6 July 2018
As clinicians it has never been more important to be evidence based (informed), to audit our outcomes, and essentially do the best we can by our athletes. Yet what we are not taught during any of our ...
More
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...
More
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...
More
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...
More
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-...
More
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 ...
More
18 October 2010
Heel pain is an incredibly common condition and there are very few Podiatrists who won’t see it on a daily basis in their clinics. There are numerous different causes of heel pain, (not all mechanic...
More
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...
More
21 February 2010
It seems that barefoot running is a particularly hot topic at present, and no matter where you turn you are reading things about it. In the last several weeks it has turned up on thousands of bl...
More