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A Round of Golf

September 2, 2010

Golfing is really a activity that has a lots of players and plenty of followers on television. There is lots of money involved in the huge tournaments that will get shown on TV. Golf can also be a powerful way to increase physical fitness, as a game regarding golf entails strolling for 18 holes. It [...]

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Cycling

August 27, 2010

Bicycling is a terrific way to boost conditioning and it does not possess the impact ground contact of jogging, particularly for joggers that have an injury. Nevertheless it may be expensive and the bicycle must be setup. Plenty of science should go straight into cycling biomechanics. Cycling also offers it hazards because it has to [...]

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Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

June 22, 2010

Medial tibial stress syndrome is a common overuse injury in sport, especially in those who do a lot of road running. Medial tibial stress syndrome used to be referred to as shin splints as it is a similar patholgy as to a shin problem in horses. The actually pathology is not entirely clear in medial [...]

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Severs Disease

June 21, 2010

Severs disease is a common problem in active children up until the age of 15 years. Severs disease is a problem with the growth plate at the back of the heel. After 15 yrs this growth plate merges with the surrounding bone and is no longer a problem. The area of cartilage in the bone [...]

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Sinus Tarsi Syndrome

June 17, 2010

There are many causes for chronic pain in the ankle. A common one is sinus tarsi syndrome, which is most often a problem following an ankle sprain. During a sprain, the structures in the sinus tarsi can get strained and not noticed at the time of the sprain resulting in sinus tarsi syndrome. It is [...]

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Cuboid Syndrome

June 9, 2010

The cuboid is  small bone on the outside of the foot, between the calcaneus and the fifth metatarsal. This bone is so crucial for normal biomechanics as it acts as a pulley for the tendon of the peroneus longus muscle. The tendon wraps around the cuboid on its way to the medial plantar aspect of [...]

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Hallux Rigidus

June 5, 2010

Hallux rigidus is a issue with the great toe joint of the feet. Hallux is the medical name for the great or big toe and rigidus means rigid, so hallux rigidus is a disorder when the big toe joint would not flex. This really is a key joint that a lot of motion is necessary [...]

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Midfoot Strike vs Heel Strike for Running

May 30, 2010

Runners have a choice of many different jogging approaches that are being promoted for instance pose jogging, without shoes jogging in addition to chi running. All of them have got their particular practitioners and also marketers which tout their method being the most effective. Chi running is really a technique that supports the usage of [...]

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Barefoot Running

May 9, 2010

Barefoot running is getting more media attention and is allegedly a popular alternative way go running not using the traditional expensive running shoes. We were originally created to run without shoes on soft ground in order to stay alive, to search and hunt for food as well as move around in search for food. Snce [...]

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