PodChatLive 139: The Podiatry Arena 20 year anniversary special Link: Podiatry Arena

PodChatLive 138: Olympic Games update, backward walking as rehab, and do Vegans get less worse DOMS? Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: Nike breakdancing shoe Research suggests controversial super spikes do make runners faster (press release) BACKWARD WALKING VERSUS BALANCE TRAINING IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTA…

PodChatLive 137: The feet and pregnancy - heel heights in the third trimester, and heat application to the soles of the feet during labour Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode: On athletic shoes interview The Effect of Hot Perfoming on the Soles of the Feet in the First Stage of Labor on Labor Suitable Heel Height, a Po…

PodChatLive 136: Golf injuries, How a clinicians own exercise habits influence their care of patients, and Shockwave & the plantar fascia Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: Science Says Sha'Carri Richardson Could Technically Run on Water Effect of extracorporeal shockwave therapy on plantar fascia thickness in plantar f…

PodChatLive 135: Is Shuropody closing down?, Sleep & injury risk, and vitamin deficiencies & wound healing Contact us on: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for todays episode: Is This The Future Of Supershoes? The Relationship Between Pes Planus, Diaphragm, Postural Control, and Plantar Pressure Prospective Evaluation of Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Z…

PodChatLive 134: Allergies & running injuries, 3D printed Vs prefabricated foot orthoses, and a big plantar heel pain RCT Contact us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this weeks episode: History of Multiple Allergies and Gradual Onset Running-Related Injuries in Distance Runners Comparing Prefabricated and 3D Printed Foot Orthoses for the M…

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PodChatLive 132: Calf raise testing, Blood flow & heel pain, and necrotising fasciitis. Email us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: Samsung launches ‘sneakers of the future’ that can control your cell phone A randomised crossover trial on the effects of foot starting position on calf raise test outcomes Posterior Tibial Artery …

PodChatLive 131: Determinants of diabetic foot complications & a new review on non-surgical management of big toe arthritis Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this week: Italian Olympian breaks high-jump record before faking injury, jokingly pulling springs from shoe What are the most effective treatments for arthritis of the big to…

PodChatLive 130: Celebrity foot injuries, flat feet & muscle strength, choosing running shoes, and how the UK treat ingrown toenails Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for todays episode: Pseudoscience is easy to identify if you examine their claims Revolutionary New Insoles Combine Five Forms Of Pseudoscience How do runners select their…

PodChatLive 129: Beighton threshold for hypermobility in children, wax baths for plantar fasciitis, and pes planus & hip arthroplasty Contact us: getinvolved@gmail.com Links from today: Rod Dixon winning the 1983 NY Marathon Variability of joint hypermobility in children: a meta-analytic approach to set cut-off scores Effects of cassava wax bath as…

PodChatLive 128: A more modern approach to manual therapy, a new paper on supination resistance, and running with CLASS Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: Exploring the relationship between the supination resistance test and the effects of foot orthoses on the foot and ankle biomechanics A modern way to teach and practi…

PodChatLive 127: Goal setting & shared decision making with children, Foot & leg pain in cerebral palsy, and CBD for pain? Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from todays episode: Child-led goal setting and evaluation tools for children with a disability: A scoping review Foot and lower leg pain in children and adults with cerebral palsy …

PodChatLive 126: Swearing with patients in clinic, foot strength not reducing running injury risk, and the mediterranean diet & diabetic foot ulcers Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: Can Swearing Be Professional and Patient-Centered? Hip and core exercise programme prevents running-related overuse injuries in adult no…

PodChatLive 125: Patients own knowledge about Rheumatoid arthritis, insole materials & heat, and foot pressure with bunions email us at: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: Vibrant Bloom Bondi L Assessment of rheumatoid arthritis patients' knowledge about foot problems related to their illness and foot care practice Effectiveness of…

PodChatLive 124: Running is good for you, high heels can be bad for you, and another study looking at insoles for plantar fasciitis Contact us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: Role of insole material in treatment of plantar fasciitis Health Benefits of Different Sports: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal and…

PodChatLive 123: Reducing adolescent football injuries, psychological factors & pain, and knee arthroplasty & bunions Message us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: What if flat feet were…normal? Shoe technology reduces risk of diabetic foot ulcers What your running shoes say about you PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS SHOW LIMITED ASSOCIATIO…

PodChatLive 122: What questions to ask patients with achilles tendinopathy, LLD & abdominal pain, and foot typing (again) Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: Parietal abdominal pain with lower leg discrepancy: a case report Forefoot Morphotypes in Cavovarus Feet: A Novel Assessment of Deformity Are we asking the right q…

