Role
Programme Lead
Podiatry Link Lecturer - Cornwall, Bath, Gloucester and Cheltenham
Mentor Training Lecturer
Qualifications & background
BSc (Hons) Podiatry, MChS, PGCE
Professional membership
Member of the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
Member of Podiatric Rheumatology Care Association
Member of the South West Podiatric Biomechanics Group
Research interests
Effects of foot orthoses on gait and kinetics of the foot and lower limb
Long term effects of use of orthoses on foot posture and function and on the orthoses
Rheumatology and the lower limb
Publications
Smith, C., Spooner, S. & Fletton, J. (2004). The Effect of 5 degree Valgus and Varus Rearfoot Wedging on Peak Hallux Dorsiflexion During Gait. Journal of American Podiatric Medical Association (JAPMA), 94, 6, pp558 - 564.
Paton, J & Smith C (2007). Medial Knee Pain: an Update on a Common Clinical Pathology Emphasising Biomechanical Origins. International Journal of Podiatric Biomechanics, 2 (2) and 3 (1), pp3-9.
Reports & invited lectures
Speaker - Stafford University Podiatric Biomechanic Group Conference 2003
Poster presentation - CHIRRUP, University of Plymouth 2005
Poster presentation - presented with research award at opening of John Bull Building 2005
Poster presentation - PAHC School Conference 2006
Poster presentation - SoCap Conference, Brighton 2006
