PodChatLive - The Podiatry Podcast

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).

Episodes

August 12, 2025 32 mins

PodChatLive 192: Some papers that get us thinking about correlation/causation, and should we use heel lifts for Achilles tendinopathy?


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Links from this week:

Avelo: Meet the world's smartest running shoe

Dengue Fever with Sever’s Disease: A Case Report

Breastfeeding-injury link: are concerns warranted?

Efficacy of Heel Lifts for Managing Mid-Portion Achilles Tendinopathy (the LIFT Trial)

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PodChatLive 191: Revisiting unread research (an archive dive)


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Links from this weeks episode:

Risk of subsequently developing lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with plantar fasciitis

One-Year Trajectory of Pain, Function, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Plantar Fasciopathy

Relationship between the abdominal wall and chronic ankle instability

Correlation of W...

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PodChatLive 190: Footwear recommendations for runners, transitioning to barefoot running & metatarsal pad placements


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Links from this weeks episode:

Rethink the 10,000 a day step goal, study suggests

Changes in cadence and foot strike pattern after a 20-week transition to barefoot running are not maintained with return to shod running

Optimal placement of metatarsal pads for patients wi...

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PodChatLive 189: The windlass mechanism on the moon, hip strength & ankle instability, and the impact of mental state on surgery outcomes


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Links from this week:

Hip muscle strength in patients with chronic ankle instability: A systematic review and meta-analysis

The impact of mental and psychological state on metatarsophalangeal joint replacement outcomes in patients with freiberg’s in...

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PodChatLive 187: Understanding of dermatological conditions by Podiatrists, and foot pain in Nursing


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Links from todays episode:

Itchy feet: skin and nail conditions in the podiatrists’ clinic

Podiatrists’ insight and awareness of melanoma of the foot

Foot health status and associated characteristics of nursing students

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PodChatLive 180: Adidas develop shoe for runners with Down Syndrome, Do orthoses for plantar fasciitis need heel plugs, & When bad science tries to force a causation between foot posture and back pain


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Links from todays episode:

Adidas, FCB develop shoe just for Down syndrome runners

HELPP (HeEL Pain Pathways) Feasibility Study

Custom-made foot orthoses with and without heel plugs and t...

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PodChatLive 179: Words relating to symptomatic flat feet in children, effects of foot orthoses wedging, and questioning whether biomechanical experiments are of any value


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Links from today episode:

Foot orthosis with posterior-medial posting alone produces similar effects than anterior-medial plus posterior-medial postings on the lower limb mechanics and muscle activation during normal wa...

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PodChatLive 178: Even more plantar fasciitis research (is it all really needed?) and individual responses to foot orthoses


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Links from this week's episode:

The 6 best Asics running shoes for women, according to editors and podiatrists

Plantar Fasciitis: An Autobiographical Case Report From the Perspective of an Athlete and Physician

Can kinesio tape negatively affect the treatment by cr...

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PodChatLive 177: London marathon post mortem, Os peroneum, biomechanical strategies to improve running, and pandemic influences on google searches


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Links from this episode:

Biomechanical Strategies to Improve Running: Cadence, Footwear, and Orthoses—A Quasi-Experimental Study

Association between work-from-home policies and United States public interest in foot surgery conditions during the...

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PodChatLive 175: UK National Hallux Valgus Think Tank, Achilles symptoms Vs Achilles pain, and anatomical variation as it relates to pathology


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Links for this week:

The Inaugural United Kingdom National Hallux Valgus Think Tank: Identification of Key Issues and Strategies to Improve Clinical Care for Patient Benefit

Evaluation of the relations between foot & ankle pathologies and anato...

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PodChatLive 174: What orthoses prescriptions Podiatrists write, a scoping review of foot strengthening exercises, and why patients want bunion surgery


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Links from this weeks episode:

Custom Foot Orthoses: A Retrospective Analysis of 1000 Prescriptions From New Zealand Podiatrists

Muscle Strengthening Exercises for the Foot and Ankle: A Scoping Review Exploring Adherence to Best Practice fo...

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PodChatLive 173: April Fools Day & critical thinking, Effects of cadence, footwear & orthoses on running, and Cardiac arrests during marathons


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Links from this episode:

Critical thinking is more important than ever. How can I improve my skills?

Optimizing Running Mechanics, Effects of Cadence, Footwear, and Orthoses on Force Distribution: A Quasi-Experimental Study

London Marathon f...

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