Matthew Bannister on Jim Lovell, the astronaut who commanded the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission. Biddy Baxter, the editor who left an indelible stamp on the children’s TV show Blue Peter. Sarah Greene pays tribute. Razia Jan, the Afghan/American who founded a school for girls in Afghanistan after 9/11. Iris Williams, the Welsh born singer whose career…

PodChatLive 192: Some papers that get us thinking about correlation/causation, and should we use heel lifts for Achilles tendinopathy? Contact us: [email protected] Links from this week: Avelo: Meet the world's smartest running shoe Dengue Fever with Sever’s Disease: A Case Report Breastfeeding-injury link: are concerns warranted? Efficac…

Matthew Bannister on Dame Stella Rimington, the first woman to be Director General of MI5, who made the service more open and accountable. Sylvia Young, whose drama school turned out countless stars of stage, screen and music. Sir Jamie McGrigor, the Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands, who introduced a bill…

PodChatLive 191: Revisiting unread research (an archive dive) Contact us: [email protected] Links from this weeks episode: Risk of subsequently developing lower urinary tract symptoms in patients with plantar fasciitis One-Year Trajectory of Pain, Function, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Plantar Fasciopathy Relationsh…

Matthew Bannister on Dame Cleo Laine, whose glorious voice was equally at home singing jazz, pop and classical music. Her daughter Jacqui Dankworth shares her memories. Hulk Hogan, who spearheaded the transformation of American wrestling from niche activity to global phenomenon. Professor Margaret Boden, whose expertise in cognitive science helped …

PodChatLive 190: Footwear recommendations for runners, transitioning to barefoot running & metatarsal pad placements Contact us: [email protected] Links from this weeks episode: Rethink the 10,000 a day step goal, study suggests Changes in cadence and foot strike pattern after a 20-week transition to barefoot running are not maintained wi…

Matthew Bannister on Ozzy Osbourne, the Black Sabbath lead singer known for his outrageous antics, many while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Jacqui Browne, the Thalidomide survivor who campaigned for the rights of disabled people in Ireland. Professor Douglas Chamberlain, the cardiologist who pioneered the use of defibrillators by ambula…

PodChatLive 189: The windlass mechanism on the moon, hip strength & ankle instability, and the impact of mental state on surgery outcomes Contact us: [email protected] Links from this week: Hip muscle strength in patients with chronic ankle instability: A systematic review and meta-analysis The impact of mental and psychological state on …

Matthew Bannister on Lord Blair the former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Jennie Street who helped to rehabilitate people on her suburban farm. Dr Anna Ornstein, a psychoanalyst and survivor of the Holocaust. Muhammudu Buhari, the former President of Nigeria. Interviewee: Sean O’Neill Interviewee: Anita OllerenshawInterviewee: Dr Sharone …

PodChatLive 188: Do footballers have cavoid feet, and our weekly reminder that individuals are individual Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: A potential relationship between soccer shoes and pes cavus: a pilot study The Forgotten Powerhouse: Variations of the Soleus Muscle and Their Clinical Relevance Joint contact for…

Matthew Bannister on Lord Tebbit, who as Norman Tebbit was a member of Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet, introducing trade union reform and privatisation. Daphne Boden, the harpist who played for the Queen and taught for more than fifty years at the Royal College of Music. James Leprino who built a multi-billion-dollar business by supplying cheese to pi…

PodChatLive 187: Understanding of dermatological conditions by Podiatrists, and foot pain in Nursing Contact us: [email protected] Links from todays episode: Itchy feet: skin and nail conditions in the podiatrists’ clinic Podiatrists’ insight and awareness of melanoma of the foot Foot health status and associated characteristics of nursin…

Matthew Bannister on Courtney Griffiths, one of the first black lawyers to become a Queen’s Counsel. Sara Venn, who turned unloved spaces in Bristol into community gardens growing food for low-income families. Nina Kuscik, the American marathon runner who broke down barriers to women participating in long distance running. Sergeant Mohammed Hussain…

PodChatLive 186: Another running shoe episode!? Carbon plated injury risks, and a systematic review on rocker bottom shoes Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Quo vadis advanced footwear technology research? How conventional or technologically advanced running shoes influence riskand location of injuries Effects of rock…

