PodChatLive - The Podiatry Podcast
by Ian Griffiths and Craig Payne
PodChatLive brings you weekly episodes covering the previous 7 days in Podiatry; stories from the mainstream/social media and newly published research papers of interest. Hosted by Podiatrists Ian Griffiths (UK) and Craig Payne (AUS).
Episodes
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PodChatLive 252: Foot & ankle involvement in spondyloarthritis, and talar trabecular bone differences between the shod and unshod populations
PodChatLive 252: Foot & ankle involvement in spondyloarthritis, and talar trabecular bone differences between the shod and unshod populations Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Foot and ankle involvement is common across the spondyloarthritis spectrum with distinct...
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PodChatLive 251: AI Vs Physio diagnosis, and minimally invasive Vs open bunion surgery
PodChatLive 251: AI Vs Physio diagnosis, and minimally invasive Vs open bunion surgery Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Diagnostic utility of artificial intelligence in musculoskeletal physical therapy Does less invasive mean better? Patient-reported outcomes...
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PodChatLive 250: Dr Kevin Kirby’s retirement party
PodChatLive 250: Dr Kevin Kirby’s retirement partyContact us: [email protected]
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PodChatLive 249: Does foot strike pattern influence injury risk, and who benefits most from carbon plated shoes?
PodChatLive 249: Does foot strike pattern influence injury risk, and who benefits most from carbon plated shoes? Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Is a Runner’s Footfall Pattern a Risk Factor for a Running-Related Injury? Comparison Of Running Economy Parameters...
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PodChatLive 248: A news special! Berlin marathon stories, lots of shoe info, and some Aussie sports injuries
PodChatLive 248: A news special! Berlin marathon stories, lots of shoe info, and some Aussie sports injuries Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: NHS patient's gangrenous toe on brink of falling off after devastating podiatry blunders Adidas gearsift Introducing Nike...
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PodChatLive 247: Gait changes in those with hammer toes, and minimalist Vs conventional running shoe comparisons
PodChatLive 247: Gait changes in those with hammer toes, and minimalist Vs conventional running shoe comparisons Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: We Are Living Through the Biggest Running Boom in a Decade Adherence, motivational factors, and injury rates in runners...
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PodChatLive 246: What factors predict the response to foot orthoses in heel pain, and should diabetic foot disease be taken as seriously as cancer?
PodChatLive 246: What factors predict the response to foot orthoses in heel pain, and should diabetic foot disease be taken as seriously as cancer? Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Long-Term Mortality in Diabetic Foot Disease is Higher Than That of Overall Cancer…
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PodChatLive 245: The ‘netballer’s ankle’, and music therapy for diabetic foot ulcers
PodChatLive 245: The ‘netballer’s ankle’, and music therapy for diabetic foot ulcers Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Melbourne crowned the best city in the world for runners in 2026, according to a new study Calf heart attacks Slow jogging in Korea Impact of music...
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PodChatLive 244: Sydney Marathon post-mortem, the response of the plantar fascia to running 5km, and mental health in patients with talar osteochondral lesions
PodChatLive 244: Sydney Marathon post-mortem, the response of the plantar fascia to running 5km, and mental health in patients with talar osteochondral lesions Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Acute Plantar Fascia Thickness and Stiffness Responses to Three...
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PodChatLive 243: Does the research for physiotherapy in heel pain spin its results, and those poor old bus drivers again!
PodChatLive 243: Does the research for physiotherapy in heel pain spin its results, and those poor old bus drivers again! Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Evaluation of “spin” in systematic reviews and meta-analyses of physical therapy for plantar fasciitis...
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PodChatLive 242: Injury risk when running with a stroller/buggy, Tibialis Anterior anatomical variation, the lunge test link with falls risk in Parkinson's, and calcaneal insufficiency fractures
PodChatLive 242: Injury risk when running with a stroller/buggy, Tibialis Anterior anatomical variation, the lunge test link with falls risk in Parkinson's Disease, and thinking about calcaneal insufficiency fractures Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Injury risk…
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PodChatLive 241: Intrinsic muscle size in people with & without heel pain, and return to run criteria following Achilles tendon rupture
PodChatLive 241: Intrinsic muscle size in people with & without heel pain, and return to run criteria following Achilles tendon rupture Contact us: [email protected] Links from this week: Criteria for Return to Running After Surgical Repair of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture Intrinsic…
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PodChatLive 240: Cholesterol & chronic heel pain, and the effect of positioning the diabetic foot on tissue oxygenation
PodChatLive 240: Cholesterol & chronic heel pain, and the effect of positioning the diabetic foot on tissue oxygenation Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: The effect of foot positioning on tissue oxygenation in diabetic foot ulcers Chronic plantar heel pain severity…
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PodChatLive 239: Vitamin D level association with plantar fasciitis, and the quality of Tarsal tunnel syndrome information on YouTube
PodChatLive 239: Vitamin D level association with plantar fasciitis, and the quality of Tarsal tunnel syndrome information on YouTube Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Association Between Serum Vitamin D Levels and Clinical Severity of Plantar Fasciitis Are YouTube...
