Calcaneal apophysitis or Severs disease of the heel is a very common condition in kids and a full show of the video livestream, PodChatLive was dedicated to the condition. PodChatLive is a live talk stream that initially goes out through Facebook and it is later on published to YouTube. The audio adaptation is also released as a podcast on the usual podcast platforms. For the episode on calcaneal apophysitis, the 2 hosts, Craig Payne and Ian Griffiths chatted with Alicia James in regards to the most up-to-date ideas on calcaneal apophysitis (Severs disease). Alicia has completed a PhD on the ailment therefore was a good selection of guest. They pointed out what exactly is thought of the causes of the condition plus some of the more established remedies, especially the role of education and the way to handle the presumptions of the kid as well as their parents. The condition is essentially self limiting and always disappears by itself, so it is commonly a case of dealing with lifestyle and physical activities in that period.

Alicia James has worked in public multidisciplinary centers evaluating and managing paediatric foot and lower leg disorders. Alicia is at present the Head of Podiatry at Peninsula Health in Melbourne and a podiatrist at the Kingston Foot Clinic and Children’s Podiatry. She carries a very strong dedication to the podiatry profession, having previously been a director for the Australian Podiatry Association (Vic) board and a previous president of the Australian Podiatry Association (Vic) in addition to being a past chair of the Victorian Paediatric Podiatry Special Interest group. Alicia was awarded the Jennifer O’Meara Award at the beginning of 2010 for her contributions. Alicia is additionally a credentialed Paediatric Podiatrist as given by the Australian Podiatry Council, being only one of the 5 podiatry practitioners in Australia that have accomplished this so far. Alicia was recently granted her PhD for carrying out a big clinical trial of treatment methods for calcaneal apophysitis in kids.