UK Sports Podiatry

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Hi all,


Im looking for some general advice on Sports Podiatry. I have been searching for Postgrad courses on Sports Podiatry in the UK but could not find any.


Are there any courses active in the UK that specify in Sports Podiatry or is it more Sports injuries courses in general that are advisable?


Many Thanks in advance,


Alan

 

Hi,

There is no Sports Podiatry course as such, however there are a few Sports medicine MSc around which has modules on the lower limb.

Also there are Physio MSc which have modules in sporting injuries of the lower quadrant.

I know it is the goal of Dr Nat Padhiar to have Podiatric Sports Medicine as specialty, I 100% agree with him, however will take time and a lot of effort and work.

My advice would be ask to shadow fellow colleagues (Podiatrist, Physios, SEM, orthopods) who work in the your area, start volunteering at events like marathons, attend evening lecture by colleagues and do not just attend lectures on the foot. I regularly attend lectures by orthopod on knee and hip, you could start offering services to local sports club to help get your experience up.

There was a thread of her that Ian G posted up about following blog, I can't remember the site, however a quick search on here will bring it up, Ian's own blog is a good read as well.

Hope that is some help.

Thanks,

Nick

 

Hi Alan

I created this list almost a year ago so apologies if some links are no longer working. (Highly likely there are other courses now available too)

http://www.podiatry-arena.com/podiatry-forum/showpost.php?p=238257&postcount=5

The only good thing about there not being a specific sports podiatry course is that it forces us to do courses which are not podiatry-centric. This is good for both learning and networking/relationship building purposes.

 

Just checked the above list and all seem to work except the Manchester (MMU) links:

MSc Exercise & Sport (Sports Injury) --> I did this one; feel free to contact me for more info if you wish
MSc Exercise & Sport (Biomechanics)