Idiopathic toe walking in children and 3D motion analysis with toddlers - with Associate Professor Cylie Williams

In this episode we return to part two of our discussion with Monash University researcher and podiatrist Associate Professor Cylie Williams. Hosted by Luke Perraton.

 

Cylie talks about her special interest area, idiopathic toe walking in kids. We learn that idiopathic toe walking is a diagnosis of exclusion and Cylie gives a summary of some of the other serious conditions that should be excluded prior to diagnosing the condition. We also talk about other important research Cylie completed during her NHMRC fellowship related to wound care.

 

This is Cylie’s paper that was mentioned in the episode:

Williams, C. M., Tinley, P., & Curtin, M. (2010). The Toe Walking Tool: a novel method for assessing idiopathic toe walking children. Gait & posture, 32(4), 508-511.

 

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About Cylie:

Cylie has a special interest in idiopathic toe walking in children and has published extensively in paediatric, gait and health-services research.

Cylie is a highly experienced podiatrist and Associate Professor in the School of Primary and Allied Health Care at Monash University with more than 25 years’ experience in paediatric podiatry and podiatry research.

Cylie’s PhD investigated idiopathic toe walking in children and she also has a Master’s degree in Health Education and Promotion. Cylie works clinically at the Kingston foot clinic in Melbourne, Australia, is a senior researcher at Peninsula Health in Melbourne as well as an adjunct researcher positions with the University of South Australia and Staffordshire university in the UK.  Cylie also supervises a number of PhD students, runs her own research projects and is active on social media helping to translate and disseminate research findings to clinicians.

 

Connect with Cylie:

cylie.williams@monash.edu

 

@CyliePaedspod

 

Connect with the Monash Musculoskeletal Research Unit on Twitter: 

@MonashMRU,

@LukePerrraton

 

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