Articles by Dr Melinda Smith
Researcher, PhD
Dr Melinda (Franettovich) Smith is a physiotherapist with a special interest in foot and ankle health, pain and injury. She is a Research Fellow at The University of Queensland and continues her clinical experience at Clem Jones Centre Physio and Rehab. She completed her PhD at The Australian Institute of Sport and has taught across several university programs. Her research spans sports and running related injuries, taping and foot orthoses, gait training and musculoskeletal imaging.
The influence of body posture and added mass on intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscle activation and force output during common foot strengthening exercises
Dr Melinda Smith
Issue 101 (April 2026)
Footwear choices and their association with plantar fasciitis among adult women in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
Dr Melinda Smith
Issue 98 (January 2026)
Frequency of central sensitization and nociplastic pain in patients with plantar fasciitis
Dr Melinda Smith
Issue 95 (October 2025)
A randomized crossover trial on the effects of cadence on calf raise test outcomes: cadence does matter
Dr Melinda Smith
Issue 92 (July 2025)
Reliability of direct and indirect measures of intrinsic foot muscle strength in adults: a systematic review
Dr Melinda Smith
Issue 86 (January 2025)
Effects of kinesiotape versus low-Dye tape on pain and comfort measures in patients with plantar fasciitis: a randomized clinical trial
Dr Melinda Smith
Issue 83 (October 2024)
Immediate and short-term effects of in-shoe heel-lift orthoses on clinical and biomechanical outcomes in patients with insertional Achilles tendinopathy
Dr Melinda Smith
Issue 77 (April 2024)
Intrinsic foot muscle size and associations with strength, pain and foot-related disability in people with midfoot osteoarthritis
Dr Melinda Smith
Issue 74 (January 2024)