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PodChatLive 238: Ozempic feet, strength training in runners, and foot posture & fatigue
PodChatLive 238: Ozempic feet, strength training in runners, and foot posture & fatigue Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: The Role of Strength Training in Preventing Running-Related Injuries in Long-Distance Runners: A Narrative Review Association between flatfoot…
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PodChatLive 237: Podiatrists behaving badly, and the rare beast that is a cuboid dislocation
PodChatLive 237: Podiatrists behaving badly, and the rare beast that is a cuboid dislocation Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Cuboid dislocations: Short and long term results and a review of the literature Score-Celebration Injuries among Soccer Players: A Report…
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PodChatLive 236: Pain catastrophising influences heel pain recovery, and is Morton’s neuroma always bilateral?
PodChatLive 236: Pain catastrophising influences heel pain recovery, and is Morton’s neuroma always bilateral? Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: PAIN CATASTROPHIZING AND NEUROPATHIC SYMPTOMS PREDICT POOR RECOVERY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC PLANTAR HEEL PAIN...
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PodChatLive 235: World Cup injury update, running shoe drop & running economy, and COVID toes
PodChatLive 235: World Cup injury update, running shoe drop & running economy, and COVID toes Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Shoe Heel-Toe Drop Affects Running Economy Quantitative Assessment of the Correlation Between ‘COVID Toes’ Search Volume and COVID-19 Case...
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PodChatLive 234: What happens to heel pain sufferers not eligible for a study, and the impact of Crohn’s disease on foot related quality of life
PodChatLive 234: What happens to heel pain sufferers not eligible for a study, and the impact of Crohn’s disease on foot related quality of life Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Assessing the Impact of Crohn's Disease on Foot Health-Related Quality of Life Why feet...
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PodChatLive 233: Are isometrics all that for tendinopathy, and does football boot design influence injury risk?
PodChatLive 233: Are isometrics all that for tendinopathy, and does football boot design influence injury risk? Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Isometric Exercises for Tendinopathies: A Systematic Literature Review The Impact of Football Boot Design on Lower Limb...
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PodChatLive 232: Fake Podiatrist jailed, plantar heel pain & menopause, and sports participation of children following clubfoot treatment
PodChatLive 232: Fake Podiatrist jailed, plantar heel pain & menopause, and sports participation of children following clubfoot treatment Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Jail for fake podiatrist working with vulnerable people Menopause and Plantar Heel Pain…
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PodChatLive 231: The sports injury episode; featuring Pickleball and elite female Cricket
PodChatLive 231: The sports injury episode; featuring Pickleball and elite female Cricket Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Sweat saturates my shoes when I play padel in Bali. My quest to stop it - and why it failed. Lower Limb Bone Stress Injuries in Elite Female...
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PodChatLive 230: Reconceptulising the calf muscles, and osteoarthritis prevalence in professional footballers
PodChatLive 230: Reconceptulising the calf muscles, and osteoarthritis prevalence in professional footballers Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Synergistic yet different: Rethinking the gastrocnemii as two functionally distinct muscles Prevalence of foot/ankle...
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PodChatLive 229: Fabricated citations on the rise, and plantar pressure characteristics in the lead up to ulceration in diabetes
PodChatLive 229: Fabricated citations on the rise, and plantar pressure characteristics in the lead up to ulceration in diabetes Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: How much pressure causes a diabetic foot ulcer? Fabricated citations: an audit across 2·5 million...
