Five new courses are now available at TOPMED
3D Printing
- Background and principles of 3D printing
- Technical, hardware and software presentations
- Getting started with the machine
- Autonomous use of equipment
Biomechanical analyzes of and equipment design for the lower limbs
- Review of the phases of walking
- Gait analysis, both visually and with equipment(inertial sensors, dynamic foot pressure measurement, cameras)
- Equipment design in light of the walking pattern (choose one option):
- Foot orthotics / Prosthetics / Others (knee orthosis, tibia-pedius orthosis, etc.)
Computer-aided Design (CAD) of Foot Orthotics
- Review of the phases of walking, gait analysis
- Review of pathologies
- Scanning with different scanners and software
- Pre-treatment and modification of a positive model
- Foot orthotic design
- Orthotic carving
Pathological Limitations, Clinical Evaluation and Equipment
- Review of pathologies
- Central and peripheral nervous systems
- Cardiovascular and pulmonary systems
- Neurological and neuromuscular disorders
- Clinical tests for evaluating the patient
- Amplitude and muscular balance
- Rotations, twists, and other structural deformations
- Static and dynamic evaluation
- Appliance design in light of evaluation
Pediatrics
- Review of limitations in children (congenital malformations, pathologies, etc.)
- Particularities related to childhood and growth
- Clinical biomechanical evaluation
- Recommendations and equipment design relating to the condition
Foot orthotics / Prosthetics / Others (tibia-pedius, corset, cranial, etc.)