Medicine
Chances are if you work, go to school or are around kids there’s always someone sniffling, sneezing or coughing. Of course, all you’re trying to do is avoid getting the cold, flu or stomach virus your self. But is hand sanitizing, incessant hand washing and kicking open doors like an ER doctor really the only... Read More »
The fitness community has a well-established love affair with the latest and trendiest exercise programs. Remember Tae-Bo and Billy Blanks? Jazzercise and Jane Fonda? Spin and Johnny G? Yet despite the hype, these fitness programs and their famous, chiseled originators eventually faded into anonymity. However, despite our short attention span with exercise programs, CrossFit believers... Read More »
In our pursuit of optimal performance, every facet of physiology, nutrition and equipment has been scientifically evaluated and updated. We have satellites tracking our speed, heart rate monitors to record intensity and a shoe industry that is constantly in search of innovation. How did Roger Bannister ever break the 4-minute mile without Nikes and a... Read More »
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 show that 65% of the population will experience back pain at... Read More »
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 all the experts and carefully designed research on the subject, the... Read More »
News that the groundhog didn’t see his shadow isn’t the only indication that spring is on the way. Spring means baseball, longer days and hot dogs and sunflower seeds at the baseball game. With pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training this week, fans are filled with a fresh sense of optimism that their favorite... Read More »
Stretching has long been known to improve muscular flexibility and joint range of motion and is considered an integral part of any fitness routine. Gym teachers and coaches have taught us that stretching before exercise keeps us injury-free and performing at our best. But does it? The usefulness of stretching immediately before exercise has become a much-debated... Read More »
When the New York Yankees recently announced the news that Alex Rodriguez, All-Star third baseman and owner of the largest yearly salary in all of baseball, would undergo hip surgery for the second time in 5 years, it highlighted the evolving awareness and concern over injuries involving the hip joint. The surgery, performed in January, will likely keep Rodriguez... Read More »
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 the Bay Area landscape, the hamstring muscles and their tendons can... Read More »
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