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PodChatLive 228: Super shoes in the news, and the reliability of video analysis for foot strike assessment when running
PodChatLive 228: Super shoes in the news, and the reliability of video analysis for foot strike assessment when running Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Reliability of medial versus lateral video analysis for footstrike assessment in treadmill and overground…
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PodChatLive 227: London marathon round up, manipulations for Morton’s neuroma, and shockwave for insertional Achilles tendinopathy
PodChatLive 227: London marathon round up, manipulations for Morton’s neuroma, and shockwave for insertional Achilles tendinopathy Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: There Is No Role for Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Chronic Insertional Achilles Tendinopathy…
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PodChatLive 226: Another plantar fasciitis special; pronation might actually be a risk factor for it, and don’t forget to consider nerve contributions
PodChatLive 226: Another plantar fasciitis special; pronation might actually be a risk factor for it, and don’t forget to consider nerve contributions Contact us: [email protected] Links from this week: Ankle Joint Biomechanics in Recreational Runners with Resolved and Incident Plantar...
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PodChatLive 225: First reported case of two FHL tendons in the same foot, and accessory ossicles simulating fractures
PodChatLive 225: First reported case of two FHL tendons in the same foot, and accessory ossicles simulating fractures Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Two Distinct Flexor Hallucis Longus Muscles and Tendons Symptomatic Accessory Ossicle Near the Medial Malleolus...
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PodChatLive 224: Does Kinesiotape actually work, and what are the effects of a 6 month pre-running strength routine?
PodChatLive 224: Does Kinesiotape actually work, and what are the effects of a 6 month pre-running strength routine? Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Effectiveness and clinical relevance of kinesio taping in musculoskeletal disorders Effects of two pre-running...
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PodChatLive 223: Manual therapy for plantar fasciitis, and a theory that bunions are caused by the the size of the talus
PodChatLive 223: Manual therapy for plantar fasciitis, and a theory that bunions are caused by the the size of the talus Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Effectiveness of soft tissue manual therapy in managing chronic plantar fasciitis Volumetric relationships of...
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PodChatLive 222: Patients don’t do what they’re told after bunion surgery, and the effectiveness of exercise on pain & function in Rheumatoid arthritis
PodChatLive 222: Patients don’t do what they’re told after bunion surgery, and the effectiveness of exercise on pain & function in Rheumatoid arthritis Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Effectiveness of physical exercise on foot pain and function in adults with...
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PodChatLive 221: Running shoes control motion but not like you think, and Achilles tendon ruptures in the NFL
PodChatLive 221: Running shoes control motion but not like you think, and Achilles tendon ruptures in the NFL Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Low return to play and performance in national football league athletes after Achilles tendon rupture Functionally grouping male...
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PodChatLive 220: Do fungal infections influence Diabetes risk, and what actually matters to patients after bunion surgery?
PodChatLive 220: Do fungal infections influence Diabetes risk, and what actually matters to patients after bunion surgery? Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Can Foot Dermatophyte Infections Signal Future Diabetes Risk? What outcomes matter to patients having…
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PodChatLive 219: Supination resistance normative data & Morton's neuroma; clinical suspicion Vs imaging findings
PodChatLive 219: Supination resistance normative data & Morton's neuroma; clinical suspicion Vs imaging findings Contact us: [email protected] Links from todays episode: Morton’s neuroma or its mimics: Diagnostic yield of magnetic resonance imaging and radiographic markers in patients...
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PodChatLive 218: Lunge test normative values, & why runners choose certain shoes
PodChatLive 218: Lunge test normative values, & why runners choose certain shoes Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: What is ‘Jeffing’? This walk-run technique can help you get in shape International normative values for the weight-bearing lunge test across age and…
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PodChatLive 217: An overview of Australian Podiatry Research over the last 50 years, and laser for plantar heel pain
PodChatLive 217: An overview of Australian Podiatry Research over the last 50 years, and laser for plantar heel pain Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Effect of Local Laser Therapy on Plantar Fasciitis: A Meta-Analysis An Overview of Australian Podiatry Research: A...
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PodChatLive 216: Paediatric flat foot, Homeopathy for calcaneal spurs, & Ostenil in the penis
PodChatLive 216: Paediatric flat foot, Homeopathy for calcaneal spurs, & Ostenil in the penis Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Managing Pain of Calcaneal Spur Prevalence and modifiable risk factors for pediatric...
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PodChatLive 215: Fancy a Podiatry conference in sunny Turkey? Does barefoot training actually do anything?
PodChatLive 215: Fancy a Podiatry conference in sunny Turkey? Does barefoot training actually do anything?Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Superselective transarterial embolization using imipenem/ cilastatin sodium for plantar fasciitis refractory to conservative...
