection and stretching mechanism | Classes | 2.00 | clinical base | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students write term papers during this course. Particular soft orthosis is prepared in practical classes. Analysis of various clinical case studies. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Attendance of all lectures and classes. Successfully completed independent assignments. Term paper writing and presentation. Exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | On successful course acquisition the students acquire theoretical knowledge of soft orthosis selection mechanism. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Practical knowledge – individual soft orthosis fabrication, finished soft orthosis adjustment. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Being able to choose an appropriate technical aid to certain illnesses an individual patient, to argue your choice. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation by Michelle M. Lusardi, Caroline C. Nielsen and Millee Jorge, 2013. | ||||||||
