In this episode we speak with leading podiatrist, clinician & researcher:
Paul Harradine
Paul graduated in 1994 and has remained a clinician with an interest in research. He tries to balance his enjoyment of both, having prescribed more than 10,000 pairs of custom foot orthotics and being the lead author on 9 peer reviewed publications. Paul’s areas of interest are foot function theory, foot orthoses theory and gait analysis. He has also obtained a CertEd, PGCert in Sports Podiatry, PGDip in Sports Science and a MSc in Sports Injury and Therapy. He is currently in the 5th year of a part time PhD investigating real time clinical gait analysis.
Day to day, Paul is a full-time clinician and director of ‘The Podiatry Centre’ in 3 locations with 6 associates. These are unique podiatry clinic setups, with gait analysis and foot orthotic laboratories in each location. They make their own custom foot orthotic while the patient waits.
When not working, he is the father of 5 sons and has 2 step daughters. In any spare time, he trains and competes at drug free bodybuilding, coaches colts cricket and plays the guitar.
With two of his sons, they have a family rock band and they are rather loud!!
In this episode we discuss:
- How Paul’s passion for healthcare/sports performance evolved due to his love of “helping people” (first sparked volunteering as a 17yr old on an oncology ward).
- How interacting with some brilliant lecturers at Northampton Podiatry School teaching podiatric biomechanics was a “lightbulb” moment.
- Paul's passion to know more about how the foot worked and how we can change it to help the problem (rather than treat the outcome)
- His sporting history includes karate, judo, taekwondo, running, triathlon, hockey, table tennis, cricket, squash, sailing and windsurfing – Paul loves sport!!
- How he relished challenging the accepted & then current theories on gait function, which ultimately led to Paul publishing the “Unified theory of foot function and the MOSI foot orthotic modification” with his colleague Lawrence Bevan.
- Key moments of influence in Paul’s career
- (NHS multi-disciplinary clinic in Portsmouth with physio Nick Carter)
- Working with Health Education Seminars.
- His friend from Uni, Lawrence Bevan
- His current PhD process (not yet over) & how it is allowing him to grow as a researcher and aid his clinical practice.
- Paul’s top tips for up and coming therapists & clinicians.
- Why there’s more to gait than feet and glutes!
- Assessing statically does not reliably predict dynamic function. Watch people function!
Clinic website: www.thepodiatrycentre.co.uk
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Paul has a range of orthotics available through LBG medical designed around the unified theory called “The BioUnified”.
The Clinician Revealed
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Meet the Hosts
Andrew Caldwell BSc (Hons) MSc MCSP
Consultant Physiotherapist | Sports Performance Specialist |Podcast Host
Andrew is a chartered physiotherapist, sports performance consultant and clinical director of Active Therapy Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic and has 23 years post graduate experience working with athletes of all standards from recreational to international standard to reduce injury risk and enhance performance.
Andrew host his own weekly podcast ‘The Sports Performance Show’ where he interviews world leaders in their field of sports performance and aims to provide listeners with practically applied information to enhance performance and reduce injury risk.
He has both undergraduate and post graduate degrees in physiotherapy and neuro-musculoskeletal healthcare respectively and is trained as an extended scope physiotherapist to offer services such as injection therapy, ultrasound imaging and imaging referrals such as x-ray and MRI scans. Andrew has provided physiotherapy services to clients including UK Athletics, Loughborough University, The FA, The LTA and is former Head of Physiotherapy & Sports Medicine at Hearts FC.
Andrew has provided expert editorial consultancy and provides media representation for The CSP on sports physiotherapy.
He is an enthusiastic clinical educator and forms part of the Rocktape UK medical team providing throughout the UK & Europe an presents at national conferences regularly in areas including sports performance physiotherapy, strategies for injury risk reduction and strength and conditioning. Andrew also regularly provides coach education seminars for clients such as The PGA, UK Athletics, England Athletics and England Golf.
As host of the Health Development and Performance Network podcast ‘Clinician Revealed’ he explores the journey of leading clinicians and discusses key areas around personal and professional development, skill acquisition and core competencies, leadership and management and delivers this in a format to place the power back in clinicians hands and facilitate professional development.
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