Kids leg pain, essential clinical skills for health professionals and managing foot conditions – with Associate Professor Cylie Williams

Physio Foundations

This week on Physio Foundations I spoke with Associate Professor Cylie Williams from Monash University’s School of Primary and Allied Health Care about how podiatrists help children and adults with foot conditions, her current research projects and why we desperately need more podiatrists!

Please visit @kidslegpain on Facebook and Twitter and find out how you can help kids with chronic musculoskeletal pain, as a parent, clinician or even a PhD student.

This is a discussion aimed at health professionals and health professional students. Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition.

In this episode:

• 0:00 Welcome Cylie
• 0:14 About Cylie
• 1:22 Cylie’s current projects and interests
• 3:20 How you can help with research into chronic pain in children
• 4:34 How did Cylie become interested in idiopathic toe walking?
• 5:52 How Cylie’s research is helping identify the right treatments for kids with idiopathic toe walking
• 6:43 The new Monash Doctor of podiatry course – there’s not enough podiatrists in Australia
• 10:33 How should podiatrists and physiotherapists work together?
• 11:30 Podiatrists are good at looking after skin and nails
• 12:04 Skin and nail problems affect people through the lifespan
• 12:50 ‘I can’t imagine a world where I didn’t work with physios’
• 14:52 Managing chronic health conditions, neurological, vascular conditions
• 16:00 The complexities of managing foot wounds and ulcers
• 17:29 ‘Diabetes-related foot wounds can be looked at like cancer’
• 18:55 Simple question for somebody with diabetes ‘have you had your feet checked?’ Annual foot checks
• 19:30 Essential foundational skills – listen, think, reflect
• 21:06 Leave your ego at the door and listen to your patients
• 23:18 Funny kids stories, rollerblades, poo
• 26:59 Kids leg pain – how you can help with research into chronic pain in kids
• 28:58 @kidsleg pain – follow for more information, parents, clinicians, PhD opportunities

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Cylie’s profile: https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/cylie-williams

Cylie’s interview about idiopathic toe walking on the @MonashMRU podcast: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-ur3me-10054a2

Cylie’s email: [e-mail]

Connect with Cylie on Twitter: @Cyliepaedspod

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