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Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy with Prof Peter Malliaras
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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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