The NK Active Podiatry Hub: Wellness & Podiatry Podcast

Welcome to the NK Active Podcast, and our arthritis awareness month. We have a bonus episode this month. Nick, Charlie and Dave have a 'round table' discussion on How to enjoy being active whilst living with arthritis Nick, Charlie and Dave discuss - Do we need to try and de-medicalise Osteoarthritis - Importance of lifestyle and exercises choices - How the context is key and not the scan. - Educa...

Welcome to World Arthritis day 2021!!! We have a very special guest this month - Professor Catherine (Cathy) Bowen Cathy is a major player in the Arthritis research world and sits within national and international teams and research teams helping to improve our understanding of osteoarthritis. Given how common osteoarthritis is, we still have much to learn.   Nick and Charlie chat with Cathy...

Nick has had the Hylo V1 running shoes for over 8 months nowise thought it would be good to have a long term view. You can watch Nick's initial thoughts on a Youtube live stream he done in January. He called them the names running shoe. The Hylo V1 running shoe which is made from 100% natural materials, from a carbon positive company. The shoe is 100% vegan and will never end up in landfill!!!!!!!...

It has been over 8 months since, Nick got a set of the Osaka IDO MK1 hockey shoes. Nick has been using the for training and matches so I can give a long term view. Nick chats about the positives and the things that could be improved. However overall it is a fantastic hockey shoes and Nick is really excited to see what MK2 brings and also what the Osaka Kai (there shoe aimed as a training shoe). Do...

Welcome to the next NK Active Podcast Episode 14.   Nick and Charlie chat about footwear and how it can help with the treatment of foot problems, with Charlie actually been the person with foot problems and how footwear helped her.   They discuss:-   How a shoe had a positive impact on Charlie's life The role of footwear injury How it is not a life sentence wearing a certain type of...

Welcome to episode 13. Language is something we all use on a daily basis, however the language we use can effect someone injury and treatment in a positive or negative way. It is an area that is often overlooked, however we see the impact of using the right language at the right time. For example image the thoughts that may go through someones head when the terms like 'your spine is crumbling' or...

Welcome to episode 12. Setbacks can happen during the treatment process and there are many reasons why this can happen Nick, Charlie and Dave chat about what happens when set back occurs and we help people overcome it. Common reasons include :- Expectations not been managed  Goals changing as you get back to activity  external factors for example Work. Thank you so much for listening tod...

Welcome to episode 11. Nick, Charlie and David over the next 3 episodes we are discussing some of the issues that come up throughout the treatment process and how we over come them. This month we chat about how to keep motivated during the treatment process, as sometimes it can be difficult to see progress or we can forget how far we have come, also life can get in the way. This can all effect mot...

Welcome to episode 10, we are chatting with Tabatha who is a Podiatry student and completed a 6 week placement with NK Active as part of her training. Tabatha was the 2nd student we had on placement. We have chat about what is like to be at NK Active and how the placement went for Tabatha along with what is it like to be a Podiatry student. Enjoy and see you at the next episode Thank you so much f...

BONUS EPISODE Welcome to David Rigg, our new exercise rehabilitator. David has a wealth of experience working in the MoD and at Headley Court, the military head rehabilitation centre. The NHS and commercial health care helping to reduce sickness in the work place. He has a real passion for helping people recover from injury and get back to activity. Challenging fears and beliefs around areas like...

Welcome to David.   Our newest member of the team, we have a chat about David's journey to getting to NK Active, including servicing in the military, working in the NHS, helping companies reduce the risk of sickness in the work place.   We discuss common myths around injury rehabilitation. We chat about the concepts and issues around manual handling thoughts and the importance of keeping...

Nick chat's with Dr Liddy Mawer, who was a patient at NK Active, that was treated 100% over video appointment. Liddy, had an Achilles tendon injury and using just video appointments Nick helped Liddy get back to running and help to run her first marathon. Liddy is also a GP and her and Nick discuss her experience of Virtual health care from a patient view point and also from a GP view point as wel...

Nick chat's with Paul Griffin, one of the people behind the worlds first hockey shoe the Osaka IDO MK1 (in our opinion). Paul also gives us an exclusive about the next Osaka shoe the Kai!! We chat about Paul's journey as a Podiatrist to working in athletic footwear development and the people he met along the way. Also, of course covering the how the Osaka IDO MK1 one was born and I talk about what...

Welcome to episode 5, we are chatting with Kathyrn who is a Podiatry student and completed a 6 week placement with NK Active as part of her training. We have chat about what is like to be at NK Active and how the placement went for Kathryn along with what is it like to be a Podiatry student. Thank you so much for listening today and as always #MoveForward. Nick and the NK Active team… ____________...

Heel pain is one of the most common reasons, Nick, Charlie and Natalie chat about what causes heel pain along with how it can be treated, including some self help tips.  We discuss Plantar fasciitis and the structures around the plantar fascia.  Calcaneal apophysitis (commonly known as Severs), Insertional Achilles tendinopathy. ---------  Links  ... • Self taping for plantar f...

Nick has a special guest Caroline French from W.J. French and Son. We have chat about all things footwear advice, along with certain types of shoes to help with certain types of foot pain. We discuss how to improve the relationship between medical and retail and how we work together. Links  ... • www.wjfrenchandson.co.uk Thank you so much for listening today and as always #MoveForward. Nick a...

Welcome to episode 3. Nick, Natalie and Charlie have a chat about common causes of pain in the ball of the foot, how they present and what can be done to treat them. Also some top tips to help with self treatment and how to reduce the risk of aggravating the problem. Links mentioned in episode ... • Morton’s neuroma box • Pair of metatarsal domes • Placing our metatarsal dome • Metatarsal dome • P...

Welcome to episode 2. This month we chat 2 tri-athletes, Natalie (Yes Natalie who works at NK Active) and Chris, who picked up injuries and are now back to full activity. We discuss their injury journey and how it felt getting an injury, along with exploring their treatment programme. Natalie and Chris are a couple as well so they share their insights into what it was like living with someone who...

Our 1st Podcast, come and meet the NK Active team, get to know the team and see what we do. We have a chat about how we got to where we are and the services we offer at NK Active, along with what you can expect if you even need to see us, including out 3D gait system our gym and rehabilitation process and who we can help. Thank you so much for listening today and as always #MoveForward. Nick and t...