PT Pro Talk Ep 180 - Foot & Ankle Injuries: Common Mistakes, Tips & Tricks with Liz Bayley
💭” Toes in extension is the position to train the foot in because it's functional - that's where we produce force.’’ - Liz Bayley
Our guest Liz Bayley MSc, MCSP, HCPC, is a specialist dance physio with ‘Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance’ in London and was the head physio on Disney’s ‘The Lion King’, from 2021-2024 in London’s West End. Outside of dance, she has worked with Middlesbrough Football club, players from the UAE Pro League, and the National Basketball Association in the USA. Liz teaches international courses on the foot and ankle, and dance specific physiotherapy. In January 2025, she was a speaker at Sports Kongres in Copenhagen, talking about hypermobility and injury prevention in dancers. She wrote the section on ‘Posterior Ankle Impingement’ for the new edition of ‘Clinical Sports Medicine’, which will be released in 2026. Liz works with professional dancers in London, in shows such as ‘Mary Poppins’, ‘Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake’, and ‘Back to the Future’. She manages injuries in dancers around the world via telehealth, including European Ballet companies and world champion Irish Dancers, returning them to competition level.
📚You will learn about:
Common foot and ankle injuries by region
Key tips for subjective and objective assessment
Treatment strategies
Rehab mistakes to avoid, dancer-specific insights, and more
🔎 Liz Bayley’s resources of information:
Social media, podcasts
IADMS Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, The BMJ, and JOSPT
📲 Liz Bayley’s contact information:
Website: https://lizbayleyphysio.com/
🐦X: @lizbayleyphysio
💻LinkedIn: Liz Bayley
📸Instagram: liz_bayley_physio
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