PodChatLive 187: Understanding of dermatological conditions by Podiatrists, and foot pain in Nursing Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode : Itchy feet: skin and nail conditions in the podiatrists’ clinic Podiatrists’ insight and awareness of melanoma of the foot Foot health status and associated characteristics of nursing students...
PodChatLive 186: Another running shoe episode!? Carbon plated injury risks, and a systematic review on rocker bottom shoes Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: Quo vadis advanced footwear technology research? How conventional or technologically advanced running shoes influence riskand location of injuries Effects of rocker-bottom shoes on the gait biomechanics of running and walking...
PodChatLive 185: Running shoes special! Influences on foot pressures, injury risks and performance Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this week : Plantar pressure in recreational athletes running in maximal and traditional shoes How are Spanish athletes using technological advanced running shoes (TARS)? Do they influence injuries? Shoe changes and running-related injury risk: an effect modification analysis The effects of running shoe longitudinal bending stiffness and midsole en...
PodChatLive 184: Foot orthoses in real world Vs research, and shoe designs which help heel pain Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode : Hip Muscle Activity and Frontal Plane Lower Extremity Kinematics in Long-Distance Runners With Plantar Fasciitis Immediate Effects of Footwear Design on In-Shoe Plantar Pressures, Impact Forces and Comfort in Women With Plantar Heel Pain Bridging the gap between custom foot orthoses research and clinical practice...
PodChatLive 183: Why do bus drivers get foot issues, and the psychological factors associated with chronic ankle instability Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode : Chamonix Podiatry Ski Conference Musculoskeletal disorders among bus drivers Comparison of psychological factors between healthy athletes and those suffering from chronic ankle instability Effects of foot orthoses on lower extremity joint kinematics and kinetics in runners with asymptomatic flatfeet...
PodChatLive 182: Are strength exercises actually doing anything, and tips for appraising research papers Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode : Biomechanical Assessment of Yoga-Based Warm-Up Routines in Reducing Injury Risk among Runners Do strengthening exercises help in the treatment of people with patellar tendinopathy (jumper's knee)? Strength and Flexibility Self-Assessment and Subsequent Training Injuries Among Runners of the New York City Marathon The Impact o...
PodChatLive 181: Flat out Fabulous; A Barbie foot posture research article special Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Link to "the paper": Flat out Fabulous: How Barbie’s foot posture and occupations have changed over the decades, and the lessons we can learn Press release: Barbies today are much less likely to be on their tip-toes than in past decades History of Barbie Barbie’s Feet...
PodChatLive 180: Adidas develop shoe for runners with Down Syndrome, Do orthoses for plantar fasciitis need heel plugs, & When bad science tries to force a causation between foot posture and back pain Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode : Adidas, FCB develop shoe just for Down syndrome runners HELPP (HeEL Pain Pathways) Feasibility Study Custom-made foot orthoses with and without heel plugs and their effect on treatment outcomes and plantar pressures in patients...
PodChatLive 179: Words relating to symptomatic flat feet in children, effects of foot orthoses wedging, and questioning whether biomechanical experiments are of any value Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from today episode : Foot orthosis with posterior-medial posting alone produces similar effects than anterior-medial plus posterior-medial postings on the lower limb mechanics and muscle activation during normal walking The F-words relating to symptomatic flexible flat feet: A scopi...
PodChatLive 178: Even more plantar fasciitis research (is it all really needed?) and individual responses to foot orthoses Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this week's episode : The 6 best Asics running shoes for women, according to editors and podiatrists Plantar Fasciitis: An Autobiographical Case Report From the Perspective of an Athlete and Physician Can kinesio tape negatively affect the treatment by creating a hard floor in plantar fasciitis treatment? A randomized clinic...
PodChatLive 177: London marathon post mortem, Os peroneum, biomechanical strategies to improve running, and pandemic influences on google searches Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Biomechanical Strategies to Improve Running: Cadence, Footwear, and Orthoses—A Quasi-Experimental Study Association between work-from-home policies and United States public interest in foot surgery conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic Clinical aspects and epidemiology of os peroneum...
PodChatLive 176: The Podcast Studio Episode! Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: Diagnostic domains, differential diagnosis and conditions requiring further medical attention that are considered important in the assessment for Achilles tendinopathy Variability Among Individual Male Runners Influences Cumulative Loading More Than Foot Strike Type The “future” pain clinician: Competencies needed to provide psychologically informed care The effects of running shoe stack...
PodChatLive 175: UK National Hallux Valgus Think Tank, Achilles symptoms Vs Achilles pain, and anatomical variation as it relates to pathology Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this week : The Inaugural United Kingdom National Hallux Valgus Think Tank: Identification of Key Issues and Strategies to Improve Clinical Care for Patient Benefit Evaluation of the relations between foot & ankle pathologies and anatomic variations with magnetic resonance imaging of 849 study populati...
PodChatLive 174: What orthoses prescriptions Podiatrists write, a scoping review of foot strengthening exercises, and why patients want bunion surgery Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this weeks episode : Custom Foot Orthoses: A Retrospective Analysis of 1000 Prescriptions From New Zealand Podiatrists Muscle Strengthening Exercises for the Foot and Ankle: A Scoping Review Exploring Adherence to Best Practice for Optimizing Musculoskeletal Health Why I Want Bunion Surgery—the Pa...
PodChatLive 173: April Fools Day & critical thinking, Effects of cadence, footwear & orthoses on running, and Cardiac arrests during marathons Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Critical thinking is more important than ever. How can I improve my skills? Optimizing Running Mechanics, Effects of Cadence, Footwear, and Orthoses on Force Distribution: A Quasi-Experimental Study London Marathon fury as thousands of runners fear they could miss out on finishers' ...
