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The physical demands of podiatry care may negatively affect a podiatrist?s career. But what is the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal injuries and pain in Australian, New Zealand and United Kingdom podiatrists? Monash University and Western Sydney University researchers are measuring the prevalence of work related musculoskeletal injuries and pain in podiatrists Continue reading →

We need your help! People who suffer from chronic pain have been shown to have an impairment in their ability to make left/right judgements of body parts (ie hands or feet). We are recruiting Podiatrists (YOU) and Hand therapists to determine what influence occupational exposure has on these left/right judgement tasks. Continue reading →

Press Release: The University of Northampton shows its support for this year?s Virgin Money London Marathon Thursday 21 April 2016 Quote: Our Podiatry staff and students are excited to once again be supporting the runners of the Virgin Money London Marathon, which takes place this Sunday 24 April. The University of Northampton academic team are taking 20 final year BSc Podiatry students to work alongside medics, as part of a multi-disciplinary team which will provide support to runners after they cross the finish line. This will be the 28th year that the Podiatry team has attended the event, which offers students a great experience of managing acute sporting injuries. Continue reading →

Hi everyone, this is my first post on here, I’m a ‘soon to qualify’ uk podiatry student, hoping to be registered by late summer. (NHS employment probably being my first port of call with hopefully chances to shadow MSK/Biomechanics Pods) My primary area of interest is bio-mechanics (I have previous background in sport/fitness, competitive body-building, personal training) Ive been reading, learning and taking in as much as I can, thus far, but really looking to accelerate my learning by the most efficient route possible…..Privately run courses, online learning, MSc modules.. Continue reading →

This months podiatry now magazine contains a most interesting article about podiatry admissions to university. It basically states there are not enough applicants for available places many places go through clearance, they will accept less bright students to fill places , ie bums on seats, and that these students are more likely to drop out thus lowering the universities rank in the league tables and eventually the unis will drop podiatry as an option. Continue reading →