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Biomechanics

Muybridge: Art, Motion and Biomechanics

by pribut on August 3, 2010

Edweard Muybridge visited the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1887 to personally make a presentation of his eleven volume “Illustrations of Animal Locomotion”. They later purchased the text. An exhibition titled “Helios: Eadweard Muybridge in a Time of Change”  at the Corcoran displaying Muybridge’s groundbreaking photography and motion studies has just concluded. I had the [...]

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Throw Away Your Shoes

by pribut on August 30, 2009

Sense and Sensibility
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The media seems to have decided that barefoot running is the trend that can’t be stopped, and should perhaps be encouraged. “Throw away your shoes” seems [...]

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Back To Basics: Tibial Stress Fracture & Frontal Plane Vectors

by pribut on August 28, 2008

The current issue of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (MSSE) has a study which indicates that the frontal plane force vector of the limb is directed more medially (toward the midline of the body) in those who have sufferred tibail stress fractures. The magnitude of forces in the control group were the same [...]

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Barefoot, Flipflops and Plantar Fasciitis

by pribut on June 19, 2008

On the npr website is a spot by reporter Allison Aubrey on this topic. Allison came by earlier this week and interviewed me on foot problems and footgear, along with west coast podiatrist/pilates instructor Colleen Schwartz, DPM. Allison did a great job on putting this story together, is very nice, and has much high quality [...]

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Achilles Tendon: The Missing Link?

by pribut on September 14, 2007

Getting Your Avatar Moving Better Than a Monkey
Dr. Bill Sellers of the University of Manchester has just announced that he has made a computer model that demonstrates that tendons are an important structure to store and return energy. Well, this may be big news for my 70 Priest in World of Warcraft, who soon [...]

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