Exercise & Sports Podiatry

Can we change people's gait and get better at running? It is a highly debated topic and one that Mike and Matt delve into why it may help, but also why it can be hotly rebutted. They go over changing someone's gait both in the short and long term and why/why not and how... They chat about how efficiency can be seen by the trained eye and that the research that disputes that may have some...

Matt and Mike are back to discuss training this time with performance as the main goal. They compare and contrast the differences and similarities they see in their own squads but also in clinic. Matt uses his knee injury to describe how athletes can still keep performing with compromise and Mike delves into racing some pro races to get him ready for the upcoming track season. They open up a new s...

Matt Clarke and Michael Nitschke are back on the pod wavelengths. Matt is back from his overseas racing tour after running an 8:16 steeplechase and discusses the struggles adapting to longer workouts as he targets the City2Bay. Mike chats about the clinical landscape of SPARC whilst Matt was gone and how many athletes he has seen have been embracing balancing niggles to keep up fitness. The duo di...

For our 2nd Season, we do a double initial release... The guys recap their City2Bay and their shoe choices. They then chat about the future of healthcare education and the role social media content plays... They then move onto the main topic of building a program to reduce injuries and the considerations involved. They go over: - how and why they add gym into the program - considerations for incre...

Matt and Mike return for another episode of E&SP. They recap their week which includes:  - Michael coaches Cael Mulholland to his first Australian singlet at World Cross Country to be held in Bathurst, Australia  - Matt runs 3:42 for a 1500m at VMC and places 2nd to Cam Myers, the first time Matt has been beaten by an athlete a decade younger than him! James 'Jimmy' Whelan joins as t...

Matt and Mike delve into numerous considerations for reducing time off for runners and if so how to manage return to run programs. They also go through some of their early running journey and how much of that experience help them today as runners, coaches and clinicians. Matt will race at the Victorian Miler's Club (VMC) 1500m A race on Tuesday 24th January. You can head to the VMC facebook p...

Welcome to Exercise & Sports Podiatry! Episode 1 introduces the hosts, Matt Clarke & Michael Nitschke; runners, podiatrists and coaches. They discuss how and why they entered podiatry, a bit about their own running journey so far and answer some questions on running footwear and orthotics. Exercise & Sports Podiatry was made by podiatrists, runners and coaches, Matt Clarke and Michael...