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  • Plaxico Burress Ready for the Season in His New Orthotics - Plaxico Burress makes his living running routes and catching balls for the Super Bowl champions New York Giants with a nagging ankle injury, flat feet and a new pair of orthotics.
  • Biomechanical Knee Pain? - Knee pain is so common in runners. I had an email last week from a relatively new runner asking who they should see for their knee pain. I asked if they twisted, fell, or jammed their knee or if it was just a wear and tear injury? They confided that as they increased their mileage and distance, their knee pain started to increase. New shoes helped, but didn't fix their nagging pain. Sounds like a biomechanical problem to me! But it could still be a traumatic injury they can't remember...
  • Are Crocs Just a Fad? - What's with these Crocs? If you are a shoe watcher like me, you may have noticed an interesting new trend. Crocs! They are a very interesting shoe that comes in almost every color and size. Everyone from toddlers to grandparents is cruising around in this flashy, foamy, footwear. You can even buy decorations for your crocs if getting them in hot pink is not enough.
  • Gait Crisis: Does Anyone Walk Normally? - What is normal gait? Does anyone really walk "normally"? In this age of insoles and orthotics for every activity and type of shoes, this is a valid question to the biomechancis community! In normal gait, your heel swings from side to side as your foot moves. When the heel swings correctly, your foot can flatten and regain its arch as you walk.
  • Are Custom Orthotics Necessary for Runners? - Walking alone puts up to 1.5 times one's body weight on the foot. Running has been seen to put 3 times your body weight through every inch of your foot.
  • San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson Slowed By Turf Toe - The San Diego Chargers star running back, LaDainian Tomlinson, has been hampered all season by an early turf toe injury. This injury can be devastating and has ended many NFL careers.
  • Oh My Aching Kneecap! - Knee pain is slowing my run to a crawl! Why is this happening? What is Patellofemoral syndrome? Patellofemoral pain a.k.a. chondramalacia patella is the most common running-related knee problem. If you have this condition, you feel pain under and around your kneecap and often swelling of the area under the knee cap may occur.
  • Got Normal Kids Feet? - Pamper your child's feet. Proper care and treatment of the feet, beginning in childhood, will prevent many of the orthopedic foot and ankle problems seen in adults. Preventive medicine in the field of podiatric medicine is just as important to your child as it is in dentistry or general medicine. Many children walk excessively pigeon toed, flat footed, or bowlegged; although they are not in pain, they are damaging their feet and causing abnormal stress to all the joints of their lower extremities as well as their back. Why do some children in-toe? Most babies begin life with their toes pointed slightly outward.
  • Tricks To Avoid Sore Feet - Are your dogs barking? If so, your feet must be sore. If you are on your feet all day or constantly up and down you may notice by the time you get home your feet are in pain. Some comfy shoes can make all the difference in the world. Another option would be to use arch support insoles to help ease the pain.

  • Does Marathon Running Cause Arthritis? - Many patients are concerned that running actually causes arthritis and that the aches and pains they feel after a marathon are a harbinger for the future pain they will feel from arthritis. Is is a foregone conclusion, that if you run for years, you will have arthritis? Is this a reasonable fear? Yes and No! Running by itself does not cause arthritis; improper biomechanics coupled with the rigors of running can cause arthritis. Consider the stress of running on the joints for a minute. The foot hits the ground and the bones and joints experience force up to six times the runner's body weight at impact.
  • Things To Know About Foot Surgery - There are a number of foot problems that can affect us.
  • Ball Foot Pain Cures - Our lives are quite hectic and we are constantly moving. This continual movement can put an enormous amount of pressure on our feet. Generally we can find relief from standing by taking the weight off a foot that is more hurtful than the other. Sitting down can also provide instant relief. What happens when the pain moves to the ball of the foot? How do you find relief from ball foot pain? Ball foot pain is the painful foot condition that can occur in the area just before the toes.
