PodChatLive - The Podiatry Podcast

PodChatLive 112: Foot types not predicting injury risk (again), bunions influencing nail health, and are corns really verrucas? Email us on getinvovled@podchatlive.com Links for this episode : Strengthening the relationship between intractable plantar keratosis and human papillomavirus Cross-sectional study of the prevalence of hyperextension of the first metatarsophalangeal joint and its relation...

PodChatLive 111: Leg length discrepancies and research paper retractions hitting a record high Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links mentioned in this episode : More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record Retraction Watch blog Retraction: Intraosseous Calcaneal Lipoma Misdiagnosed as Plantar Fasciitis Leg length discrepancy is not a risk factor for plantar fascii...

PodChatLive 110: Distracted gait, no more fluoroquinolones and a brand new review on running injury Contact: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: Is this the most expensive regular running shoe? Does listening to audiobooks affect gait behavior? Distracted Walking Fluoroquinolone antibiotics Do Exercise-Based Prevention Programs Reduce Injury in Endurance Runners?

Email us at getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : 'Ballistic Podiatry:' Moments From the GOP Debate New 'innovative' running shoe from Ampla Who Killed the Ampla Fly, the World’s Most Innovative Running Shoe? Triceps surae muscle hypertrophy is greater after standing  versus  seated calf-raise training

Please email us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com if you know which running shoe brand made the first running shoe with the carbon plates. Links to articles discussed: Frequency of Plantar Heel Pain Barefoot walking is beneficial for plantar heel pain

New Years running tip, Footballers sock holes, and what is Foot-Spine Syndrome? Links: Foot Spine Syndrome "RAFFET Syndrome" The reason why footballers cut holes in their socks Laser running shoes with no toe box Using wearable technology data to explain recreational running injury

PodChatLive Episode 106: The BMJ Christmas article special Links : How to make flat foot worse? BMJ Christmas archive The case of the disappearing teaspoons Toxicological analysis of George’s marvellous medicine Testing the validity of the Danish urban myth that alcohol can be absorbed through feet Quantifying the benefits of inefficient walking: Monty Python inspired laboratory based experimental...

Contact us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links: Are patients picking up what we are putting down? Considering nocebo effects in exercise for musculoskeletal pain Practitioners preference in using electrotherapy to treat paediatric lower limb conditions Gravity Defyer Sperm Logo FTC suing Gravity Defyer footwear

Links from the episode: New Balance heritage 60 Minutes Episode on Podiatric Surgery (not available in all countries) 60 Minutes story (not available in all countries) The impact of pre-operative mental health on outcomes of foot and ankle surgery

Links talked about: Cultural values: can they explain self-reported health? Incidence vs prevalence and the epidemiologist’s bathtub A new declaration for feet's sake: Halving the global diabetic foot disease burden from 2% to 1% with next generation care Twitter thread on diabetic foot screening

Links : Running-Related Injuries among more than 7000 runners in 87 different countries: The Garmin-RUNSAFE Running Health Study Get off on the right foot: Shedding light on the complex evolution of our “support structures” as bipedal creatures How Long Do Super Shoes Last? Here’s What the Latest Data Says Ian Vassallo Hagi - Politician and Podiatrist from Malta

PodChatLive Episode 101: The correct way to pronounce Saucony, and Chlorhexadine Vs Povodine-iodine Notes : Unboxing and pronouncing Saucony Pronounce Saucony Comparing the efficacy of chlorhexidine and povidone–iodine in preventing surgical site infections Goodbye Chlorhexidine? Brad Wenstrup

Podiatry fraud, Nike baby shoes and a new way to assess arch height ABC episode on podiatry fraud in Australia Nike shoe press release on baby shoe Email us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com

In episode 14 back in March 2018 (nearly 4 years and 85 episodes ago) we were joined by Dr Peta Tehan from the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Mr Martin Fox from Manchester, UK to talk about lower limb vascular assessment. It remains one of our most popular episodes to date, so we thought we'd invite them back on to give us an update on Vascular Podiatry. What has changed in the last 4 yea...

