The Foot and Ankle Podcast

Dec 02 2024 10 ep. 67 mins 6
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In-depth conversations with academics and clinicians about all topics relating to the clinical management of pain, injury and rehabilitation of foot, ankle and lower limb conditions.

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Evidence for Custom Foot Orthoses in Clinical Practice with Prof Gabriel Moisan

Dec 02 2024 88 mins  
In this episode of the Foot and Ankle podcast, host Alex Murray talks with Professor Gabriel Moisan to explore the complexities of custom foot orthotics and the underlying research. They discuss the mechanisms of how orthotics work, the variability in patient responses, and the importance of individualized treatment plans. Gabriel shares insights from his clinical practice, emphasi

Diagnosing and treating the collapsing flatfoot with Dr Doug Richie

Aug 01 2024 91 mins  
Alex is joined by Dr Doug Richie, Podiatrist and Surgeon from Los Angeles and the inventor of the Richie Brace, an ankle foot orthoses.They talk about everything collapsing flatfoot including: - The latest clinical name Progressive Collapsing Flatfoot Deformity (replacing adult acquired flatfoot deformity and posterior tibial tendon dysfunction) and what this means for our understa

Podiatrists Use of Evidence in MSK with Andy Bridgen

Jun 27 2024 71 mins  
Alex is joined by Dr Andy Bridgen PhD, Podiatrist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield in the UK.They talk about Andy's PhD thesis, exploring how Podiatrists in the UK utilise evidence in musculoskeletal practice, namely managing people with foot orthoses. The spoiler being, there isn't a consensus on how to use evidence in practice, nor, a significant body of evid

Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy with Prof Peter Malliaras

May 04 2024 65 mins  
Alex is joined by Prof Peter Malliaras, a Physiotherapist and world renowned tendon researcher from Melbourne to talk about posterior tibial tendinopathy.A not so often talked about tendon, but a common condition seen in foot and ankle practice, they talk through the specifics of managing difficult cases, considerations for exercise and rehabilitation and managing the person.About

Using Tech in Podiatry with Sports Podiatrist Darcy Dore (Zebris, POCUS, Shockwave, Alter-G Treadmill)

Mar 23 2024 68 mins  
Alex is joined by Darcy Dore, a Sports Podiatrist from Queensland to talk about how he utilises technology in clinical practice, specifically Zebris, point of care ultrasound (POCUS), shockwave and Alter-G treadmills.They talk through the pros and cons of each, how their use has impacted Darcy's clinical practice and who might benefit the most from their use.About Darcy: Darcy is a

Working with Athletes, Developing as a Sports Podiatrist and Working in Private Practice with Angelo Vehlo

Jan 07 2024 68 mins  
Alex is joined by Angelo Vehlo, a Sports and Paediatric Podiatrist from Western Australia to talk about his career, how he developed his career as a sports podiatrist/a niche in managing gymnasts and ballet dancers and what advice he would give to young clinicians with similar goals.About Angelo: Angelo is a Sports and Paediatric Podiatrist whose primary passion involves helping hi

Podiatric Biomechanical Theories with Anja Behling

Oct 12 2023 74 mins  
Alex is joined by Anja Behling, a Biomechanist and PhD Candidate to discuss her latest paper "Chasing footprints in time - reframing our understanding of human foot function in the context of current evidence and emerging insights". Originally designed as a historical review of podiatric biomechanical theories to assist non-Podiatrists attempting to understand how we consider foot

Coaching in Clinical Practice with Michael Nitschke

Sep 20 2023 57 mins  
Alex is joined by Michael Nitschke, a Sports Podiatrist and Athletics coach to discuss the concept of coaching in clinical practice, for both our athletic and non-athletic population, exercise prescription and how our role moves beyond 'fixing' patients to guiding them back to better health and performance.About Michael:Michael graduated with a Bachelor of Podiatry from the Univers

Injury Prevention with Dr Travis Pollen

Aug 27 2023 84 mins  
Alex is joined by Travis to discuss the murky world of injury prevention literature and how we can help our patients avoid future injury.About Travis:Dr Travis Pollen, PhD, is a personal trainer, author, and Assistant Professor of Exercise Science. Over his 10-year personal training career, he’s trained professional athletes, senior citizens, and everyone in between. He’s on a

Welcome to The Rehab Podiatrist Podcast

Aug 27 2023 3 mins  
Welcome to my new podcast where I have in-depth conversations with clinicians and academics about all topics relating to the clinical management of pain, injury and rehabilitation of foot, ankle and lower limb conditions.