  • Suitable Footwear For Plantar Fasciitis - There is a need to wear the right shoes to prevent getting pain from plantar fasciitis. Each step you take, pressure from the impact is put onto the plantar fascia. And when the plantar fascia ligament becomes overstretched, overused, or injured, it can cause plantar fasciitis (inflammation of the fascia).
  • How to Add Yards to Your Golf Swing By Addressing the Foundation: Your Feet! - Over 45 million Americans participate in amateur golf. A full round of golf affords the opportunity for a close to 5 mile workout that can reduce stress and improve your cardiac health. Good foot action is the mark of an accomplished golfer and has been compared to intricate dance steps.
  • The Benefits Of Orthopedic Shoes On Your Health - In an active world people often make the mistake of forgetting to take proper care of their feet.
  • Surviving Injuries With A Twist! - Let's face it....there will be a day when all of us get injured. Just like the fact that there are two kinds of cyclists: those who have fallen and those that will fall! In a recent survey 90% of runners revealed some kind of injury in the last 12 months that resulted in the loss of more than one day of training. Some of us are just more resilient than others.
  • Five Most Common Sports Injuries - Sports has always been a top-drawer not only for its excitement but also for its numerous health benefits. These sports activities, however, can also bring risks to one's health. Those who engage in contact sports like basketball, football, and the martial arts are usually at high risk of sustaining injuries. These injuries are usually found on the knees, legs, ankles, and feet --- all of which support the entire weight of the athlete's body. Acute damage or repetitive stress associated with sports activities may affect the bones, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Acute sports injuries can be treated with first aid remedies and over the counter muscle relaxants. Chronic injuries, on the other hand, may require medical assistance.
  • Solutions for Exercise-Induced Back Pain - Over 80% of the population has or will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives! Proper footwear can potentially prevent, reduce and treat biomechanical factors associated with low back pain in runners. Back pain can be a mysterious thing. Every time your feet hit the ground, the reacting shock is transferred up your legs to your hips and spine, and any biomechanical imbalance can ultimately cause lower back pain. It could be that you have flat feet, and your over-pronation (rolling in of your feet) is causing your back ache.
  • Running on Empty? - There are general rules for injury prevention that must be followed to avoid loss of training due to injury. Consistency and gradual incremental increases in overall athletic stressors are the key to any successful training program. Causes of injury Probably the main cause in distance running is the volume of training, especially if there is insufficient rest between sessions. This is the classic "too much, too soon, too fast" syndrome.
  • Effective Prescription and Non-Prescription Treatments for Rheumatism - Inflammation of the joints, a condition called arthritis refers to a condition that causes pain and stiffness in the joints. Pain that is associated with arthritis may be mild or severe.
  • Killer Shin Splints Slowing Down Your Run? - It has been estimated that "shin splints" account for approximately 15% of all running injuries and may account for up to 60% of leg pain in runners. Many terms have been used to describe exercise-induced leg pain, including shin splints, medial stress syndrome, tibial stress syndrome, recurrent exercise-induced ischemia, and chronic exertional compartment syndrome. "My shins are killing me after running," is a common complaint of new runners or runners increasing their mileage or intensity. My daughter Caitlin complained of shin splints after only two weeks of running summer track! "Shin splints" has been commonly used as an all-encompassing term for many disorders causing lower-leg pain so that's how I'll refer to it during this discussion. So what is a "shin splint"? Shin splints are pain in the lower leg usually caused by a variety of overuse or chronic stress related fatigue syndromes.
  • What a Pain in the Butt! - Anne was convinced about 18 miles into the White Rock Marathon in Dallas that she had somehow severed her sciatic nerve with a muscle spasm in her butt!It was a cold, wet day, and by mile 15, she had a "cramp" in her hamstring and into her butt. It continued to get worse and worse as it got colder and colder. First she described that her fourth toe went numb, then the entire bottom of her foot. By the time she got to mile 24, she relates being freezing, wet, miserable, and could not feel her left foot or calf! Quit? Never! It's not even in her vocabulary....Although her running friends that were doing their best to drag her to the finish kept encouraging her,her pain was getting worse and worse!
