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Of Yogurt, Yoga, and Yoda
Americans are a shopping people. Cars, stereos, clothes, videos, you name it, we’ll buy it. Or, as my mother...
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Say A Prayer
It probably comes as no surprise to regular readers of this column that knee pain ranks at the top...
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Waddling on
On two previous occasions (Articles #7 and 38 ) I have addressed the issue of running form and stride...
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Iatrogenic Injuries
Almost everyone has heard of the Hippocratic Oath taken by physicians upon graduation from medical school. Most people are...
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Hamstrings Revisited
As every Sweet and Sour Soup connoisseur knows, the Chinese zodiac assigns to each year the name of an...
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Faux Fasciitis
Over the past month I have seen two runners referred with a diagnosis of plantar fasciitis. Not an unreasonable...
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Ins and Outs
The majority of tendinitis conditions affecting the lower leg and foot are felt along the medial (inner) side of...
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The E-ffect of De-fects
Improper footwear is a frequent cause for running injuries. Quite often a patient’s history reveals that, just prior to...
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Weighty Matters
L.B. is a young woman who is currently rehabilitating her right knee following arthroscopic surgery one week ago. Her...
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The True Achilles Heel (Retrocalcaneal Bursitis)
In article #47 the most common form of bursitis in runners – trochanteric – was discussed. While there are...
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The Bursitis Virus
“My bursitis is acting up again!” This is one of the most common complaints heard by physical therapists, usually...
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Double Workouts
I am a firm believer in double workouts. I advocate double workouts to enhance performance as well as to...
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Compartment Syndrome
L.W. (not his real name) is a 43 (not his real age) year old novice runner from Oklahoma (not...
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Shin Splints
In reviewing this column’s past entries to find a topic that has never been covered, I discovered that –...