Abstract
I, as a physical therapist, joined in a foot health care course held by the health promotion division of Tsuchiura City to provide educational activities to prevent foot lesions. The purpose of the course is to make frail elderly people realize the necessity of foot care and to make them familiar with how to check their own health condition of foot and how to perform appropriate care for foot. The course included basic knowledge on foot, foot trouble, how to exercise, and how to choose and wear shoes properly, as well as skill practice based on the above instructions. Although many participants responded to the post-course questionnaire that they understood the importance of foot care, their actual level of understanding was not figured out; thus it would be necessary to change the questions and to continue the follow-up. Considering that the number of diabetic patients has been increasing and the associated risk for foot lesion may be a concern, educational activities for preventive foot care on a regional basis are believed to be essential.
