How does a practitioner transform a personal frustration with recurrent blisters into an internationally recognised hub for skin biomechanics and clinician education? For Rebecca Rushton, a podiatrist with over 30 years of clinical experience based in Esperance, Western Australia, the journey began after realising that standard university training and traditional taping methods were failing to keep athletes blister-free.

In this episode of Sole Science, hosts Patrick Doan and John Charles sit down with Rebecca to dismantle the long-standing misconceptions surrounding blister causation, prevention and treatment. Together, they explore the critical distinction between rubbing and shear, the biomechanical drivers of skin distortion and why effective management must always be matched to specifi ...