8 February 2018
I’ve been mulling over this one for a while and two things pushed it to the front of my mind. Firstly, a discussion on one of the Podiatry Facebook groups recently which, as is often the case, turne...
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7 September 2017
I posted this video on my Facebook page a month or so ago and it generated some great discussion. I see an awful lot of dorsolateral foot pain which has been labelled under the umbrella of “cuboid s...
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12 May 2017
It’s no secret that this is one of my favourite papers of all time and if students ever ask me what “biomechanics papers” they should read this is top of the list. To further spread/translate th...
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16 April 2017
Many clinicians will habitually group feet they see in clinic; some based on cursory observation (“they are a pronator/overpronator” etc) and some may do so more formally after performing somethin...
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23 February 2017
Back in 2000-2003 I was taught to assess a treat a foot according to a model/paradigm that was conceived in 1977. Incredibly cursory summary: it consisted of criteria of normalcy for the human foot an...
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21 December 2016
“I’M A PRONATOR…” Barely a single day passes where one of my patients/athletes doesn’t say this to me and I know I’m not alone. But what does it mean, if anything? And what is the sub-...
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12 November 2016
When I was first taught what a joint axis was I recall it being described to me as a door hinge. A fixed point about which motion will occur (more often than not 90 degrees’ perpendicular to the hin...
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2 April 2012
Firstly, apologies for the distinct lack of posts in recent months – late 2011 and early 2012 have been rather hectic, but I am confident I will get back on track! The blog has now been moved ...
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9 August 2010
It is often stated that the human foot has 3 arches; two longitudinal arches and the transverse arch (sometimes also referred to as the metatarsal arch).1 Whereas the presence of longitudinal arches a...
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