Posts Tagged: Pain

Foot Discrimination

Have you been a subject of foot discrimination?  Relegated to the “supportive” section of the shoe store?  Those who over-pronate or have “flat feet” have suffered from an injury prejudice that has stemmed from the belief that this foot type predisposes one to a… Read more »

Back Pain

If you’re sitting down and reading this, your lower back might be hurting.  Want to fix the problem?  Stand up and keep reading. First the bad news, if you haven’t experienced back pain, chances are you will.  Back pain is very prevalent and studies… Read more »

The Forgotten Muscle

The Forgotten Muscle If you pick-up any popular running or cycling magazine that includes exercise medicine you will surely see kneecap pain as a common topic.  Knee problems, particularly kneecap or patellofemoral pain, are the most common injuries among those that exercise.  But for… Read more »

Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy

The Internet is a powerful tool and anyone with a connection and a device (i.e. everybody) can dial into an almost unlimited stream of information.  But with the flood of testimonials, Yelp pages and blogs it can be difficult to determine fact from fiction. … Read more »

Quite Simply a Pain in the Rear

It’s quite simply a pain in the rear.  While it goes by the technical name, high hamstring tendinopathy, the condition can strike runners and triathletes with a vengeance.  With a training program that features miles of running combined with the uncountable hills that litter… Read more »