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Episode 92 with Doug Richie [The Richie Brace]

In this episode we were joined by Dr Doug Richie, DPM from his home in California to talk about The Richie Brace. It was introduced in the USA in 1996 and now 25 years later is sold in 7 countries. Doug talks us through what led him to invent and the brace, some clinical tips for when to consider it over standard custom made foot orthoses, the main pathologies it can be useful for and how simple it is to fill out the prescription form! He also plugged his new book “Pathomechanics of Common Foot Disorders” (see links below).

Audio Podcast of Episode 92:

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For more on the Richie Brace:
https://www.richiebrace.com/index.php/providers-home-page.html

To Purchase Doug’s book:
Book Depository(free world wide shipping)
Amazon.com
Amazon.uk
Amazon.ca

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Episode 89 with Peter Malliaras [Talking Tendons]

In this episode we were joined by Dr Peter Malliaras, Associate Professor at Monash University and world renowned expert in tendinopathy who gave us his insight into what they key risk factors are for developing a tendon problem, clinical symptoms that help diagnose a tendinopathy, what we should be calling them (even though inflammation is still probably a part of the picture), and what good and bad management might look like.

Audio Podcast of Episode 89:

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Connect with Peter:
Peter’s course on tendinopathy: https://www.tendinopathyrehab.com/

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Episode 88 with the Doctors of Running [Best Running Shoes of 2020]

In this episode we were joined by the “Doctors of Running” (Matt Klein, Nathan Brown & David Salas) to have one final nerd out for the year about some of the shoes 2020 brought us, with special shouts to Atreyu for a new subscription model (and a really fun shoe), Saucony for crushing it with their Endorphin range, Nike’s Infinity React (which defintely decreases your injury by 52%), and of course the two muscle cars that have been battling it out for WR’s in the Nike Aphafly and Adidas Adizero Adios Pro. We also ask the Doctors what their favourite shoes are and why, and what we should all be excited about looking forward into 2021.

Audio Podcast of Episode 88:

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About the Doctors of Running:
See the Doctors of Running website: https://www.doctorsofrunning.com/

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Episode 87 with Farrah Jawad [Vitamin D]

In this episode we were joined by Dr Farrah Jawad who is a Consultant in Musculoskeletal, Sport & Exercise Medicine at Pure Sports Medicine in London (and within the NHS), has worked extensively in elite sport, and has undertaken research at the Royal Ballet looking at seasonal variation in Vitamin D levels among its dancers. We talked about how important Vitamin D is, how common insufficiency is, where we can source Vitamin D, and its link with foot and ankle pathology.

Audio Podcast of Episode 87:

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About Farrah Jawad:
Dr Farrah Jawad is a Consultant in Sport, Exercise & Musculoskeletal Medicine at Pure Sports Medicine.
Connect with Farrah on Twitter

Threads on Podiatry Arena on Vitamin D:
Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients with Foot and Ankle Injuries
Vitamin D supplementation and diabetic foot ulcers
Growing pains and vitamin D supplementation

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Episode 86 with Christian Barton [Knee Pain in Runners]

In this episode we were joined by Christian Barton. Christian is a Physiotherapist who completed his PhD in patellofemoral pain and is now a post-doctoral researcher at LaTrobe University, Associate Editor at the BJSM, leads the TREK and GLA:D initiatives and also works in private practice where he specialises in knee pain in runners. He talked through how to differentiate between the most common knee complaints we see, the importance of not ignoring the psychosocial factors during the history taking, the evidence behind foot orthoses for PFP, hip level rehabilitation/exercises and what good and bad management of knee pain may look like in general. He also touched on load management, training habits and gait retraining. Some serious ground covered in this hour!

Audio Podcast of Episode 86:

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About Christian Barton:
Connect with Christian on Twitter

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Episode 85 with Ian Reilly and David Gordon [Bunions]

In this episode we took a deep dive into hallux valgus with two consultants; podiatric surgeon Mr Ian Reilly (Ian Reilly) and orthopaedic surgeon Mr David Gordon (The Bunion Doctor). They shared how they perform a clinical work up for a bunion, along with the answers they give to to the most common patient questions (What is a bunion? What causes bunions? Will it get worse and over what time period?) They each perform hundreds of operations a year, but differ in their approach to this (open surgery Vs minimally invasive/keyhole) so we discussed this, along with some of the most common non-surgical management options for bunions as well. Hope you enjoy.

Audio Podcast of Episode 85:

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Episode 84 with Bronnie Lennox Thompson [Why Do Patients Seek Care?]

In this episode we were joined with Dr Bronnie Lennox Thompson and we discussed some of the beliefs that underpin when and why a person seeks care, and why a clinician should take the time to investigate this and also make sure the check their own assumptions. Bronnie also touched on why pain reduction/resolution is not always the primary goal, and discussed her research which looked into how some individuals live well with pain whilst others do not. This episode gestures toward the importance of history taking, motivational interviewing, pain science and human psychology (as as such has immediately become Ian’s favourite episode!)

Audio Podcast of Episode 84:

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About Bronnie Lennox Thompson:
Bronnies’s website: https://healthskills.wordpress.com/

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Episode 83 with Anna Boniface [Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport]

In this episode we were joined by Physiotherapist and elite runner Anna Boniface to talk about RED-S. She discusses what it is, and the myriad of health implications on multiple body systems along with the performance implications which contributed to the renaming/evolution of this condition from its previous moniker; the female athlete triad (not to mention that males are not immune either!) Anna also covered the key, and often sensitive, questions to ask (about weight, periods and libido) and gave some tips for how to ask them. She also shared with us her own personal story of being diagnosed with it around the time she earnt her vest to represent England in the marathon. Finally, she highlighted how to manage this complex condition within the MDT.

Audio Podcast of Episode 83:

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About Anna Boniface:
Anna’s website: http://annaboniface.com/
Follow Anna on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnaBoniface

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Episode 78 with Paul Ingraham [Stretching]

Paul Ingraham is a Vancouver science journalist and creator of PainScience.com, a website about the science of pain, injury, treatment, and rehab with about a million monthly readers. In this episode he discussed the reasons people ritualistically stretch (beliefs about flexibility, injury reduction, improving performance etc) and the whether the scientific literature backs them up. He also made reference to certain structures which are biomechanically awkward/impossible to stretch, some of the sensory adaptations/neurology that may be involved, and whether stretching is indeed as beneficial as it society believes it to be.

Audio Podcast of Episode 78:

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About Paul Ingraham :

Paul’s website: https://www.painscience.com/

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Episode 77 with Richard Blake [Inverted Orthotic Technique]

In this episode we were joined by Richard Blake from his home in San Francisco for a trip down memory lane back to 1981 and the genesis of his inverted orthotic technique. He talks us through the responses he got from Drs Root & Weed when he began inverting devices by 25 degrees or more, the response he got from JAPMA when he submitted his first paper on it, and how by 1983 Dr Root was one of his biggest supporters. Rich stated the most he has ever inverted a device was 70 (seventy) degrees, and also how one of his fresh faced young students by the name of Kevin Kirby was part of the group that helped him at the time.

Audio Podcast of Episode 77:

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Podiatry Arena Threads on the Blake Inverted Technique:
Blake Inverted Orthotic Devices
History of the Blake Inverted Orthosis
Blake inverted foot orthoses
Inverted Technique