Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Medicine Program of Health Sciences Division of Physical Therapy
Lecture Code I4166002 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 補装具学
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ホソウグガク
Subject Name in
English
Prosthetics & Orthotics
Instructor IMURA TAKESHI,ARIMA SATOSHI
Instructor
(Katakana)
イムラ タケシ,アリマ サトシ
Campus Kasumi Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Tues3-4:HSC Rm 205
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
 
Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area(Area) 27 : Health Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 04 : Nursing and Rehabilitation Sciences
Eligible Students Health Science (PT) Undergraduate 2nd year students
Keywords Prostheses, Orthoses, Assistive devices and equipments 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Physical Therapy
(Knowledge and Understanding)
・Knowledge, understanding about the basic medicine, knowledge, understanding about the etiology condition of a patient
・Knowledge, understanding about rehabilitation medicine, physiotherapy studies 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
The goal is to acquire basic knowledge of prostheses and orthoses that can be applied in clinical settings. 
Class Schedule Lesson 1:General principles of orthotics【Imura】
Lesson 2:Upper limb orthosis【Imura】
Lesson 3:Lower limb orthosis【Imura】
Lesson 4:Orthotic therapy for stroke【Imura】
Lesson 5:Orthotic therapy for musculoskeletal disorder【Arima】
Lesson 6:Orthotic therapy for spinal cord injury【Arima】
Lesson 7:Clinical practice of orthotic therapy【Fukuma】
Lesson 8:General principles of prosthetics【Imura】
Lesson 9:Clinical practice of prosthetic therapy【Miura】
Lesson 10:Amputation site and type of prostheses【Imura】
Lesson 11:Prosthetic rehabilitation 1【Imura】
Lesson 12:Prosthetic rehabilitation 2【Imura】
Lesson 13:Public system for prostheses and orthoses【Imura】
Lesson 14:Summary【Imura】
Lesson 15:Summary【Imura】

Writing emamination 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
Orthotic therapy (Ishiyaku Publishers,Inc.)
Prosthetic therapy (Ishiyaku Publishers,Inc.) 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Text, Handouts, Visual Materials, Microsoft Teams
(More Details)  
Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Quizzes/ Quiz format
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
1-15:Provide information as appropriate 
Requirements  
Grading Method Writing emamination 
Practical Experience Experienced  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Based on clinical experience, this program educates students on the fundamental knowledge
of prostheses and orthoses. 
Message  
Other   
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching. 
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