PODIATRY, PODOLOGY AND PEDICURE
PODIATRY, PODOLOGY AND PEDICURE

Summary/Abstract: The terms Podiatry, Podology and Pedicure are specific to each Country in the World. Not every State has Podology or Podiatry and the Determination of Competences for these occupations are unique to a given State. Jadro práce: For the exact specification of the terms which are using in Slovakia, we used the traditions of our neighboring countries. The term pedicure means treating a non-critical client with aesthetical treatment of feet. A non-critical client is a client without total health problems and with healthy legs. Podology is the medical prophylactic treatment of the feet of semi-critical clients by health-educated podologists. Semicritical client is a client with a disease that influences the condition of the legs and the injuries of the patient will not be treated standardly. Záver: Podiatry is the term for a medical intervention treatment in critical patients with leg defects. Critical patient is a patient who has a overalll disease condition affecting the feet and has wounds that need medical intervention in order to completely healed.

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