Do Cortisone Shots Actually Make Things Worse?
In the late 1940s, the steroid cortisone, an anti-inflammatory drug, was first synthesized and hailed as a landmark. It soon became a safe, reliable means to treat the pain and inflammation associated...
View ArticleSTOP STRETCHING! Passive Stretching the Archaic Practice
Passive Stretch: an exercise that moves a joint or limb beyond its active range of motion. In other words, using an external force to put your body into a position that it could not achieve on its own....
View ArticleLADIES, NO MORE STRETCHING!
Can’t touch your toes? Don’t sweat it. For decades, flexibility has been considered a key element of fitness. From the professional football field to the local health club, trainers have advocated...
View ArticleDo Certain Types of Sneakers Prevent Injuries?
A few years ago, the military began analyzing the shapes of recruits’ feet. Injuries during basic training were rampant, and military authorities hoped that by fitting soldiers with running shoes...
View ArticleThe importance of Lumbricals
When was the last time you thought about the function of the plantar lumbricals? How about their role in the gait cycle? When was the last time you actually evaluated them? Are they really that...
View ArticleThe painful truth about trainers: Are running shoes a waste of money?
Thrust enhancers, roll bars, microchips…the $20 billion running – shoe industry wants us to believe that the latest technologies will cushion every stride. Yet in this extract from his controversial...
View ArticleJune 1st is National Barefoot Day! Praise the foot not the shoe!
June 1st is National Barefoot Day. I say we make this a day off too, whadda ya think? If you are living under a rock, you may have missed the fact that a “bare foot” movement is happening across the...
View ArticleMuscle Activity and Muscle Activation Techniques
INTRODUCTION A motor neuron is a neuron that terminates in a muscle fiber. Because of the properties of excitation and excitation-contraction coupling, a neural signal can be sent from the brain and...
View ArticleLactic Acid Isn’t Muscles’ Foe, It’s Fuel
Everyone who has even thought about exercising has heard the warnings about lactic acid. It builds up in your muscles. It is what makes your muscles burn. Its buildup is what makes your muscles tire...
View ArticleStretching does not prevent or reduce soreness
The British Journal of Sports Medicine just published an analysis of the most recent Cochrane Review on stretching to prevent or reduce muscle soreness. The title says is all: “Stretching before or...
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