Yearly Archives : 2014
Stretching. The ___ the Bad and the Ugly (Where is the Good?)
It’s much easier to present evidence to someone who has no opinion vs. someone who already has preconceived ideas. Such is the case with stretching. For decades, the dogma has been that stretching is good for you. In some cases this Details…
Forefoot vs. Reafoot Strike Debate
This post is just a few brief thoughts on a very complicated topic. I understand it’s not very sexy to make a post saying, “it depends”, but this is not a black and white issue. Those people that have made Details…
Managing Tendinopathy
Tendinopathy (pain or pathology of a tendon) is a complex topic. Contrary to public opinion, it is relatively poorly understood by both healthcare providers and researchers alike. When you get into the specifics of the cellular aspects of tendon Details…
Another Kick in the Pants for Kinesio Tape
For those who don’t know, Kinesio Tape is the colorful, stretchy tape that you see displayed on many athletes. The purported benefits are numerous, with each one being more imaginative than the former. Last year, I wrote a piece that Details…
More on Shoe Selection – ACSM position
“But Dr. Maggs, I have to wear “X” shoes because I ____________ (fill in the blank with “overpronate”, supinate, have high arches, have flat feet)” If you’ve been reading these newsletters, or our blog, you are well aware that we Details…
Polarized Training and Injury Prevention
Training methods for a triathlon or longer running events have traditionally been a bit of an enigma for many athletes and coaches. There have been so many methods touted (Lydiard, Daniels, Run Less/Run Faster, Crossfit’s Endurance etc) how is the Details…
A Quick Review of 3 Non-Traditional Shoes
Running shoes come in all sorts of different shapes and have different purposes. In this post, I will quickly review 3 wildly different types of shoes: The Hoka Bondi B 2, the Topo M-ST and the On-Running CloudRacer. Obviously, these Details…
Muscular Contribution to Gait – What Do We Really Know?
The intended audience for this post is clinicians, particularly those interested in biomechanics. The hamstrings can induce knee extension? The soleus can induce knee extension? The gastrocnemius can induce ankle dorsiflexion? What am I talking about? The Details…