Patrick Doan

Canberra, Australia

Podiatrist at Canberra Podiatry

Podiatrist at Elite Peformance Podiatry

Bachelor of Podiatry and Masters in High Performance Sport

ASCA Level 2

About Patrick Doan

Patrick is a podiatrist in Canberra with a special interest in sports medicine, sports biomechanics and athletic performance. Patrick has a Bachelor of Podiatry and Masters in High-Performance Sport. His focus on sports biomechanics and rehabilitation and also the practical application of sports science in a clinical context is to further research the role of athletic footwear prescription and intrinsic foot strengthening and its impact on injury prevention in high performance sport in the future. He is also a ASCA PCAS Professional and Level 2 Strength & Conditioning coach, an accredited Exercise Scientist and a Sports Scientist Level 2 with Exercise and Sports Science Australia.

With over 8 years experience with high performance and sub-elite athletes in rugby league, AFL and rugby union and he provides insights from a multifaceted athlete rehabilitation, strength and conditioning and sports biomechanics perspective.

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Patrick Doan

The role of intrinsic foot strengthening and activation in field sports conditioning and athlete rehabilitation.

In high performance sport there are always new ideas and research to find the one percenters that can ultimately contribute to performance increases and injury risk mitigation. One area that is vastly underutilised is the role of sports & musculoskeletal podiatrists collaborating with sports science and strength and conditioning for lower limb programming. There is new research coming to light regarding intrinsic foot strengthening and the role minimisation of longitudinal arch deformation to maximise running economy and to increase power output during gait/running propulsion. This commentary hopes to provide insight into the practical application of the research and realistically apply it in a field sport setting. In most field sports ...