Foot strengthening for plantar heel pain with Podiatrist - Dr John Osborne

Nick chats with Dr John Osborne about his research and PhD journey for foot strengthening, with an interest in plantar heel pain. Some of the things we spoke about. We talk a lot about strengthening exercises for plantar heel pain; however, the research often doesn't support it. Have we been asking the right questions? In general, is the foot pushed hard enough during any rehab-based exercises? Do the exercises commonly issued do what we think they do? Can we give the same programme to everyone? Links to the research Development of a foot and ankle strengthening program for the treatment of plantar heel pain: a Delphi consensus study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37789375/ Muscle Function and Muscle Size Differences in People With and Without Plantar Heel Pain: A Systematic Review https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31597545/ Muscle Strengthening Exercises for the Foot and Ankle: A Scoping Review Exploring Adherence to Best Practice for Optimizing Musculoskeletal Health https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40178827/ The influence of body posture and added mass on intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscle activation and force output during common foot strengthening exercises https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41412495/