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There is, however, a paucity of information around the injuries sustained from working as a podiatrist. This paper looks at the incidence of injury from working as a podiatrist, the aggravating factors to sustain these injuries and whether the changes in workload due to the COVID\u201019 pandemic altered the incidence.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A modified work based musculoskeletal injury questionnaire was distributed in the UK via podiatry led social media platforms. Open and Closed questions explored the demographics of the sample, perceived injury 12\u00a0months prior to the COVID\u201019 pandemic and then 6\u00a0months into the lockdown. Pre and post COVID\u201019 data were analysed for differences and thematic analysis was included to categorise reported experiences.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>148 podiatrists representing 3\u2009% of HCPC registered practitioners responded to the questionnaire. Employment status altered as a result of the COVID\u201019 pandemic with a 13\u2009% reduction in those working full time. Environments also changed with domiciliary and telehealth significantly increasing (p\u2009&gt;\u20090.00) and non\u2010clinical roles being extended (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.002). Pain frequency and intensity significantly (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&gt;\u20090.04) increased as a result of the pandemic with shoulder pain being most frequent before lockdown altering to the neck during the lockdown. Two main themes were identified that were attributed to the causes of pain including physical demands and working in awkward spaces.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Work\u2010related musculoskeletal pain in podiatrists is common with the shoulder and neck being the most frequently affected. Changes in work practices due to the restrictions enforced from the COVID\u201019 pandemic increased the frequency and intensity of pain mostly associated with increased domiciliary and telehealth working environments.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13047-021-00491-7","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,1]],"date-time":"2021-09-01T13:04:01Z","timestamp":1630501441000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Prevalence of musculoskeletal injury and pain of UK\u2010based podiatrists and the impact of enforced altered working practices"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Robert","family":"Adams","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies Stoke on Trent Staffordshire University Leek Road ST4 2DF Stoke\u2010on\u2010Trent UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Helen","family":"Branthwaite","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies Stoke on Trent Staffordshire University Leek Road ST4 2DF Stoke\u2010on\u2010Trent UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nachiappan","family":"Chockalingam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre for Biomechanics and Rehabilitation Technologies Stoke on Trent Staffordshire University Leek Road ST4 2DF Stoke\u2010on\u2010Trent UK"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_12_2_1","first-page":"1:e018085","article-title":"Evaluating sickness absence duration by musculoskeletal and mental health issues: a retrospective cohort study of Scottish healthcare workers","volume":"8","author":"Demou E","year":"2018","journal-title":"Brit Med Journal"},{"key":"e_1_2_12_3_1","unstructured":"GanerN. 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