Podiatrists’ views and experiences of using real time clinical gait analysis in the assessment and treatment of posterior tibial tendon dysfunction

Table 1 Participant characteristics

Particpant	Year Qualified	Weekly MSK caseload (% of hours worked)	Weekly MSK caseload (hours)	Weekly MSK caseload (Number of patients seen)	Duration of MSK Speciality (Years)	Private practice (PP) / National Health Service (NHS) ratio	Additional Qualifications
1	2010	30	15	18	9	100 % PP	None
2	1994	100	45	70	25	80 % NHS 20 % PP	MSc Theory of Podiatric Surgery
3	2009	100	32	45	7	100 % NHS	MSc Podiatry
4	2000	80	28	40	18	100 % PP	None
5	2000	80	25	40	18	100 % PP	None
6	2009	100	38	50	11	95 % NHS 5 % PP	MSc Theory of Podiatric Surgery
7	2010	60	20	40	9	40 % NHS 60 % PP	None
8	2003	80	30	30	16	100 % PP	None
9	2008	100	37.5	32	10	50 % NHS 50 % PP	MSc MSK studies (lower limb)
10	1999	100	24	36	12	100 % NHS	MSc Clinical Biomechanics
11	1992	50	30	35	20	40 % NHS 60 % PP	PG Cert
12	1999	75	20	30	15	75 % NHS 25 % PP	MSc Theory of Podiatric Surgery
13	2014	25	8	10	5	100 % NHS	MSc
14	2005	70	25	20	10	20 % NHS 80 % PP	MSc
15	2001	75	30	22	17	100 % NHS	MSc Clinical Biomechanics
16	1994	90	45	40	25	100 % PP	MSc Podiatry
17	1992	40	12	25	28	100 % PP	None
18	1988	10	4	5	32	100 % NHS	None
19	1987	25	10	10	30	100 % PP	None
20	1996	20	6	4	20	100 % PP	None
21	2009	30	6	7	11	100 % PP	PG Dip
22	1990	100	35	60	30	100 % NHS	MSc Clinical Biomechanics
23	2007	80	22	32	13	100 % PP	None
24	2002	100	19	28	15	100 % NHS	None
25	1991	50	17.5	16	30	100 % PP	PhD
26	2003	15	3	3	13	100 % PP	None
27	2003	80	28	28	17	10 % NHS 90 % PP	None
28	2003	100	25	30	15	100 % PP	MSc Sports Podiatry
29	1995	98	35	80	25	100 % PP	PG Dip Biomechanics
Average	2000	68	23	31	17	62 %PP 38 %NHS	NA

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