PodChatLive 121: Podiatrist burnout, anatomical variation and bad laser science Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: NHS - MDC - Video 5- Child foot examination - 3.4.24 Asics’ Pearl-Covered GT-2160 Sneakers Will Sell for up to $30,000 Comparison of High-intensity Laser Therapy with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in th…

PodChatLive 120: Ice bath update, unsurprising achilles research finding, and running shoe drop in kneecap pain sufferers contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this Episode: Title change for podiatric surgeons is one of 14 recommendations to improve safety Acute effects of negative heel shoes on perceived pain and knee biomechanical ch…

PodChatLive 119: The Bad Foot Clinic, Psoriatic Arthritis, Intrinsic foot muscle strengthening, and should we ultrasound scan all kids with Sever's? Contact us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: The Bad Foot Clinic Foot Involvement in Psoriatic arthritis The impact of intrinsic foot muscle strengthening exercises in asymptomati…

PodChatLive 118: RED-D, Carbon plated shoe biomechanics, and Homeopathy nonsense Message us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: Tennessee podiatrist convicted in $4M foot bath fraud scheme Relative energy deficiency in dance (RED-D): a consensus method approach to REDs in dance Injury and performance-related running biomechanics …

PodChatLive 117: Social media ‘experts’, pronated feet & back pain, running biomechanics & economy, and hair tourniquets Email us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: The Relationship Between Running Biomechanics and Running Economy Effects of physical interventions on pain and disability in chronic low back pain with pronated feet…

PodChatLive 116: Foot posture and pelvic dysfunction, Gait retraining changing foot pronation, and AFL stats over 20 years Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: Gait retraining targeting foot pronation Pelvic floor muscle strength and dysfunctions in women with pes planus Osaga running shoes Shots at goal in Australian fo…

PodChatLive 115: Treadmill familiarisation, diabetic foot ulcers & antidepressants, health seeking behaviour after being in a study, and running alone Vs running with others Message us on: getinvolved@podchatlive.com In this episode: Trump Sneakers’ Red Soles Risk Louboutin Trademark Infringement Association between antidepressants and the risk of …

Contact us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links mentioned in this episode: Can you beat this photo of James? Impact Of Static Foot Disorders On The Conservative Treatment Success In Chronic Venous Disease Patients Without Wounds Toe stimulation improves tactile perception of the genitals What to know about the debut of Trump's $399 golden…

PodChatLive 113: More Morton's neuroma research is needed, MSK pain and the weather, and are high heels actually good for you?contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from today's episode: Jacqueline Simoneau Habitually wearing high heels may improve user walking economy in any footwear Treatments for Morton's neuroma Come rain or shine: Is we…

PodChatLive 112: Foot types not predicting injury risk (again), bunions influencing nail health, and are corns really verrucas?Email us on getinvovled@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: Strengthening the relationship between intractable plantar keratosis and human papillomavirus Cross-sectional study of the prevalence of hyperextension of the …

PodChatLive 111: Leg length discrepancies and research paper retractions hitting a record high Contact us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links mentioned in this episode: More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record Retraction Watch blog Retraction: Intraosseous Calcaneal Lipoma Misdiagnosed as Plantar Fasciitis Leg length di…

PodChatLive 110: Distracted gait, no more fluoroquinolones and a brand new review on running injury Contact: getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links for this episode: Is this the most expensive regular running shoe? Does listening to audiobooks affect gait behavior? Distracted Walking Fluoroquinolone antibiotics Do Exercise-Based Prevention Programs Redu…

Email us at getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links from this episode: 'Ballistic Podiatry:' Moments From the GOP Debate New 'innovative' running shoe from Ampla Who Killed the Ampla Fly, the World’s Most Innovative Running Shoe? Triceps surae muscle hypertrophy is greater after standing versus seated calf-raise training…

Please email us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com if you know which running shoe brand made the first running shoe with the carbon plates. Links to articles discussed: Frequency of Plantar Heel Pain Barefoot walking is beneficial for plantar heel pain

New Years running tip, Footballers sock holes, and what is Foot-Spine Syndrome? Links: Foot Spine Syndrome "RAFFET Syndrome" The reason why footballers cut holes in their socks Laser running shoes with no toe box Using wearable technology data to explain recreational running injury

PodChatLive Episode 106: The BMJ Christmas article special Links: How to make flat foot worse? BMJ Christmas archive The case of the disappearing teaspoons Toxicological analysis of George’s marvellous medicine Testing the validity of the Danish urban myth that alcohol can be absorbed through feet Quantifying the benefits of inefficient walking: Mo…

