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 of whether you’ve […]
The Surefire Guide to ACL Rehab
So think you’ve hurt your anterior cruciate ligament? Not sure? Okay, can you place your entire weight on the affected leg without it losing stability? If the answer is yes, get someone to help you with a Lachman’s test. What’s that? Well it’s a special test used by therapists to try and confirm an ACL […]
Flat Feet FAQ
Many people experience myriad negative health symptoms because of flat feet (pes planus). The causes and results of this common problem may surprise you. Here are 12 of the most commonly asked questions about this common condition along with answers to help you determine whether you have flat feet and what you might do about […]
How to Stop Running Injuries for Good!
And so we’ve come to the end of the journey through the crazy world of running injuries.We have covered everything (well almost everything) from the feet all the way up to the hips.This has given you a great overview of all the different running injuries, their signs and symptoms and how they get treated.This is […]
Runner’s Knee: Everything You Need to Know
One of the most common running injuries we hear about are arguably knee injuries. I’m willing to bet my favorite pair of Saucony’s, that every single person reading this has had some form of knee problem or problems at least once in their life. Okay, maybe not my Saucony’s but you get what I’m trying […]
Running Gait Definition – What is it?
As runners we’ve come to realize that running isn’t as straightforward a sport as we always thought it was. In fact at the break of the twentieth century, the sport of running transformed from what was essentially a primitive exercising activity with a lot of historical backing, to one of the most competitive sporting communities […]