By Konrad Barnes Meniscus injuries tend to be complicated regardless of the mechanism of injury. A meniscus tear can be one of 4 or 5 different shapes and level of severity. This complexity makes it difficult for therapists to accurately confirm, diagnose and treat. And that’s why we are going to simplify the process for […]
Konrad Barnes
Konrad is a Biokineticist that specializes in sports rehabilitation and high performance coaching. He has 6 years experience in both corporate and clinical environments in occupational, orthopedic, cardiac and neurological therapy. Currently, he is a first year medical student in the UK. After almost losing his life in the pandemic, Konrad has decided to dedicate the remainder of his life to saving lives. In addition to his clinical experience, he has 5 years of sales and marketing experience in the health and fitness industry.
What is Medial Heel Pain?
By Konrad Barnes Heel pain is one of the most common types of ailments affecting both active and sedentary people all over the world. Whether you are a professional marathon runner or a server at your local coffee shop, you are bound to experience this type of pain at some point in your life. And […]
What Happens if a Shin Splint is left Untreated?
By Konrad Barnes So what we’re about to tell you is based on real life events. This is the sad but completely relevant story about Franco and his Shin Splints.Franco is an active dude, he hits the gym regularly and enjoys the occasional CrossFit session or action basketball game. Now Franco has always had really […]
What are Heel Spurs and What you Can Do About Them
By Konrad Barnes An introspective look into what heel spurs are, what causes them, how they affect you and how you can deal with them. What are Heel Spurs?Heel spurs are bony protrusions that develop at the base of your heel, usually in and around the area of attachment of your ligaments found at the […]
Should You Use Heel Cups or Shoe Inserts for Heel Pain?
By Konrad Barnes Can orthotic devices help treat chronic heel pain?Orthotics have, over the last decade or so, become far more common amongst our running community. I see more and more people using some sort of orthotic device as part of their daily or weekly training schedule. I see them at running clubs, in gym […]
How to Fix Pronating or Supinating Feet
By Konrad Barnes If you’ve made this far in our series, I just want to congratulate you because you have made it to the good part. I think we made it quite clear in our previous articles, either your feet are prone in orientation, supine or overpronated. Yes, you do get those individuals that technically, […]
Overpronation? Understanding Your Feet
By Konrad Barnes In the first part of this article series we covered, wait what? You haven’t read our first instalment of this series? Come on guys and girls, what’s up with that? Okay, okay we’ll wait for you guys to go get caught up. Done? Good. Understanding Your Feet Pronation or Supination Are you Flat […]
Why is the ACL so Important?
By Konrad Barnes I’m willing to place a friendly wager that somewhere throughout your life you’ve heard a reference to this infamous bodily structure: THE ACL! Whether you’re an avid sports fanatic that has witnessed your favorite athlete suffer this horrible injury. Or maybe you’re just a weekend warrior that occasionally watches the sport news.Regardless […]
Getting Back to Running After a Hamstring Injury
By Konrad Barnes In my previous article I spoke about my personal injury history. Specifically my hamstring injuries. In a nutshell, I suffered 4 separate hamstring related injuries in plus minus 7 years. Yes, it sounds terrible, but honestly it was my own fault. Because the truth is I didn’t know anything about preventative rehabilitation or about […]