Contact us on getinvolved@podchatlive.com Links: Are patients picking up what we are putting down? Considering nocebo effects in exercise for musculoskeletal pain Practitioners preference in using electrotherapy to treat paediatric lower limb conditions Gravity Defyer Sperm Logo FTC suing Gravity Defyer footwear…

Links from the episode: New Balance heritage 60 Minutes Episode on Podiatric Surgery (not available in all countries) 60 Minutes story (not available in all countries) The impact of pre-operative mental health on outcomes of foot and ankle surgery

Links talked about: Cultural values: can they explain self-reported health? Incidence vs prevalence and the epidemiologist’s bathtub A new declaration for feet's sake: Halving the global diabetic foot disease burden from 2% to 1% with next generation care Twitter thread on diabetic foot screening

Links:Running-Related Injuries among more than 7000 runners in 87 different countries: The Garmin-RUNSAFE Running Health Study Get off on the right foot: Shedding light on the complex evolution of our “support structures” as bipedal creatures How Long Do Super Shoes Last? Here’s What the Latest Data Says Ian Vassallo Hagi - Politician and Podiatris…

PodChatLive Episode 101: The correct way to pronounce Saucony, and Chlorhexadine Vs Povodine-iodine Notes: Unboxing and pronouncing Saucony Pronounce Saucony Comparing the efficacy of chlorhexidine and povidone–iodine in preventing surgical site infections Goodbye Chlorhexidine? Brad Wenstrup

Podiatry fraud, Nike baby shoes and a new way to assess arch height ABC episode on podiatry fraud in Australia Nike shoe press release on baby shoe Email us: getinvolved@podchatlive.com

In episode 14 back in March 2018 (nearly 4 years and 85 episodes ago) we were joined by Dr Peta Tehan from the University of Newcastle, Australia, and Mr Martin Fox from Manchester, UK to talk about lower limb vascular assessment. It remains one of our most popular episodes to date, so we thought we'd invite them back on to give us an update on Vas…

In this episode we were joined by Prof Cathy Bowen (Lead of the Foot & Ankle Research programme at Southampton University, Chair of the Research Committee for the Royal College of Podiatry, and Editor-in-Chief for JFAR) to talk about the timeline of a journal article, from the moment you think you have an idea for one, until the moment you are read…

In this episode we were joined by "The Running Shoe Geeks": Podiatrists and old friends of PodChatLive Michael Nitschke (Nitta, Episode 66) and Thomas Do Canto (TDC, Episode 75), along with Australian long distance runner, running coach, owner of The Running Company Ballarat and host of The Inside Running Podcast Julian Spence. We geeked out about …

In this episode we were joined by Dr Laura Miele who has over 30 years experience in the sport, fitness and education industry. She played Division I basketball at Arizona State; was Tight End for the Arizona Caliente, of the Women’s Professional Football League; and was also a New York Golden Gloves semi-finalist in 2004. She holds a PhD in Psycho…

In this episode we were joined with Dr Lauren Welte who is a postdoc fellow at Queens University in Canada, and completed her PhD in Mechanical Engineering, where she heavily focused on the function of the human foot. She shared with us what the Windlass Mechanism is (and the reverse Windlass Mechanism), a contemporary understanding of it Vs some t…

In this episode we were joined with Dr David Klyne. David is a research fellow at UQ focusing on understanding the physiology of pain and the complex mechanisms that drive its persistence. Sleep is one of the most important factors to our physical and mental wellbeing. David takes us through just what an important (and bidirectional) relationship t…

Live podiatry chats with Craig Payne and Ian Griffiths. In this episode we were joined by Rani Lill Anjum & Alex Murray. Rani is a research fellow and leader for the Centre for Applied Philosophy of Science at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She is also the PI for CauseHealth, a project focused on rethinking causality, complexity and evi…

Live podiatry chats with Craig Payne and Ian Griffiths. In this episode we were joined by Rani Lill Anjum & Alex Murray. Rani is a research fellow and leader for the Centre for Applied Philosophy of Science at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She is also the PI for CauseHealth, a project focused on rethinking causality, complexity and evi…

In this episode we were joined by Dr Doug Richie, DPM from his home in California to talk about The Richie Brace. It was introduced in the USA in 1996 and now 25 years later is sold in 7 countries. Doug talks us through what led him to invent and the brace, some clinical tips for when to consider it over standard custom made foot orthoses, the main…

In this episode we were totally honoured to be joined by Joe Brooks (Podiatrist, Director of APodA Australia and Beyond Blue speaker) from his home in Tasmania and listen to his personal account of how he has suffered with anxiety and depression. He discussed some of the signs that may suggest getting help would be sensible, how important it is to …