
PodChatLive - The Podiatry Podcast
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).
Latest episodes

Oct 15, 2024 • 28min
PodChatLive 148: Lower limb alignment & back pain, Psoriatic arthritis & foot pain, and half/marathon news updates.
PodChatLive 148: Lower limb alignment & back pain, Psoriatic arthritis & foot pain, and half/marathon news updates.
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Links from this episode:
Association between lower limb alignment and low back pain
Disabling foot pain and its impact on daily living among people with psoriatic arthritis

Oct 8, 2024 • 24min
PodChatLive 147: Running for back pain, Women’s foot morphology and risk factors for Sever’s disease
PodChatLive 147: Running for back pain, Women’s foot morphology and risk factors for Sever’s disease
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Links from this episode:
Nike Says Its Running Category Is On the Mend. But Is It Enough to Challenge Hoka, On and Asics?
Running is acceptable and efficacious in adults with non-specific chronic low back pain
Differences in foot morphology across age groups for women active in sport
Physical characteristics inducing Sever's disease in junior gymnasts
How do I know when it’s time to replace my running shoes?

Oct 1, 2024 • 29min
PodChatLive 146: Parkrun is 20, Calf raise test data for adolescents, injuries in football referees, and foot exercises changing foot posture (maybe)
PodChatLive 146: Parkrun is 20, Calf raise test data for adolescents, injuries in football referees, and foot exercises changing foot posture (maybe)
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Links from this episode:
Epidemiological analysis of injuries in soccer referees
Local and non-local effects (on the posterior chain) of four weeks of foot exercises
The impact of parkrun on life satisfaction and its cost-effectiveness
An Observational Cross-Sectional Study on Calf Raise Test Outcomes in Children Aged 10–17 Years

Sep 24, 2024 • 30min
PodChatLive 145: Why can’t Ian pronounce Dermatoscopy, treating plantar warts, and orthotic deformation testing
PodChatLive 145: Why can’t Ian pronounce Dermatoscopy, treating plantar warts, and orthotic deformation testing
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Links from today's episode:
Nike CEO's LinkedIn profile
Reliability and Validity of the Orthotic Deformation Test
Cantharidin (1%), podophyllin (5%), and salicylic acid (30%) formulation in recalcitrant plantar warts
Diagnostic Accuracy of Dermatoscopy Versus Microbiological Culture and Polymerase Chain Reaction in the Diagnosis of Onychomycosis

Sep 17, 2024 • 28min
PodChatLive 144: Does RED-S exist, plantar fascia stiffness, and onychomycosis treatment alongside nail polish
PodChatLive 144: Does RED-S exist, plantar fascia stiffness, and onychomycosis treatment alongside nail polish
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Links from this episode:
Concealing Meets Healing in the Treatment of Toenail Onychomycosis: A Review of Concurrent Nail Polish Use With Topical Efinaconazole 10% Solution
Efficacy and tolerability of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with plantar fasciopathy: a systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression
Plantar Fascia Thickness and Stiffness in Healthy Individuals vs Patients With Plantar Fasciitis
Does Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) Syndrome Exist?

Sep 10, 2024 • 24min
PodChatLive 143: GTN for achilles tendinopathy, ant bites on the feet, and kinesophobia & nail surgery
PodChatLive 143: GTN for achilles tendinopathy, ant bites on the feet, and kinesophobia & nail surgery
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Links for this episode:
Medical college apologises after Dean participates in “frenzies of abuse"
Influence of the kinesiophobia and its pain intensity relationship in subjects with onychocryptosis
A surgical site abscess caused by an ant bite on foot 7 years after mastectomy
Physio Grateful For Musculoskeletal Lesson From Patient Who’s Watched A Few Videos On Instagram
Topical glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) and eccentric exercises in the treatment of mid-portion achilles tendinopathy

Sep 3, 2024 • 26min
PodChatLive 142: HCPC social media guidance, Pickleball injuries, and N-of-1 trial design
PodChatLive 142: HCPC social media guidance, Pickleball injuries, and N-of-1 trial design
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Links from todays episode:
Guidance on the use of social media
Podiatrists who perform surgery
Emerging Patterns of Foot and Ankle Injuries in Pickleball Players
Effect of Advanced Footwear Technology Spikes on Sprint Acceleration

Aug 27, 2024 • 24min
PodChatLive 141: Stretch to live longer, incidental MRI findings in ballet dancers, and Germanic approaches to foot orthoses & HAV surgery
PodChatLive 141: Stretch to live longer, incidental MRI findings in ballet dancers, and Germanic approaches to foot orthoses & HAV surgery
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Links from Todays Episode:
Physicians’ experiences with indications and prescriptions of foot orthoses
Want To Live Longer? Science Says To Stretch
Foot and Ankle MRI Findings in Asymptomatic Professional Ballet Dancers
Clinical and radiological outcome of surgical hallux valgus correction
PodChatLive Episode 85 with Ian Reilly and David Gordon on Bunions

Aug 20, 2024 • 28min
PodChatLive 140: The reason Ian & Craig feel so old, Foot orthoses for hip OA, and the windlass mechanism in plantar fasciopathy
PodChatLive 140: The reason Ian & Craig feel so old, Foot orthoses for hip OA, and the windlass mechanism in plantar fasciopathy
Links from this episode:
Chargers QB Justin Herbert diagnosed with plantar fascia injury to right foot, expected to be ready for 2024 season
First metatarsophalangeal joint dorsiflexion resistance in individuals with plantar fasciopathy
Scientists pinpoint the moment we start feeling old
Prefabricated contoured foot orthoses to reduce pain and increase physical activity in people with hip osteoarthritis

Aug 13, 2024 • 30min
PodChatLive 139: The Podiatry Arena 20 year anniversary special
PodChatLive 139: The Podiatry Arena 20 year anniversary special
Link: Podiatry Arena