Dr Mark Price

Consultant Podiatric Surgeon

Mark has over 30 years of experience as a Consultant Podiatric Surgeon and has performed over 12,000 foot operations and 70,000 injections within the NHS and privately hospitals in Stafford and Birmingham. He has a Professional Doctorate from Staffordshire University for his research into quantification of the mechanical response of the plantar fascia to changes in rearfoot position which has produced a unique protocol for the weight bearing assessment of the plantar fascia. He also has a Master’s Degree from the University of Huddersfield.

He has a range of clinical skills (Musculo-skeletal conditions) in sports medicine, biomechanics and orthosis, Stecco myofascial manipulation (level 1&2), foot mobilisation, acupuncture and hypnosis. He has also treated many National, Olympic and International athletes and professional sports individuals.

Mark is widely published and lecturing nationally and internationally and has previously lectured in Sports Biomechanics for the British Association of Sports Exercise and Medicine (BASEM). He has also been a surgical and clinical tutor at The University of Malta for 20 years, and previously lectured at the Birmingham School of Podiatry and Staffordshire University and is a surgical tutor and examiner for the Royal College of Podiatry (Surgical Faculty).

He is also the inventor of the Dynastat a patented (UK, USA & Europe) device for measuring the complex angles of joints in the foot in a weight-bearing position whilst recording the peak pressure across the foot. From this, the foot can be scanned and bespoke 3D printed orthoses made.

 

A Method For The Weight-Bearing Assessment Of The Plantar Fascial Thickness And Stiffness.

The plantar fascia has a complex structure with an equally complex function. There are many papers in the literature suggesting that the thickness (PFT) and stiffness (PFS) of the plantar fascia are important diagnostic factors. However, the assessment methods used to assess the plantar fascia are very variable across the literature.

This presentation introduces a standardised protocol for the assessment of the plantar fascia and a novel weight bearing technique. It will also demonstrate the correlation between the PFT and PFS.

 

Quantification of the mechanical response of the plantar fascia to changes in rearfoot position.

The changes in the rearfoot calcaneal position affect the foot “arch structure” during the stance phase of gait and, hence reactions in the plantar fascia thickness and stiffness during weight-bearing. However, previous research has focused on the non-weight bearing assessment of plantar fascia thickness (PFT) and stiffness (PFS) and has not linked these measurements to rearfoot position. The results of the study suggest that the PF does have a specific response to changes in the rearfoot position which, in some, can show an auxetic property.

 

Masterclass on Plantar Heel Pain (PHP)

There are many causes of PHP (over 27). This presentation will cover the major causes of PHP, the pathomechanics and clinical management from over 35 years of clinical practice.