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PodChatLive 214: Catching up on Craig's cruise, mental health & sports injury, and measuring forefoot varus
PodChatLive 214: Catching up on Craig's cruise, mental health & sports injury, and measuring forefoot varus Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Comparative analysis of measurement methods for forefoot varus reliability Bidirectional Relationship Between Mental Health...
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PodChatLive 213: Pain may not be an athlete's hardest challenge, and does shockwave actually work for Achilles tendinopathy?
PodChatLive 213: Pain may not be an athlete's hardest challenge, and does shockwave actually work for Achilles tendinopathy? Contact us: [email protected] Links from todays episode: “The pain isn’t the hardest challenge… it’s the frustration at how much it affects my day-to-day life, my...
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PodChatLive 212: Minimalist running shoe episode - what do runners think of them, and what do the data say about injury risk?
PodChatLive 212: Minimalist running shoe episode - what do runners think of them, and what do the data say about injury risk? Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Minimalist Footwear and Softer Running Technique Alter Injury Location but Not Incidence in Recreational...
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PodChatLive 211: What does ‘risk factor’ actually mean, and the biomechanical effects of cushioned running shoes
PodChatLive 211: What does ‘risk factor’ actually mean, and the biomechanical effects of cushioned running shoes Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: The Risks of Misunderstanding the Term "Risk Factor": A Primer with Suggestions to Improve Sports Medicine…
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PodChatLive 210: The placebo of gait analysis, and evidence-based progression of foot strengthening exercises
PodChatLive 210: The placebo of gait analysis, and evidence-based progression of foot strengthening exercises Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Using data to determine if Die Hard is a Christmas movie Running Shoe Recommendations Based on Gait Analysis Improve...
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PodChatLive 209: Risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy in runners, and the metabolic effects of carbon plated running shoes
PodChatLive 209: Risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy in runners, and the metabolic effects of carbon plated running shoes Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: 'Runners Are More Intelligent, Smart And Cool Than The Average Person' Says Study Physiotherapy is almost…
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PodChatLive 208: Lego player foot, and the use of ‘trend statements’ in PRP literature
PodChatLive 208: Lego player foot, and the use of ‘trend statements’ in PRP literature Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Lego player foot (Callosidad talar infantil) The use of “trend” statements in platelet-rich plasma literature “Rotten egg” gas could be the…
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PodChatLive 207: Nike being sued by an athlete for injuring her, and minimally invasive bunion surgery in military personnel
PodChatLive 207: Nike being sued by an athlete for injuring her, and minimally invasive bunion surgery in military personnel Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Nike Sued By Former NCAA Division I Runner, Claims Foot Fractures Caused by Carbon Shoes Functional…
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PodChatLive 206: Running with Rheumatoid arthritis, and the relationship between resilience & depression in individuals with diabetic foot ulcers
PodChatLive 206: Running with Rheumatoid arthritis, and the relationship between resilience & depression in individuals with diabetic foot ulcers Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Relationship between resilience and depression in individuals with diabetic foot…
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PodChatLive 205: The heel pain research just keeps coming! Which injectate is most effective for it, and heel pain in Delhi street vendors
PodChatLive 205: The heel pain research just keeps coming! Which injectate is most effective for it, and heel pain in Delhi street vendors Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Nike Mind Predictors of heel pain among healthy street vendors in Delhi Comparative efficacy…
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PodChatLive 204: Relationship between the Achilles tendon & the plantar fascia, and a reminder that heel pain is not just a mechanical problem
PodChatLive 204: Relationship between the Achilles tendon & the plantar fascia, and a reminder that heel pain is not just a mechanical problem Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Miracle Feet Marathon Evaluation of the Relationship Between Plantar Fascia and Achilles...
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PodChatLive 203: Patients trust imaging more than clinicians, lower limb apophysitis incidence & risk factors, and The Centre for Podiatry History
PodChatLive 203: Patients trust imaging more than clinicians, lower limb apophysitis incidence & risk factors, and The Centre for Podiatry History Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: “It’s hard to trust an individual, it’s easier to trust an image”—patients with low...
About this show
PodChatLive brings you weekly episodes covering the previous 7 days in Podiatry; stories from the mainstream/social media and newly published research papers of interest. Hosted by Podiatrists Ian Griffiths (UK) and Craig Payne (AUS).
Hosted by
Ian Griffiths and Craig Payne