Matthew Bannister on The TV director Michael Lachmann who made some of the most acclaimed documentaries about science. Professor Brian Cox and Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock pays tribute. Pik-sen Lim who became one of the most recognisable East Asian actors on British TV. Leon Krier, the master planner behind King Charles’s controversial Poundbury devel…

PodChatLive 185: Running shoes special! Influences on foot pressures, injury risks and performance Contact us: [email protected] Links from this week: Plantar pressure in recreational athletes running in maximal and traditional shoes How are Spanish athletes using technological advanced running shoes (TARS)? Do they influence injuries? Sh…

John Wilson on Sir Godfrey “Geoff” Palmer, the scientist whose discovery of a new brewing method revolutionized the industry and saved them millions of pounds Barbara Holdridge, the entrepreneur who co-founded a new record label that paved the way for the audiobook industry Kim Woodburn, the reality TV Star who made gained popular recognition throu…

PodChatLive 184: Foot orthoses in real world Vs research, and shoe designs which help heel pain Contact us: [email protected] Links from todays episode: Hip Muscle Activity and Frontal Plane Lower Extremity Kinematics in Long-Distance Runners With Plantar Fasciitis Immediate Effects of Footwear Design on In-Shoe Plantar Pressures, Impact …

Reimagining Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy – A Conversation with Paula Bright by MACPBy MACP

Kirsty Lang on Brian Wilson, the driving force behind The Beach Boys who were one of the most successful bands of the 1960s. Fredrick Forsyth, the writer and former Mi6 agent who books included The Day of the Jackal and The Fourth Protocol. Uriah Rennie who made history as the Premier League’s first black referee. And the author Edmund White whose …

PodChatLive 183: Why do bus drivers get foot issues, and the psychological factors associated with chronic ankle instability Contact us: [email protected] Links from todays episode: Chamonix Podiatry Ski Conference Musculoskeletal disorders among bus drivers Comparison of psychological factors between healthy athletes and those suffering …

Kirsty Lang on Wildlife conservationist Valmik Thapar who spent five decades trying to protect India’s tigers Nancy Blaik, the driving force behind the creation of Scotland’s first children’s hospice Norma Meras Swenson, the co-author of the influential book ‘Our Bodies, Ourselves’ Doctor Stuart Farrimond who became a popular science writer after b…

PodChatLive 182: Are strength exercises actually doing anything, and tips for appraising research papers Contact us: [email protected] Links from todays episode: Biomechanical Assessment of Yoga-Based Warm-Up Routines in Reducing Injury Risk among Runners Do strengthening exercises help in the treatment of people with patellar tendinopath…

Matthew Bannister on Alan Yentob, the BBC’s only Creative Director, who commissioned many successful TV programmes, was known as an impresario of talent and also presented Imagine. Richard Garwin, the American physicist who developed the Hydrogen bomb, but then devoted his life to nuclear disarmament. Dr. Joy Shaverien, the psychoanalyst who identi…

PodChatLive 181: Flat out Fabulous; A Barbie foot posture research article special Contact us: [email protected] Link to "the paper": Flat out Fabulous: How Barbie’s foot posture and occupations have changed over the decades, and the lessons we can learn Press release: Barbies today are much less likely to be on their tip-toes than in pas…

Matthew Bannister on Hannah Deacon who ran a successful campaign to allow her son – and many others – to be treated with cannabis after he was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy. Andrew Norfolk, the journalist who exposed the Rotherham grooming gang scandal. Dame June Clark, the President of the Royal College of Nursing who argued for more educ…

PodChatLive 180: Adidas develop shoe for runners with Down Syndrome, Do orthoses for plantar fasciitis need heel plugs, & When bad science tries to force a causation between foot posture and back pain Contact us: [email protected] Links from todays episode: Adidas, FCB develop shoe just for Down syndrome runners HELPP (HeEL Pain Pathways)…

