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Take Control of Your Health
If there is one piece of advice I can give to all patients it is to take control of your own health. Most will shrug their shoulders to that vague and empty advice, so let me explain. Don’t go to Details…
Some Quick Thoughts on Taping for Patellofemoral Pain
As clinicians, we all want to help people. It feels good to help people. We do what we can to accomplish that goal. Patellofemoral Pain Syndroms (PFPS) is known as “runner’s knee”. Knee pain is by far the most common Details…
“No, I don’t run. It’s bad for the knees”
The title of this blog post is fake news. Very fake news. Nobody loves to run more than I do and by the time you have read this, you’re going to love running too. You’re going to get tired of Details…
Course Review: New Trends in the Prevention of Running Injuries
This past weekend in Toronto, I attended The Running Clinic’s 2 day seminar, “New Trends in the Prevention of Running Injuries”. I had taken this course in 2011 in West Virginia and was impressed back then, so I thought I Details…
A Sampling of Some Videos I’ve Made Up to Here
In my clinic, the majority of my patients are runners. Strange for a chiropractor, I know, but I have developed a bit of a niche due to: – my background in biomechanics, – a penchant for running, – knowledge of Details…
Why I Am No Longer Doing Online Gait Analysis
So, here’s my (short version) story… Around 2007, I began seeing quite a few runners in my practice. Word spread, and the percentage of my practice that involved treating runners had grown quite a bit until approximately 2011, when it Details…
Appreciating Life and the Ability to Run
I’m normally not a touchy feely, right brained kind of person, so this post is a bit odd for me. Lately I’ve been running without a Garmin. I’m not signed up for any races and just running for fun. No Details…
Professional Incompetency, Marketing and Shoes
I don’t know about the business you are in, but in the world of healthcare – especially chiropractic, we see many colleagues who are intelligent, caring and stay up-to date on research and techniques, yet they are struggling financially. We Details…
The Definitive Guide to Pronation – Patient Version
Pronation. It has been the foundation for prescribing and selecting running shoes for decades and ‘over’pronation has been the purported “cause” of a dizzying array of running injuries. Overpronation to runners is what global warming is to Al Gore. It’s Details…
The Definitive Guide to Pronation: Clinicians Version
The intended audience for this article is for mainly for clinicians, but can also be for other people who are VERY interested in foot and ankle biomechanics and have a relatively good handle on anatomy. It is lengthy and in Details…