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...

⚠️ 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: [email protected] 💷 Just £189.00 No early bird as expected to sell out… Limited places!

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

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 🩰

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’… 🫣 1/5

With permission ✅ What does an ankle that’s been sprained 7 times look like on an anterior draw test…? 👇🏼

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 ⚠️

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! 📲👍🏼

So here we are… time to start afresh again! Join me for all things dance physio & foot/ankle! Will be posting educational case studies & getting involved in medical debates, plus re-posting brilliant stuff from my physio/sports doc friends & colleagues. Bring back the glory days of Twitter 2021! 🙌🏼