
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

Aug 7, 2024 • 30min
PodChatLive 138: Olympic Games update, backward walking as rehab, and do Vegans get less worse DOMS?
PodChatLive 138: Olympic Games update, backward walking as rehab, and do Vegans get less worse DOMS?
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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 INSTABILITY
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Following Acute Resistance Exercise in Untrained Females: A Comparative Study Between Vegans and Omnivores
Features of the Dermatoglyphic Foot Pattern in Suicider Males

Jul 30, 2024 • 25min
PodChatLive 137: The feet and pregnancy - heel heights in the third trimester, and heat application to the soles of the feet during labour
PodChatLive 137: The feet and pregnancy - heel heights in the third trimester, and heat application to the soles of the feet during labour
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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 Potential Method for Musculoskeletal Problems during the Third Trimester
Understanding personality traits: could this help us support better foot self-care behaviours in people with diabetes?
Man hospitalized after burning his feet on blistering sand dunes at Death Valley National Park
At what age do Olympic athletes peak?
The dodgy nail salon practices fuelling a surge in fungal infections

Jul 24, 2024 • 27min
PodChatLive 136: Golf injuries, How a clinicians own exercise habits influence their care of patients, and Shockwave & the plantar fascia
PodChatLive 136: Golf injuries, How a clinicians own exercise habits influence their care of patients, and Shockwave & the plantar fascia
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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 fasciitis
Are the physical activity habits of healthcare professionals associated with their physical activity promotion and counselling?
Non-diabetics are buying continuous glucose monitors – but are there actually any health benefits?
A systematic review of injuries in amateur and professional golfers
Doctor Offers Medical Advice for Better Shooting After Attempted Trump Assassination

Jul 16, 2024 • 25min
PodChatLive 135: Is Shuropody closing down?, Sleep & injury risk, and vitamin deficiencies & wound healing
PodChatLive 135: Is Shuropody closing down?, Sleep & injury risk, and vitamin deficiencies & wound healing
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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 Zinc Deficiencies in Patients with Active Foot Ulceration
A multivitamin a day won’t keep the doctor away (JAMA study)
Snooze it or Lose it: Understanding Sleep Disturbance and Injuries in Soccer and Basketball Student-Athletes
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams (book)

Jul 9, 2024 • 30min
PodChatLive 134: Allergies & running injuries, 3D printed Vs prefabricated foot orthoses, and a big plantar heel pain RCT
PodChatLive 134: Allergies & running injuries, 3D printed Vs prefabricated foot orthoses, and a big plantar heel pain RCT
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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 Management of Flat Foot Condition
Is radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT), sham-rESWT or a standardised exercise programme in combination with advice plus customised foot orthoses more effective than advice plus customised foot orthoses alone in the treatment of plantar fasciopathy?

Jul 2, 2024 • 31min
PodChatLive 133: Podcast “collab” with Sports Medicine Project
Links for this episode:
https://www.instagram.com/blakewithers.sportspodiatrist
https://open.spotify.com/show/6s99soNsAnzEKd0OyPBR8P

Jun 25, 2024 • 15min
PodChatLive 132: Calf raise testing, Blood flow & heel pain, and necrotising fasciitis.
PodChatLive 132: Calf raise testing, Blood flow & heel pain, and necrotising fasciitis.
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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 Blood Flow Velocity Is Increased in Patients with Plantar Heel Pain

Jun 18, 2024 • 26min
PodChatLive 131: Determinants of diabetic foot complications & a new review on non-surgical management of big toe arthritis
PodChatLive 131: Determinants of diabetic foot complications & a new review on non-surgical management of big toe arthritis
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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 toe, excluding surgery?
The Risk of the Aggravation of Diabetic Foot According to Air Quality Factors in the Republic of Korea
Correlation between time in range and diabetic foot in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Want stronger, toned calves? Introducing the Muscle Runner

Jun 11, 2024 • 25min
PodChatLive 130: Celebrity foot injuries, flat feet & muscle strength, choosing running shoes, and how the UK treat ingrown toenails
PodChatLive 130: Celebrity foot injuries, flat feet & muscle strength, choosing running shoes, and how the UK treat ingrown toenails
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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 shoes?
The relationship between flat foot and lower limb muscle strength in teenage basketball athletes
A survey of the treatment and management of ingrown toenails by UK podiatrists: A cross-sectional survey

Jun 4, 2024 • 23min
PodChatLive 129: Beighton threshold for hypermobility in children, wax baths for plantar fasciitis, and pes planus & hip arthroplasty
PodChatLive 129: Beighton threshold for hypermobility in children, wax baths for plantar fasciitis, and pes planus & hip arthroplasty
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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 a new therapeutic approach on patients with plantar fasciitis
Planovalgus Foot Deformity in Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty Is Associated with Increased Risk of Falls, Implant-Related Complications, and Revisions