In this episode we were joined by Prof Cathy Bowen (Lead of the Foot & Ankle Research programme at Southampton University, Chair of the Research Committee for the Royal College of Podiatry, and Editor-in-Chief for JFAR) to talk about the timeline of a journal article, from the moment you think you have an idea for one, until the moment you are reading it in black and white. How do you choose w...

In this episode we were joined by "The Running Shoe Geeks": Podiatrists and old friends of PodChatLive Michael Nitschke (Nitta, Episode 66) and Thomas Do Canto (TDC, Episode 75), along with Australian long distance runner, running coach, owner of The Running Company Ballarat and host of The Inside Running Podcast Julian Spence. We geeked out about the best shoes of this year, what shoes looks best...

In this episode we were joined by Dr Laura Miele who has over 30 years experience in the sport, fitness and education industry. She played Division I basketball at Arizona State; was Tight End for the Arizona Caliente, of the Women’s Professional Football League; and was also a New York Golden Gloves semi-finalist in 2004. She holds a PhD in Psychology (with emphasis in Sport & Exercise), and...

In this episode we were joined with Dr Lauren Welte who is a postdoc fellow at Queens University in Canada, and completed her PhD in Mechanical Engineering, where she heavily focused on the function of the human foot. She shared with us what the Windlass Mechanism is (and the reverse Windlass Mechanism), a contemporary understanding of it Vs some traditional beliefs about it, what we still do not...

In this episode we were joined with Dr David Klyne.  David is a research fellow at UQ focusing on understanding the physiology of pain and the complex mechanisms that drive its persistence. Sleep is one of the most important factors to our physical and mental wellbeing. David takes us through just what an important (and bidirectional) relationship there is between pain and sleep, and gives us...

Live podiatry chats with Craig Payne and Ian Griffiths. In this episode we were joined by Rani Lill Anjum & Alex Murray. Rani is a research fellow and leader for the Centre for Applied Philosophy of Science at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She is also the PI for CauseHealth, a project focused on rethinking causality, complexity and evidence in health sciences. Alex is a Podiatrist...

Live podiatry chats with Craig Payne and Ian Griffiths. In this episode we were joined by Rani Lill Anjum & Alex Murray. Rani is a research fellow and leader for the Centre for Applied Philosophy of Science at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She is also the PI for CauseHealth, a project focused on rethinking causality, complexity and evidence in health sciences. Alex is a Podiatrist...

In this episode we were joined by Dr Doug Richie, DPM from his home in California to talk about The Richie Brace. It was introduced in the USA in 1996 and now 25 years later is sold in 7 countries. Doug talks us through what led him to invent and the brace, some clinical tips for when to consider it over standard custom made foot orthoses, the main pathologies it can be useful for and how simple i...

In this episode we were totally honoured to be joined by Joe Brooks (Podiatrist, Director of APodA Australia and Beyond Blue speaker) from his home in Tasmania and listen to his personal account of how he has suffered with anxiety and depression. He discussed some of the signs that may suggest getting help would be sensible, how important it is to have that difficult first conversation, and some o...

In this episode we were joined by Dr Brad from the East coast and Dr Ebonie from the West coast about the hit TLC show My Feet Are Killing Me. We chatted about how they came to be on the show, the process a patient who is being seen on TV goes through, and some of our favourite real time Twitter comments whilst the show is airing. Follow Ebonie and Brad over on Instagram, and check out the show on...

In this episode we were joined by Dr Peter Malliaras, Associate Professor at Monash University and world renowned expert in tendinopathy who gave us his insight into what they key risk factors are for developing a tendon problem, clinical symptoms that help diagnose a tendinopathy, what we should be calling them (even though inflammation is still probably a part of the picture), and what good and...