All episodes

PodChatLive 252: Foot & ankle involvement in spondyloarthritis, and talar trabecular bone differences between the shod and unshod populations

PodChatLive 251: AI Vs Physio diagnosis, and minimally invasive Vs open bunion surgery

PodChatLive 250: Dr Kevin Kirby’s retirement party

PodChatLive 249: Does foot strike pattern influence injury risk, and who benefits most from carbon plated shoes?

PodChatLive 248: A news special! Berlin marathon stories, lots of shoe info, and some Aussie sports injuries

PodChatLive 247: Gait changes in those with hammer toes, and minimalist Vs conventional running shoe comparisons

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 245: The ‘netballer’s ankle’, and music therapy for diabetic foot ulcers

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 243: Does the research for physiotherapy in heel pain spin its results, and those poor old bus drivers again!

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 241: Intrinsic muscle size in people with & without heel pain, and return to run criteria following Achilles tendon rupture

PodChatLive 240: Cholesterol & chronic heel pain, and the effect of positioning the diabetic foot on tissue oxygenation

PodChatLive 239: Vitamin D level association with plantar fasciitis, and the quality of Tarsal tunnel syndrome information on YouTube

PodChatLive 238: Ozempic feet, strength training in runners, and foot posture & fatigue

PodChatLive 237: Podiatrists behaving badly, and the rare beast that is a cuboid dislocation

PodChatLive 236: Pain catastrophising influences heel pain recovery, and is Morton’s neuroma always bilateral?

PodChatLive 235: World Cup injury update, running shoe drop & running economy, and COVID toes

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 233: Are isometrics all that for tendinopathy, and does football boot design influence injury risk?

PodChatLive 232: Fake Podiatrist jailed, plantar heel pain & menopause, and sports participation of children following clubfoot treatment

PodChatLive 231: The sports injury episode; featuring Pickleball and elite female Cricket

PodChatLive 230: Reconceptulising the calf muscles, and osteoarthritis prevalence in professional footballers

PodChatLive 229: Fabricated citations on the rise, and plantar pressure characteristics in the lead up to ulceration in diabetes

PodChatLive 228: Super shoes in the news, and the reliability of video analysis for foot strike assessment when running

PodChatLive 227: London marathon round up, manipulations for Morton’s neuroma, and shockwave for insertional Achilles tendinopathy

PodChatLive 226: Another plantar fasciitis special; pronation might actually be a risk factor for it, and don’t forget to consider nerve contributions

PodChatLive 225: First reported case of two FHL tendons in the same foot, and accessory ossicles simulating fractures

PodChatLive 224: Does Kinesiotape actually work, and what are the effects of a 6 month pre-running strength routine?

PodChatLive 223: Manual therapy for plantar fasciitis, and a theory that bunions are caused by the the size of the talus

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 221: Running shoes control motion but not like you think, and Achilles tendon ruptures in the NFL

PodChatLive 220: Do fungal infections influence Diabetes risk, and what actually matters to patients after bunion surgery?

PodChatLive 219: Supination resistance normative data & Morton's neuroma; clinical suspicion Vs imaging findings

PodChatLive 218: Lunge test normative values, & why runners choose certain shoes

PodChatLive 217: An overview of Australian Podiatry Research over the last 50 years, and laser for plantar heel pain

PodChatLive 216: Paediatric flat foot, Homeopathy for calcaneal spurs, & Ostenil in the penis

PodChatLive 215: Fancy a Podiatry conference in sunny Turkey? Does barefoot training actually do anything?

PodChatLive 214: Catching up on Craig's cruise, mental health & sports injury, and measuring forefoot varus

PodChatLive 213: Pain may not be an athlete's hardest challenge, and does shockwave actually work for Achilles tendinopathy?

PodChatLive 212: Minimalist running shoe episode - what do runners think of them, and what do the data say about injury risk?

PodChatLive 211: What does ‘risk factor’ actually mean, and the biomechanical effects of cushioned running shoes

PodChatLive 210: The placebo of gait analysis, and evidence-based progression of foot strengthening exercises

PodChatLive 209: Risk factors for Achilles tendinopathy in runners, and the metabolic effects of carbon plated running shoes

PodChatLive 208: Lego player foot, and the use of ‘trend statements’ in PRP literature

PodChatLive 207: Nike being sued by an athlete for injuring her, and minimally invasive bunion surgery in military personnel

PodChatLive 206: Running with Rheumatoid arthritis, and the relationship between resilience & depression in individuals with diabetic foot ulcers

PodChatLive 205: The heel pain research just keeps coming! Which injectate is most effective for it, and heel pain in Delhi street vendors

PodChatLive 204: Relationship between the Achilles tendon & the plantar fascia, and a reminder that heel pain is not just a mechanical problem

PodChatLive 203: Patients trust imaging more than clinicians, lower limb apophysitis incidence & risk factors, and The Centre for Podiatry History

PodChatLive 202: Running shoe comfort may reduce injuries, and the risk of osteoarthritis for retired professional footballers

PodChatLive 201: ChatGPT for hallux rigidus information, the influence of the foot arch on postural sway in MS, and the ‘shrink it and pink it’ approach to women’s running shoes

PodChatLive 200: When Ian met Blaise in Quebec, Dr Google, and aquatic exercises for plantar fasciitis

PodChatLive 199: It’s not the size it’s what you do with it (Morton’s neuroma edition), and the heel rise/inversion test in children

PodChatLive 198: Runners with osteoarthritis get more injuries, foot health in Multiple Sclerosis, and reactive balance in the pronated foot

PodChatLive 197: Orthoses for midfoot pain, exercises for bunions, and do females get injured more than males?

