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There is no greater enjoyment or deeper satisfaction than that to be gained from caring for others. The whole history of the medical profession stands testament to this. The Foot Health Practitioner Course covers the whole field of Foot Health, from leg and foot anatomy to materia medica, from dressings to autoclaves.
This course is about changing your working life to fit in with your needs.
Stonebridge Associated College’s Foot Health Practitioner course gives you the opportunity to do just that in your own practice.
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The Human Foot - An Intro
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The human foot is one of the most complex and neglected of body parts. Every step we take places two and a half times our body weight on the 26 bones that make up each foot, and it has been estimated that we walk 3˝ times around the planet in a lifetime. However, the foot is highly sensitive and like any machine part suffers wear or damage when injured or stressed beyond its capability.
Here's where you come in. Though there may be little wrong with their feet, many circumstances prevent people from looking after their feet:
- Arthritis,
- Cataracts prevent them seeing what they are doing,
- Hip joints prevent them bending,
- Stiff knees put feet out of reach,
- Hands that are arthritic cannot control scissors or nippers.
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The Foot Health Practitioner's Clients
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People who suffer from conditions that prevent them from looking after their feet need assistance with foot care - yet there may be nothing wrong with their feet. They have real need of someone they can trust to safely do for them whatever is necessary.
On the other hand, there are those who do have problems with their feet, from corns, calluses, verrucas, flat-foot and bunions to nail conditions and structural defects, many of which can be treated without surgery or medical intervention.
Some people just enjoy being pampered!
Active and fit individuals want to enjoy life to the maximum and seek optimum performance from their legs, feet and skeleton. They want informed advice and support to maintain themselves in good order and even to improve their performance further.
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The Foot Health Practitioner's Role
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All of these people can be helped by a Foot Health Practitioner, a professional trained to deliver the care they need, safely and with understanding. Because the private sector practitioner is in a position to spend sufficient time with a client to address their needs fully, there can be considerable satisfaction for both parties.
The Foot Health Practitioner is often able to visit a client in their own home. Alternatively, the practitioner might choose to provide a comfortable surgery in which the client can be seen under optimal conditions of position, lighting and cleanliness. Many offer both services.
The opportunities are endless and we encourage all of our graduates to match their personal interests with the marketplace needs by taking the skills they have developed through the Foot Health Practitioner Course and setting up their own practice.
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