Nick Knight Podiatrist talks to Dr. Justin Trosclair DC on A Doctor's Perspective Podcast.
Deep dive into MSK sports podiatry with Nick
Knight. What is plantar plate injury, how do you treat MSK...
Nick Knight Podiatrist talks to Dr. Justin Trosclair DC on A Doctor's Perspective Podcast.
Deep dive into MSK sports podiatry with Nick
Knight. What is plantar plate injury, how do you treat MSK as a podiatrist,
clinical research, 3d gait analysis, zero gravity treadmills, and his love of
field hockey. A fresh look at what you can specialize in.
Podiatry was not his first idea for a profession but from being
excluded from the military and physical therapy Nick picked it. Luckily, there is a whole aspect/ specialty
of sports based – MSK based podiatry and he just fell in love with that aspect
of the profession and now wouldn’t change his career.
He spent a lot of time shadowing MSK doctors during university and
purposing choose jobs that were musculoskeletal focused. Knight and his wife are huge field hockey
players so he would much rather treat sport injuries than tackle diabetic
ulcers all day.
When are custom orthotics appropriate compared to a High Quality
over the counter version?
How long does he typically have people wear orthotics?
Nick Knight’s most common condition is forefoot pain, particularly
the plantar plate. I ask him to walk us through a typical treatment protocol.
Most podiatrists focus on the plantar fascia and heel area so tune in to the
forefoot answer. Knight, DPM will also
discuss how he is publishing his findings for conservative treatment for
plantar plate injuries because for now the research is heavy on surgical
interventions.
His research is finding that the techniques used can get people
back to running and not re-injuring the area.
Problem is about 40% can have a plantar plate injury and not have
symptoms. However 10 years later do they have issues like a hammer toe?
Nick, sports podiatrist, gives us 3 powerful stories of how his
treatment allowed patients to walk in their wedding after an Achilles’ rupture,
walk pain free on vacations and stroke recovery.
Reasons to talk more functional improvements instead of pain
focused with your patients. Realize that people expect to lose functional
mobility as they age and that doesn’t have to be the case. Also don’t
underestimate the need to handle realistic expectations.
What are his thoughts on weightless AlterG zero gravity Treadmills? Who benefits from zero gravity treadmills?
A Few signs to look out for when getting a 3D foot and running
gait analysis to know if you are getting a good or bad assessment. Watching the foot vs the foot and knee, do
they talk about over pronation, or do they immediately try to sell you an
insert to straighten you up.
Podiatry in the UK is working hard to produce more evidence based
research, why is that? How do we get more research outside of the NHS because
you miss a lot of types of patients if you don’t?
Once again we hear that hiring the right staff should focus on
personal skills and how they line up with your brand because the clinical or
office skills can all be taught.
His marketing is highly geared to talking to other doctors in his
area and facebook ads. In fact, he doesn’t even track the return on investment
of his facebook ads, find out why?
He and his wife love playing field hockey and he shares some
stories about how the passion for the sport has strengthened their marriage.
www.nksportspodiatry.co.uk
Twitter: @NKSportsPod
Facebook: NK Sports Podiatry
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