U.K. Sports Podiatry

22/07/2022

Lead Sports Podiatrist at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022. This is a great honour for me as I follow in the footsteps of one of my mentors and inspiration Professor Nat Padhiar who was the podiatric clinical lead at the London Olympics 2012.

Over the last 12 months I have been working with the Commonwealth Games medical team organizers and our multi disciplinary team colleagues with planning the role and scope of the sports podiatrists at the games, recruitment of podiatrists, logistics as well as providing extensive hands-on musculoskeletal sport medicine training to many of the younger podiatrists who will be volunteering at the games, which is something I have really enjoyed.

It has been exciting to see how podiatric sports medicine is evolving since I first qualified as a podiatrist in 1995, podiatric sports medicine entails detailed assessment, examination and management of sports injuries of the lower limb – especially the foot, ankle and lower leg. With the use MRi, Ultrasound and Blood tests to assist in supporting a clinical diagnosis.

In my clinical practice, 90% of what I do is treating professional and amateur athletes however volunteering my time to treat athletes is something which I have enjoyed doing for many years. As the head of sports medicine for the Birmingham Youth Sports Academy that has over 300 young male and female footballers that regularly attend weekly sessions, treating young footballers with injuries every week is something I find immensely rewarding.

Sports podiatrists perform image-guided injections, ultrasound scanning, provide orthotics, shockwave and laser treatment while always considering a multidisciplinary approach to managing patients with evidence-based rehabilitation prescription.

I sincerely believe that podiatric sports medicine is evolving into a speciality that many young podiatrists will wish to excel at with Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) offering established postgraduate qualifications (certificates, diplomas and master’s degrees) in podiatric sports medicine (as a former student I can personally vouch for QMUL excellence), the future is bright for a profession I genuinely love.

01/06/2022

Injection for insertional achilles tendinopathy

29/11/2021

EMG and Ultrasound guided corticosteroid injections for tarsal tunnel syndrome and plantar fasciitis!

20/11/2021

Ostenil and Zeel injection for Osteoarthritis of the Ankle

Do you have ?

Pain and stiffness in the ankle join that is worse in the morning and after sitting still for a long time or being on your feet for long periods of time

Tenderness when someone touches or squeezes the ankle joint.

Swelling may happen all around or on one side of your ankle.

Decreased range of motion means your ankle won’t bend and flex completely.

Difficulty walking due to pain, stiffness and loss of motion.

Then this treatment option maybe suitable for you.

30/10/2021

Ostenil plus knee injection for knee osteoarthritis to bodybuilding royalty!

03/10/2021

Podopediatrics and Podiatry!

31/08/2021

Two years after the orginal video this is the update regarding my views on treating plantar plate injuries. I have evolved in my management of this injury, to be fair I have evolved in everything I do! This is a fascinating injury which I am seeing an increasing number of patients presenting with.

04/05/2021

In this episode of The Podiatry Detectives we speak about fixing ankle sprains!

03/05/2021

Don't you dare say shin splints! This episode of the podiatry detectives is about exercise induced leg pain.

02/05/2021

Class 4 laser treatment, rehabilitation and orthotics for Osgood-Schlatter disease which is a common cause of knee pain in growing children and young teenagers. It’s characterized by inflammation in the area just below the knee. This area is where the tendon from the kneecap attaches to the shinbone (tibia). The condition most often develops during growth spurts.

During the growth spurts of adolescence, certain muscles and tendons grow quickly and not always at the same rate. With physical activity, differences in the size and strength of the quadriceps muscle can put more stress on the growth plate near the top of the shinbone. The growth plate is weaker and more prone to injury than other parts of the bone. As a result, it can become irritated during physical stress and overuse. The irritation can result in a painful lump below the kneecap. This is the main sign of Osgood-Schlatter disease.

01/12/2020

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13/11/2020

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29/10/2020

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06/10/2020

05/10/2020

Really interesting new research about different types of running styles which could lead to injuries.

Interesting research from Chris Bramah and colleagues suggests there might be a ‘pathological’ running gait that’s associated with injuries. We discuss this in our new update of Running Repairs Online
Bramah et al. (2018): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0363546518793657

15/09/2020

Posterior ankle impingement and football! The mysterious case of something called OS trigonum (all will be revealed in the video!) & a footballer who developed pain at the back of the ankle!

In this video I talk about a patient journey from one poor football tackle on a Sunday afternoon to 4 months of pain until we got to the bottom of the issue!

If you play football and you have ankle pain, visit a podiatrist who specialises in sports medicine.

05/09/2020

Awesome outcome for this patient!

Remember the ITB injection I did a few weeks ago and recorded? 😊 well Federico Gonzalez is now running without any pain in he’s ITB and is getting some attention!

Please read he’s story and donate

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Federico-Gonzalez-Anton?utm_campaign=lc_frp_share_transaction_fundraiser_page_donation_received_-_nth_donation&utm_content=e9ec05ef-ee96-49ee-b55e-343455d4333d&utm_medium=email&utm_source=postoffice&utm_term=1598138059483

This is why I do what I do! This is why I love my profession regardless of my distractors!