Liz Bayley Physio 🩰

I teamed up with @lizbayleyphysio.bsky.social  to create this progressive rehab programme for Plantar Heel Pain. 

We've called it 'LiTHE' (Liz and Tom's Heel Exercises) and it's aimed at active and sporty patients. It's not a recipe though so it's best to adapt it to suit individual needs.

1st Nov course already sold out… Striking while the iron is hot and adding an extra date in Feb 2026 ‼️ Book here: liz-bayley-physio.uk2.cliniko.com/bookings?app...

Yes will be heading back there again next year!

⚠️ Long awaited In-Person One Day F&A Rehab Course 🙌🏼

📍London/Essex location
🚇 Tube: Hainault (🔴 Central Line)

📆 Saturday 1st November 2025 9am - 5pm

BOOKING LINK IN BIO! 🎟️📲
Or email me: lizbayleyphysio@gmail.com

💷 Just £189.00
No early bird as expected to sell out… Limited places!

Definitely! Lovely atmosphere and great gala dinner (as well as brilliant lectures and organisation)!

I think this just about sums it up 🎉🙌🏼
Phenomenal event, with amazing speakers & wonderful energy 😍
So honoured to have been invited to this, and to have made great new friends, with some exciting connections and plans for the year ahead 📆 #sportskongres2025 ❤️

F&A Structures - Tendons, Blood Vessels & Nerves 🦶🏼
Image adapted from Dr John Kenneth Dickson and ‘Picturing Medicine’… ✏️🎨😍

If you’re a physio, you need this 📘
Loads of quick ref pages with clinically relevant info that will help you identify potential inflammatory pathology & make perfect referrals. The back cover alone is worth having it for 🤩
@rheumatologyphysio.bsky.social
🔗 rheumatology.physio/product/rheu...

"A sprained ankle is the biggest sign of mental fatigue"

🩰 New learning e.g. rehearsals can lead to mental fatigue
🩰 Fatigue affects mood, effort perception, and overall performance
🩰 Increased fatigue = increased risk of injury

📃 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38218024/

Knee-to-Wall Test 🦵🏼
MCID
1.6 cm inter-clinician
1.9 cm intra-clinician
(Powden 2015)

What can happen with limited dorsiflexion?
🔹BSI in the LL owing to reduced load absorption
🔹Increased risk of lateral ankle sprains
🔹There might be an increased risk of pathologies such as plantar fasciitis & PTTD

Thanks Claire! 😊🐶

😉🧙🏻‍♀️🙌🏼

An absolute pleasure to work on this with you Tom! I’m already thinking about our next project 🙌🏼

I teamed up with foot & ankle specialist @lizbayleyphysio.bsky.social to created 4 exercise programmes for Plantar Heel Pain. 3 are based on Osborne et al. (2023) where 18 experts devised exercises for PHP. The ‘LiTHE’ programme is our own creation which fits more closely with S&C principles…

Exercise demo fail 😂
Filming turnout exercises for an elite ballet dancer… Got there in the end 🩰

While the wet foot print test may still have niche uses, its role in general foot posture assessment is very limited. And remember, static foot posture doesn’t predict dynamic function or guarantee injury risk—your body is far more complex than that!

5/5

… there was no room for an insole due to swelling and sensitivity. I customized his shoe by adding podiatry felt inside, creating a tailored "shelf" for extra comfort and support.

4/5

That said, the test can occasionally provide insight in specific contexts. For example, I recently used it following a Lisfranc rupture and metatarsal/cuneiform # which resulted in fusion surgery. It helped me assess how and where arch support might be helpful in a swollen, post-op foot…

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But
* Research has shown static tests don’t reliably predict dynamic foot posture
* Foot posture ≠ pathology. While foot posture may play a small role in some conditions, it's far less critical to pain and injury than previously thought.
* Injury risk spans all postures

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The Wet Footprint Test 🦶🏼💦

Consent ✅

The wet footprint test has long been used to assess foot posture. Historically, it was thought to reveal whether you had "normal," "flat," or "high" arches and to predict potential foot-related issues or which footwear might be ‘best’… 🫣
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With permission ✅
What does an ankle that’s been sprained 7 times look like on an anterior draw test…? 👇🏼

Yay! So long as we have you… 👌🏼🙌🏼

Midfoot Pain 🦶🏼👈🏼

Excluding neural, so remember to consider superficial peroneal nerve for dorsal foot. Deep peroneal is 1-2 webspace (more forefoot). BSI of navicular, base of 2nd MT & Jones # (zone 2 5th MT) are highest risk areas ⚠️

How did you get the video to work?!

Great infographic here around bone stress injuries of the F&A! One of the loveliest guys in physio and certainly the best if you’re a runner! Tom’s dedication to providing top quality, evidence-based content is second to none… FOLLOW HIM! 📲👍🏼

Ah thank you Tom! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

He’s just joined! 🙌🏼
@drjn-sportsmed.bsky.social

Hello!!! Just read everything I send you to pitch across the Northern sea to me 😉🙏🏻🙌🏼🌊

Oh Hi!!!! 😁