PodChatLive - The Podiatry Podcast

In this episode we chatted with Toronto based practitioner, Peter Guy about his 33 years experience to talk us through his matrix of common modifications for conditions such as peroneal tendinopathy, plantar fasciopathy, plantar plate/capsular issues and neuroma. He also gives us some of his tips for dealing with comfort/tolerance issues and orthoses for high heels.

In this episode Prof Debbie Turner joined us (on her birthday!) and gave us a taste of the role of a Podiatrist within a specialist Rheumatology service, the pathologies commonly seen and her approach to the assessment and management of these patients. She also gave some great tips for clinicians who don't work within Rheumatology, but may well be missing conditions due to their ability to masquer...

In this episode Stacey talks us through some of her research which has looked at biomechanical risk factors for injury, step width modification for MTSS and ITB issues, and also some clinical pearls to think about when someone presents in your clinic with a suspected bone stress injury. For the really nerdy, we even briefly talked about the 'free moment' and its potential relevance to injury.

In this weeks episode we chatted with Steven Subotnick about Podiatric Sports Medicine

In this episode we welcomed a great panel of physiotherapists in Hamish Vickerman, Tom Goom, Neil Meigh and Kevin Nordanger to talk about how Podiatry and Physiotherapy can/should work together, the overlap between professions, the preconceived notions we have about each others professions and more.

In this episode we talked with Annette Davis and discussed what the evidence tells us (and doesn't tell us) about footwear and falls, explains the role of the Podiatrist in screening for falls risk and how to communicate effectively regarding this (making a reasonably solid case for all individuals of a certain age to be risk assessed regardless of why they are attending clinic to see you) and als...

In this episode we discuss the golf swing, the use of foot orthotics in golf and pseudoscience.

In this episode we welcomed Dave James (The Foot and Leg Magician), Melissa Zacharia (Pod Fit Podiatry) and Jonathan Tomines (The Toe Bro) to offer their thoughts and experiences on generating Podiatry videos. We talked through some of the biggest barriers and concerns people have before starting, and the potential benefits (to both the individual and the profession) of doing them. We also touched...

In this episode we talked with Ben Cormack. We talked about what he believes are the key components to a successful rehab programme (and why they may fail), along with how we promote self efficacy, empower and motivate our patients and the evidence base behind strength work (and the differences between strength and load tolerance).

In this episode we talked with the physical therapist Richard Willy. Rich explains what tissue capacity is, what he looks for during a gait analysis, the benefits and pitfalls of 'wearables', and how footwear may fit into the whole picture. He also summarised the key differences between treadmill and overground running, with good take homes for clinicians who analyse their athletes on the treadmil...

In this episode we talked with Consultant Physiotherapist, academic and researcher Dylan Morrissey about the evidence base for shockwave therapy, the robustness of the methodology often employed within such research, what foot/ankle pathologies shockwave is indicated for and whether there are any key contraindications or risks associated with its use.

In this episode we talked with paediatric specialist Nina Davies and talked about protocols for assessing the paediatric patient, how under estimated Developmental Coordination Disorder is (and when to be thinking about this rather than just thinking about a clumsy child), the in-toeing child (causes and treatments) and also how important it is to try and be goal/activity orientated and focus on p...

In this episode we welcomed Dr David Armstrong, DPM, PhD and we talked about how the worlds diabetic population is third only to China and India, and that during the length of this episode alone 198 amputations would have occured worldwide, and 565 people would have died from complications associated with Diabetes. We talk about what we as Podiatrists can try to do about this, how we communicate w...

In this episode we welcomed Physical Therapist Jarod Hall on to talk us through what his history taking looks like, the language he uses (and tried to avoid), how he asks about the complex topic of pain and the importance he places on educating those sitting across from him in his clinic office.

In this episode Consultant Podiatric Surgeon Ryan McCallum joined us to talk all things X-Ray; How do you get started in requesting them from a legal point of view? When is requesting an X-Ray appropriate? What views are commonly requested (and why)? Non-weightbearing or weight-bearing X-Rays? What are the ABCS of X-Ray reporting?

In this episode we talk to the amazing 'board' of Forgotten Feet (Debi, Lydia, Sarah, Belinda & Dave) who now oversee over 50 clinics UK wide which provide completely free care for the Homeless. Listen to their experiences so far and how you can get involved/volunteer, donate or help in other ways.

This weeks guest was Jonathan Heath from the Podiatry Hive. As CEO at The Hive, Jono Heath leads a team of professionals who are all intent on transforming practitioners into successful business owners. He has presented business training workshops and webinars to thousands of private practice owners and believes passionately in helping people find the “why” in what they do, in both their business...

This week we welcomed Mandy Abbott who is a lecturer at Glasgow Caledonian University, Clinical Director for Special Olympics GB and was Lead Podiatrist for the Commonwealth Games in 2014, the European Games in 2015, and the World Indoor Athletics in 2018. She talked about how best to prepare yourself for being part of a multidiscplinary team at a big games/event (read up on acute injury managemen...

This week, we talked about the challenges of treating footballers, 'hacks' for designing orthoses for football boots, the "value" of pre-season screening of the lower limb, and the science of how boots interact with differing surfaces.

This weeks guest was Seth O'Neill on Achilles tendinopathy. We talked about whether this is an inflammatory condition or a degenerative condition (or both), how Seth assesses posterior ankle pain in clinic, his thoughts on imaging appropriateness and timing, why isometrics may not be the silver bullet for pain relief and how advice and education should probably out rank injection and shockwave the...

This weeks guests were Podiatrists associated with AFL football teams: Ben Holland [North Melbourne Kangaroos], Emma Poynton [Western Bulldogs], Nicki Quigley [Hawthorn Hawks], Todd Brown [Geelong Cats] and Tom May [Adelaide Crows]. We discussed the demands of AFL and the common injuries seen, the footwear worn and the challenges it brings and the screening process adopted within the 44-man squads...

This weeks guest was Alicia James and we talked all about the latest thoughts around calcaneal apophysitis (Severs disease).

This weeks guest was Howard Dananberg. In this episode Howard tells us how he first starting thinking about sagittal plane mechanics in the context of 'functional hallux limitus' and how this influenced his practice over the last three decades.

This weeks guest was Stuart Wildman, Stuart is an Extended Scope Physiotherapist, MSK Sonographer and Director of The Ultrasound Site Ltd. In this episode we talked about some of the politics and training regarding ultrasound use, the benefits and limitations of ultrasound, and the tissues/pathologies that can be visualised around the foot and ankle (with some cool images/case studies).

In this episode we welcome representatives from three professional associations: Katrina Pratt; President - Australian Podiatry Association. Matthew Fitzpatrick; Provost - College of Podiatry. Ben Lamb; Chairman - Podiatry New Zealand. We discussed the differences between the sizes of the three (yet the rather similar challenged faced) and touched on the bidirectional responsibilities (of the oran...