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Sports Medicine

Top 5 Running Injuries

by pribut on September 14, 2008

In April 2008, this article on the top 5 Running Injuries was published in Podiatry Management Magazine.
Better a late link, than never to link.
A quiz on the artilcle, used for education credits follows the article itself.

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Advice for Outer mid-foot Pain

by pribut on September 11, 2008

Drifting around the web, I came across a description of pain in a runner’s foot which, summarized, was essentially:
“I began having tenderness in my foot, on the top outside at the row of bones and tendons that connect with the baby toe (at about the middle of my foot).  I was also sore all the [...]

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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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Achilles Tendon Stretches

by pribut on July 14, 2008

Achilles tendinitis prevention and recovery are issues faced by many runners. As anyone knows who has spent time on my web site, I am not a fan of excessive stretching for this problem. In individuals who are experiencing pain, I advise against the stair stretch, particularly if you’ve been trying it already for 6 weeks [...]

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Running & Being and Running & Dying

by pribut on November 3, 2007

George Sheehan’s book “Running & Being” is one that every dedicated runner should read. George, a cardiologist, and one of the early, great running philosophers and gurus has been an inspiration to all old school runners.
Many years back, some people, Jim Fixx included, thought that running marathons would give an immunity to fatal heart disease. [...]

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HGH is considered by some to be the most abused drug in baseball. HGH can not be detected by a urine test. Some forms of testosterone may also be hard to detect. Using HGH and small amounts of testosterone is one way to cheat, break the rules, set a bad example, contribute to youth abuse [...]

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Chicago: Cubs Down, Marathon Out

by pribut on October 8, 2007

The Cubs didn’t last past the first 3 games of the baseball playoffs and the Chicago Marathon only lasted 3.5 hours until it was called. Running in the heat is extremely dangerous. There is precedence for closing a race early. The Madison, Wisconsin Marathon in 2006 was closed app0ximately 2 hours early for reasons of [...]

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James Andrews: Profile In Excellence

by pribut on September 22, 2007

ESPN has a fine article recognizing and detailing the career of Orthopedist James Andrews, M.D.
Dr. Andrews is known for his accurate diagnoses, excellent surgery, and fine results. He generally works on shoulders, elbows, and knees. Over the years athletes from all over the country have traveled to his Birmingham, Alabama office.

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What I Did On My Summer Vacation

by pribut on August 25, 2007

I was off last week and to be constructive, I had a sort of working vacation. I spoke at the American Podiatric Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Seminar, held this year in Philadelphia. My topics were: “The Top Running Injuries You Meet When You Get To The Office”, Construction, Design, and Prescription of Running Shoes” and [...]

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One Sport One Love

by pribut on July 20, 2007

Over the past several years the concept of well rounded young athletes playing 3 sports over the course of a year has died. Most want to be specialized in one sport. Whether the sport is soccer, baseball or running, we rarely see the child athlete playing football or soccer in the fall, basketball in the [...]

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