Podiatrists Use of Evidence in MSK with Andy Bridgen
06/27/24 • 71 min
Alex is joined by Dr Andy Bridgen PhD, Podiatrist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield in the UK.
They talk about Andy's PhD thesis, exploring how Podiatrists in the UK utilise evidence in musculoskeletal practice, namely managing people with foot orthoses. The spoiler being, there isn't a consensus on how to use evidence in practice, nor, a significant body of evidence to draw upon.
They discuss the results in detail, what this means for the profession of Podiatry and the future of clinical practice.
About Andy:
Dr Andy Bridgen is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Podaitry and Clinical Sciences and joined the University of Huddersfield in 2004. After qualiying as a podiatrist in 1995 he worked in the NHS working in MSK podiatry. He completed an MSc in Sports and Exercise Injury Management in 2006. In August 2017 he completed his PhD entitled 'A hermeneutic enquiry into how MSK podiatrists interpret and use evidence in practice'.
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Alex is joined by Dr Andy Bridgen PhD, Podiatrist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Huddersfield in the UK.
They talk about Andy's PhD thesis, exploring how Podiatrists in the UK utilise evidence in musculoskeletal practice, namely managing people with foot orthoses. The spoiler being, there isn't a consensus on how to use evidence in practice, nor, a significant body of evidence to draw upon.
They discuss the results in detail, what this means for the profession of Podiatry and the future of clinical practice.
About Andy:
Dr Andy Bridgen is a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Podaitry and Clinical Sciences and joined the University of Huddersfield in 2004. After qualiying as a podiatrist in 1995 he worked in the NHS working in MSK podiatry. He completed an MSc in Sports and Exercise Injury Management in 2006. In August 2017 he completed his PhD entitled 'A hermeneutic enquiry into how MSK podiatrists interpret and use evidence in practice'.
You can follow Alex and the podcast on facebook and instagram
@therehabpodiatrist
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Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy with Prof Peter Malliaras
Alex is joined by Prof Peter Malliaras, a Physiotherapist and world renowned tendon researcher from Melbourne to talk about posterior tibial tendinopathy.
A not so often talked about tendon, but a common condition seen in foot and ankle practice, they talk through the specifics of managing difficult cases, considerations for exercise and rehabilitation and managing the person.
About Peter:
Peter Malliaras is a physiotherapist and researcher from Melbourne, Australia specializing in tendinopathy. In 2006 he completed his PhD in tendinopathy identifying novel risk factors, and since has undertaken post doctoral research in the UK and Australia, and has co-authored over 100 peer review publications.
Currently, he is a Professor at Monash University Physiotherapy Department and involved in multiple funded tendinopathy research projects in Australia and internationally. His research focuses on understanding pain and neuromuscular impairments, and clinical trials testing the efficacy of exercise and other interventions in the management of tendinopathy. Peter maintains a strong clinical focus, specializing in the rehabilitationa and management of difficult tendinopathy cases and regularly consults to elite athletes. He sees about 30-40 tendinopathy patients per week and regularly consults to elite athletes.
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Diagnosing and treating the collapsing flatfoot with Dr Doug Richie
Alex is joined by Dr Doug Richie, Podiatrist and Surgeon from Los Angeles and the inventor of the Richie Brace, an ankle foot orthoses.
They talk about everything collapsing flatfoot including:
- The latest clinical name Progressive Collapsing Flatfoot Deformity (replacing adult acquired flatfoot deformity and posterior tibial tendon dysfunction) and what this means for our understanding of the condition.
- The difference between the collapsing flatfoot and posterior tibial tendon pathology
- Diagnosis, clinical tests and communicating the condition to patients
- Treatment, including why we need to aggressively manage people as early as possible
- Discuss Doug's clinical experience as both a physician and surgeon
A perfect accompaniment to our previous episode with Dr Peter Malliaras discussing Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy.
About Douh:
Dr. Richie is a Clinical Associate Professor at the California School of Podiatric Medicine. He has authored many original articles published in peer-reviewed medical journals as well as several chapters in respected textbooks of foot and ankle surgery. Dr. Richie recently published his own textbook titled Pathomechanics of Common Foot Disorders which is available at https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-54201-6. Dr. Richie is a Fellow and Past President of the American Academy of Podiatric Sports Medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Richie designed and launched the Richie Brace(R) line of custom ankle-foot orthoses in 1996 which are now distributed in seven countries around the world.
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