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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

Fotterapi

English translation:

Chiropody

Added to glossary by jeffrey engberg
Apr 23, 2010 18:53
14 yrs ago
Norwegian term

Fotterapi

Norwegian to English Other Education / Pedagogy foot treatment
Pedicure, podiatry, chiropody?
Upper secondary education (Vg3) category and professional title for people who treat feet.
What is the correct educational/professional title for someone who treats feet.
Is a podiatrist a medical doctor specialising in feet?
Pedicurist?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 Chiropody
4 +2 Pedicurist/ (Footcare technician)
4 -1 Podiatry

Discussion

jeffrey engberg (asker) Apr 24, 2010:
vg3 My translation is for an upper secondary "Europass" certificate.
that means that this is a vocational level, not medical, so we are agreed that this is neither Podiatry/medical, nor Pedicure/skin&nail treatment...
lingo_montreal Apr 24, 2010:
Just wanted to nuance Dawn's explanation: I agree, then, that "chiropody" would be the best answer here, as somewhere between pedicurist and podiatrist training. It definitely sounds like more formal requirements are involved for chiropody than for your average $30 pedicure, which you can get (at least in my big city) from any neighborhood hair salon, esthetician, or "nail shop". I am, however, adamant that you NOT confuse this field with podiatry, as in some English-speaking countries - like Canada - the latter designation clearly requires an (advanced) medical degree, while chiropody does NOT.
Dawn Nixon Apr 24, 2010:
I see that chiropody is used in both the UK and America, however it is the same as podiatry, and one needs a degree to obtain the title. However, no such certificate level exists in Norway according to skolenettet. See link www.2.skoletnettet.no/filer/fag-beskrivelser/en/fotterapeut... Here they use both pedicure and chiropody, perhaps it can be translated as pedicure/chiropody seeing as it is somewhere in between?
lingo_montreal Apr 23, 2010:
Ha ha guess you put your foot in your mouth there... gotta get a better foothold on the subject....ouch, stop me before it gets too corny!
Charles Ek Apr 23, 2010:
Foot health practitioner The practitioner here should probably be a "foot health practitioner" -- see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_health_practitioner. Kudos (no pun intended) to lingo_montreal for putting me on the right foot (THAT one was intentional. :-) )

(Please don't award me any points if so inclined, regardless of any sympathies for punning. lingo-montreal deserves any credit here.)

Proposed translations

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15 hrs
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Chiropody

Having gone to health & beauty college myself and hold a pedicure qualification, I can assure you that the proper term for this is chiropody. A pedicurist takes care of the nails, filing, cuticle treatment, etc in addition to foot massage. A chiropodist (fotpleier) does this as well as removing hard skin, corns, verrrucas and such like. Sometimes this is referred to as 'medisinsk fotpleier' to distinguish between a pedicure/chiropody treatment. A pedicurist is not permitted to do this as it is not covered in their training and involves the use of small knives. VG3 training involves such treatments and is therefore not classified as a pedicure, but chiropody treatment.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2010-04-24 11:21:38 GMT)
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Forgot to mention that fotpleie is a qualification in its own right giving access to membership in the Norsk fotterapeutsforbund. Pedicure training is done in connection beauty training programmes.
Note from asker:
Goodness how I like this site. We have been arguing this question for 3 years now. SSB, Lawson and Utdir all use pedicure... Now we are getting somewhere. so, A podiatrist is a medical profession, chiropodist is a foot therapist with limited medical treatment skills, and pedicurist is just the aesthetics and superficial treatment. Any objections to the use of Chiropody/Chiropodist anyone? And is chiropody a UK English word, US word or both?
Peer comment(s):
agree lingo_montreal : Both US and UK - I now think Dawn's is the best answer.
6 hrs
Thank you and I agree with your last discussion comments :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Between pedicure, chiropody and podiatry, it seems for a vocational education at level VG3 that Chiropody works best."
-1
1 hr

Podiatry

Defined this way in the "Fagordliste – Workshop Vg1 Helse- og sosialfag" at the reference link below.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-23 20:53:50 GMT)
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Yes, a podiatrist is a foot, ankle and lower leg specialist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podiatry
Reference:

http://www.seeto.no/gem/servlet/getGemObject?id=4092

Peer comment(s):
disagree lingo_montreal : Charles, please see my entry - thanks!
21 mins
I haven't seen any entry here yet?
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2 hrs

Pedicurist/ (Footcare technician)

Please see link below for a good clarification of US/Canadian/UK definitions. In a nutshell, "podiatrist" denotes a medical degree, one obtained following high school and the pre-requisite Bachelor of Science degree, and might entail up to 12 years of study following high school. "Chiropodist" is a lower-level degree. "VG3" is nowhere near medical school level, but more a vocational qualification. I've been to a "fotpleier" in Norway, and I'd say that many estheticians and pedicurists (without necessarily professional training) in North America do the same kind of "footcare" (and even more -- e.g., the basic nail polish or nail decoration at the end of the session) than what some might offer in Norway; so maybe , at most, they might be allowed to be called chiropodists. Absolutely NOT medical "specialists". Perhaps better just to say "footcare technician" to avoid confusion?

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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-04-24 03:56:53 GMT)
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Actually, then, I think Jeffrey's suggestion of "chiropody" might be acceptable. It's more of a vocational training than merely a pedicurist. Seems the logical choice, no?
Reference:

http://www.footdoc.ca/.../Website%20Podiatric%20Medicine.htm

Note from asker:
I have trouble agreeing with Pedicure/Pedicurist, because for me it suggests purely the nail polish and decoration aspect. Still, Statistics Norway uses it (the "official" Norwegian list) and the Lawson list from R-94 also uses it. but what about Chiropody? Does that even exist?
Peer comment(s):
agree Charles Ek : Thanks for the explication! I realized a while ago that "podiatry" was far too high a level for the Vg3 category, as it is indeed used for medical practice.
21 mins
agree rajagopalan sampatkumar
8 hrs
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