Matthew Bannister on: Sir Tom Farmer, the Edinburgh born businessman who built up the tyre and exhaust company Kwik Fit. Elaine Wynn, who worked with her husband Steve to create a casino empire in Las Vegas. Sue Stapely, who transformed the way the legal profession communicates with the public and the media. Joseph Nye, the American political analy…

PodChatLive 179: Words relating to symptomatic flat feet in children, effects of foot orthoses wedging, and questioning whether biomechanical experiments are of any value Contact us: [email protected] Links from today episode: Foot orthosis with posterior-medial posting alone produces similar effects than anterior-medial plus posterior-me…

Kirsty Lang on The author Jane Gardam, whose works included The Queen of the Tambourine and Old Filth. Sir Roger Birch, the former Chief Constable of Sussex Police who oversaw the investigation following the IRAs' Brighton bomb attack in 1984. Mike Peters, the lead singer of the band The Alarm, whose own battle with cancer saw him become a campaign…

PodChatLive 178: Even more plantar fasciitis research (is it all really needed?) and individual responses to foot orthoses Contact us: [email protected] Links from this week's episode: The 6 best Asics running shoes for women, according to editors and podiatrists Plantar Fasciitis: An Autobiographical Case Report From the Perspective of a…

Matthew Bannister on Virginia Giuffre, who waived her anonymity to accuse the billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and his friend Ghislaine Maxwell of sex abuse and trafficking. Rosy Bremer, a leading campaigner against nuclear weapons at the women’s protest at Greenham Common airbase. LJ Smith, author of the best-selling “Vampire Diaries” series of novels …

PodChatLive 177: London marathon post mortem, Os peroneum, biomechanical strategies to improve running, and pandemic influences on google searches Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Biomechanical Strategies to Improve Running: Cadence, Footwear, and Orthoses—A Quasi-Experimental Study Association between work-from-home…

PodChatLive 176: The Podcast Studio Episode! Contact us: [email protected] Links from this episode: Diagnostic domains, differential diagnosis and conditions requiring further medical attention that are considered important in the assessment for Achilles tendinopathy Variability Among Individual Male Runners Influences Cumulative Loading …

Matthew Bannister on Pope Francis, the first Latin American Pope who was noted for his humility and modest lifestyle. Paddy Higson, the TV and film producer once described as “the mother of the Scottish film industry”. Jed Mercurio and Clare Grogan pay tribute. And David Sassoon, the fashion designer who dressed royalty and film stars. Dame Zandra …

Matthew Bannister on Anne Scargill, who founded the Women Against Pit Closures group when her husband Arthur was leading the Miners Strike of the 1980s. The actor Maxine Peake pays tribute. Ronnie Appleton who was Chief Crown Prosecutor for Northern Ireland during the height of the troubles. Cecil Wright, the Jamaican born cricketer who made his ma…

PodChatLive 175: UK National Hallux Valgus Think Tank, Achilles symptoms Vs Achilles pain, and anatomical variation as it relates to pathology Contact us: [email protected] Links for this week: The Inaugural United Kingdom National Hallux Valgus Think Tank: Identification of Key Issues and Strategies to Improve Clinical Care for Patient B…

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

Matthew Bannister on Lord Kalms, who turned his family’s camera shop into the multi-million-pound Dixons electronics chain. Melissa Llewellyn-Davies, the anthropologist who made an acclaimed TV series about Kenya’s Masai tribe before turning her camera on the UK. Rex Cowan, the lawyer who changed career to become one of the world’s most successful …

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

PodChatLive 174: What orthoses prescriptions Podiatrists write, a scoping review of foot strengthening exercises, and why patients want bunion surgery Contact us: [email protected] Links from this weeks episode: Custom Foot Orthoses: A Retrospective Analysis of 1000 Prescriptions From New Zealand Podiatrists Muscle Strengthening Exercises…

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

By Mornings with John Mackenzie

Matthew Bannister on The Hollywood actor Val Kilmer, best known for his roles in Top Gun, Batman Forever and The Doors. Jane Reed, the media executive who made Woman’s Own magazine a powerful voice for its readers at a time of changing roles for women in society. Sir Torquil Norman, who used the proceeds from the sale of his successful toy business…

By Mornings with John Mackenzie