PodChatLive 196: Toe box dimensions & basketball performance, and sandals to help with plantar fasciitis

PodChatLive 195: Foot pain in bus drivers (again), can strength asymmetries predict heel pain, and a Sydney marathon summary

PodChatLive 194: New name for MTSS, the quality of YouTube foot videos, and what running shoe research has been “trending”

PodChatLive 193: Interventions for diabetic foot ulcers, attitudes towards bunions, and orthotics for flat feet in children

PodChatLive 192: Some papers that get us thinking about correlation/causation, and should we use heel lifts for Achilles tendinopathy?

PodChatLive 191: Revisiting unread research (an archive dive)

PodChatLive 190: Footwear recommendations for runners, transitioning to barefoot running & metatarsal pad placements

PodChatLive 189: The windlass mechanism on the moon, hip strength & ankle instability, and the impact of mental state on surgery outcomes

PodChatLive 188: Do footballers have cavoid feet, and our weekly reminder that individuals are individual

PodChatLive 187: Understanding of dermatological conditions by Podiatrists, and foot pain in Nursing

PodChatLive 186: Another running shoe episode!? Carbon plated injury risks, and a systematic review on rocker bottom shoes

PodChatLive 185: Running shoes special! Influences on foot pressures, injury risks and performance

PodChatLive 184: Foot orthoses in real world Vs research, and shoe designs which help heel pain

PodChatLive 183: Why do bus drivers get foot issues, and the psychological factors associated with chronic ankle instability

PodChatLive 182: Are strength exercises actually doing anything, and tips for appraising research papers

PodChatLive 181: Flat out Fabulous; A Barbie foot posture research article special

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

PodChatLive 179: Words relating to symptomatic flat feet in children, effects of foot orthoses wedging, and questioning whether biomechanical experiments are of any value

PodChatLive 178: Even more plantar fasciitis research (is it all really needed?) and individual responses to foot orthoses

PodChatLive 177: London marathon post mortem, Os peroneum, biomechanical strategies to improve running, and pandemic influences on google searches

PodChatLive 176: The Podcast Studio Episode!

PodChatLive 175: UK National Hallux Valgus Think Tank, Achilles symptoms Vs Achilles pain, and anatomical variation as it relates to pathology

PodChatLive 174: What orthoses prescriptions Podiatrists write, a scoping review of foot strengthening exercises, and why patients want bunion surgery

PodChatLive 173: April Fools Day & critical thinking, Effects of cadence, footwear & orthoses on running, and Cardiac arrests during marathons

PodChatLive 172: Orthoses made from foam boxes Vs scans, steroid injections for foot OA, and Kinesiotape outperforming shockwave therapy for heel pain

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?

PodChatLive 170: Navigating diagnostic uncertainty in children’s chronic pain, and running injury risk reduction practices

PodChatLive 169: Anatomical variation of the lumbricals, heel striking to reduce running injuries, and Tokyo marathon news

PodChatLive 168: A really big week for feet in the news, and the potential role of AI in healthcare

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

PodChatLive 166: Ankle supports only give psychological support, zero drop running shoe biomechanics, and ultrasound gel guidance

PodChatLive 165: Backwards walking good is for health, hallux rigidus & the windlass mechanism, and ankle trigger points

PodChatLive 164: Sleep & ankle instability, floating toes & athletic performance, and running injury risk in military cadets

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

PodChatLive 162: MRI findings in midfoot pain, the “DRUCEBO” effect, and the evidence behind toe separators

PodChatLive 161: Does it matter how you tape ankles, children describing their experience of pain, and how does rock/paper/scissors apply to Podiatry?

PodChatLive 160: Death of the term Morton’s neuroma, Golfers Christmas injuries & runner’s rarely know what they are talking about

PodChatLive 159: Disney princess health risks, bilateral Vs unilateral heel pain, and FHL muscle volume in those with MTSS

PodChatLive 158: Three new papers on falls risk, and why taking a detailed history is important

PodChatLive 157: Injured NBA and UFC athletes, a review of the evidence for laser therapy for pain, and another reminder why sleep is so important.

PodChatLive 156: 1st MTPJ implant recall, PRP is lacking in evidence, and high volume easy running for the win

PodChatLive 155: Revision on test sensitivity Vs specificity, two brand new systematic reviews looking at common conditions, and foot surgeons of the UK unite (sort of)

PodChatLive 154: Mike Tyson’s foot orthoses, female trail running injury data, and predisposing factors for ingrown toenails

PodChatLive 153: Edser Labs acquire Langer labs UK; Q&A with Edser!