A solid foundational knowledge is a prerequisite for every successful podiatrist and medical foot care specialist, which is comprehensively and clearly structured in the three-volume theory of medical foot treatment.

Content Volume 1:

• The historical development of the profession
• Dermatology of the foot
• Skin diseases
• Nail diseases
• The work of the medical foot care specialist/podiatrist
• The patient record
• Instrumentation and care of instruments for foot treatment
• Nail treatment
• Nail edge tamponades
• Scalpel treatment
• Calluses and clavi types (hyperkeratosis)
• Warts/Verrucae
• Medicinal treatment of the foot (wound care)
• Caustic agents in foot treatment
• Treatment of caro luxurians (proliferating granulation tissue)

Content Volume 2:

• Diabetes mellitus and the foot
• Applied techniques
• Infectious agents and hygiene
• Physics
• Massage
• Hydrotherapy

Content Volume 3:

• Podiatric biomechanics
• Introduction
• Basic concepts of foot biomechanics
• Examinations
• The locomotion system
• Gait analysis
• The functions of the subtalar joint (STJ)
• Forms of foot compensation
• The interactions of the axes of the talocrural joint, subtalar joint, and Chopart joint at the rear foot
• Physics, forces, levers, moments, and pressure centers
• Rear foot varus
• Rear foot valgus
• Forefoot varus
• Forefoot valgus
• Plantarflexed 1st ray
• Forefoot supinatus
• Classification of foot types with associated pathologies
• Equinus foot type
• Pes equinus, talipes equinus
• Tarsal fusions
• Dorsiflexed 1st ray
• Dorsiflexed 2nd ray
• Cuboid syndrome
• Hallux abducto valgus
• Sesamoiditis
• Heel spur/plantar fasciitis
• Orthosis fabrication
• Treatment cases
• Summary of some testing procedures and possible disease symptoms
• Table of some common foot diseases encountered in practice.