PodChatLive 172: Orthoses made from foam boxes Vs scans, steroid injections for foot OA, and Kinesiotape outperforming shockwave therapy for heel pain Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : You can catch the ‘nocebo’ effect from family, friends – even social media To scan or not to scan? Comparing the effectiveness and cost differential of insoles manufactured from foam-box casts versus direct scans in treating musculoskeletal conditions of the foot and ankle Intra-art...
PodChatLive 171: A Plantar fasciitis special - Don’t trust what you watch on Youtube about it, and can it be predicted by the Y-balance test? Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Y-Balance Test performance for predicting plantar fasciitis in male recreational marathon runners Comparison of balance performance, gait, foot function, lower extremity biomechanical alignment and muscle strength in individuals with unilateral and bilateral plantar fasciitis Analysis of Pla...
PodChatLive 170: Navigating diagnostic uncertainty in children’s chronic pain, and running injury risk reduction practices Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Running-Centred Injury Prevention Support: A Scoping Review on Current Injury Risk Reduction Practices for Runners Navigating diagnostic uncertainty in children's chronic lower limb pain...
PodChatLive 169: Anatomical variation of the lumbricals, heel striking to reduce running injuries, and Tokyo marathon news Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode : Epidemiology of adolescent runners: non-rearfoot strike is associated with the Achilles tendon and lower leg injury Morphological Variations of Foot Lumbricals and Their Clinical Significance First female runner could soon break the 4-minute-mile barrier Me at the zoo (first ever YouTube video)...
PodChatLive 168: A really big week for feet in the news, and the potential role of AI in healthcare Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : FTC Secures Court Order Barring Gravity Defyer and its Owner from Making Unsupported Pain-Relief Claims to Market Company’s Footwear Prioritizing Trust in Podiatrists’ Preference for AI in Supportive Roles Over Diagnostic Roles in Health Care...
PodChatLive 167: Properties of the Achilles tendon in children with calcaneal apophysitis, 3D printed orthoses, exercises for runners with shin pain, and the list of shoes banned by Ironman Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Comparative Efficacy of 3D-Printed Insoles in Managing Common Foot Conditions: A Review IRONMAN reveals list of BANNED super shoes for 2025 triathlon season Mechanical properties and function of the achilles tendon and ankle joint in children w...
PodChatLive 166: Ankle supports only give psychological support, zero drop running shoe biomechanics, and ultrasound gel guidance Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Good infection prevention practice: using ultrasound gel Actor David Tennant has an extra toe Immediate and long-term effects of zero-drop running shoes on lower extremity biomechanics Ankle supports enhance only psychological aspects of the Ankle-GO score in patients with chronic ankle instability. Inf...
PodChatLive 165: Backwards walking good is for health, hallux rigidus & the windlass mechanism, and ankle trigger points Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode : Why walking backwards can be good for your health and brain The big chill: is cold-water immersion good for our health? Painful Flexible Flatfoot Deformity: A Description of Posterolateral Ankle Trigger Point for Pain Dysfunction of the Windlass Mechanism Is Associated with Hallux Rigidus...
PodChatLive 164: Sleep & ankle instability, floating toes & athletic performance, and running injury risk in military cadets Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : The relationship between chronic ankle instability and sleep behaviour Association Between Running Characteristics and Lower Extremity Musculoskeletal Injuries in United States Military Academy Cadets Relationship between floating toe score and performance in track and field athletes Hoka’s First-Eve...
PodChatLive 163: Phenol still the king when it comes to nail surgery, big toe joint arthrodesis in elite athletes, and dorsalis pedis artery occlusion case report Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Return to Sport after First Metatarsophalangeal Arthrodesis in Elite Athletes Evaluating the Effectiveness, Safety, and Satisfaction Rates of Phenol 90%, Trichloroacetic Acid 100%, and Radiofrequency in Lateral Matricectomy for the Treatment of Ingrown Toenails Occlusion...
PodChatLive 162: MRI findings in midfoot pain, the “DRUCEBO” effect, and the evidence behind toe separators Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this week : Association between clinical and MRI-detected imaging findings for people with midfoot pain Toe Separators as a Therapeutic Tool in Physiotherapy—A Systematic Review Harnessing the drucebo effect: A new frontier in podiatric patient care...
PodChatLive 161: Does it matter how you tape ankles, children describing their experience of pain, and how does rock/paper/scissors apply to Podiatry? Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode : The effect of anti-pronation and anti-supination taping on neuromuscular control in recreational athletes with Achilles Tendinopathy Rock, paper, scissors: Resolving the conflicting results of randomized trials involving corticosteroid, platelet rich plasma (PRP) and placebo injec...
PodChatLive 160: Death of the term Morton’s neuroma, Golfers Christmas injuries & runner’s rarely know what they are talking about Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Evolution journal editors resign en masse to protest Elsevier changes An Atlas of Anatomical Variants of the Human Talus Accuracy of self-reported foot strike pattern detection among endurance runners Morton’s neuroma: who, when and how contributed to its description and treatment?...
PodChatLive 159: Disney princess health risks, bilateral Vs unilateral heel pain, and FHL muscle volume in those with MTSS Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Living happily ever after? The hidden health risks of Disney princesses Predictors for pain and functioning in patients with plantar fasciopathy one year after inclusion in a treatment trial in specialist care Complaints and Pain Predominance in Running-Related Injuries MRI-Based Morphometric Comparison of Low...
PodChatLive 158: Three new papers on falls risk, and why taking a detailed history is important Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode : Comparison of Achilles Tendinopathy in regular and irregular prayer offers The Effects of Ankle and Foot Exercises on Ankle Strength, Balance, and Falls in Older People Decreased foot-related quality of life is a risk factor for falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Relationship of foot pain with the increased risk of falls in pat...
