Online Course
Exploring Foot Anatomy
Deepen your knowledge of foot movement and function

1-1.5 hours

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Daphne Xuan
Course instructor

Daphne is a physiotherapist who specialises in orthopaedic and musculoskeletal practice

Primal Pictures
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Primal Pictures strives to deliver best-in-class anatomical solutions that educate, engage and inspire

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Introduction

Human feet allow bipedal locomotion, and they are an essential sensory structure for postural control. The foot structure is complex, consisting of many bones, joints, and ligaments. The foot is divided into three parts, and the muscles that cover the foot are separated into four layers. A clinician's ability to understand the anatomical structures of the foot is crucial for assessment and treatment planning. This course will explore all elements of foot anatomy using visual tools to explain the function of each part.

Aims

The course aims to introduce the functional anatomy of the foot.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

  1. Video
  2. Reading activity
  3. Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1-1.5 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.
Types of Activities - Reading Physiopedia pages, journal articles, book chapters. Watching videos. Attempting quizzes. Participating in an international discussion forum.
Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.0 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
  5. Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

  • identify foot bones, joints and articulations
  • describe the origin, insertion, and roles of the key soft tissue structures of the foot region, including the ligaments and muscles
  • identify the nerves and blood vessels of the foot region