  • Causes For Arch Foot Pain - Our feet are the secondary most important part of our bodies. As our feet take the entire weight of the body they must be taken care of properly. Sometimes we are unable to see that our feet get the necessary care due to factors beyond our control. Internal factors like plantar fasciitis, tarsal tunnel syndrome and even osteoarthritis can lead to a condition that is known as arch foot pain Many of us will experience arch foot pain as a burning sensation under the long arch of our foot. The causes of arch foot pain can be running, walking on hard surfaces, also being on our feet all day can also lead to arch foot pain. The other contributing factor is shoes that do not provide adequate support to the foot and ankle region.
  • How can you choose your best blogs brand - Personal blogs can be more random if it is simply sharing what you are doing with friends and family. But a blog for business, one you hope will make money, a blog that presents you as an expert or one to drive traffic to a website needs to have a marketing goal or purpose. Generic will kill you. Trying to post a blog about being a stay at home mom might find fierce competition. Trying to post one about how a stay at home mom can run an internet business might be more specific. But don’t not go posting a blog until you have taken a look around. You do not want to be number one million trying to climb to the top of the heap. Can your Blog be too niche? Yes it can.
  • Great Gift Ideas For Those Who Have Everything - If you are looking for great gift ideas for those who seem to have everything, there are many places to draw inspiration from. Web sites, nature, television, furniture, and books can give you ideas that you can build on when creating great gifts. The first thing to do is to think about the person you want to buy for. What are their tastes, hobbies, and other personality quirks that you can think of? Brainstorming will give you some good ideas to start from. Hobbies such as gardening, walking, and refinishing old furniture can yield many ideas.
  • Plantar Fasciitis Exercises And Therapies - There are exercises that can be done to decrease the risk of recurrence of plantar fasciitis. Your podiatrist may give you detailed instructions for a suitable exercise program that is good for you. Exercises for plantar fasciitis mainly concentrate on stretching the Achilles tendon, the calf, and the plantar fascia. These plantar fasciitis stretches can be done whenever you get pain from plantar fasciitis. It is sometimes recommended that you warm up a little before doing plantar fasciitis stretches. An easy and not complex warm up is to walk up some stairs. Ask your doctor for advice on doing exercises for plantar fasciitis.
  • Vacation Ready Feet? Healthy Tips For Your Feet - Although rest and relaxation are the goals for most vacations, they usually involve a lot of walking and a lot of walking usually involves sore feet. "Walking is great exercise and one of the most reliable forms of transportation," says Marybeth Crane, DPM, FACFAS, a foot and ankle surgeon with Foot and Ankle Associates of North Texas, LLP in Grapevine, Texas. "But if your feet aren't in the best shape or you don't have the right shoes, too much walking can cause foot problems." According to Crane, good foot care is essential if you plan to subject your feet to long periods of walking.
  • How Experts Treat Ankle Sprains - The most common type of ankle sprain is an inversion injury. The ankle turns in. Inversion sprains are common complications that may occur after casual strolls, “trips”, falls, and sports. Most sprains are minor but the severe ones can result in ligament strain or rupture and cartilage injury to the bones within the ankle joint. The most important risk factor for a new sprain is a previous sprain so comprehensive attention to a first sprain is critical. A patient presenting with a sprain will have obvious swelling, discoloration, and point tenderness located in the anterolateral (front and slightly to the outside) ankle. Physical examination may be difficult because of the pain a patient may be experiencing. X-rays should be obtained to exclude fracture.
  • Wobbly Ankles? There is Hope For Chronic Instability - Ever notice that you seem to sprain your ankles multiple times a year? Afraid to walk on uneven surfaces because you know that will result in pain or a sprained ankle? Think you have "weak ankles"? This is all known as chronic ankle instability. Chronic ankle instability is characterized as a recurrent sprain or weakness in the outside or lateral ankle. This is different from an isolated injury. With chronic ankle instability, patients will complain of their ankles "turning over" or "giving way" without trauma and it happens on a repeating basis. Some may turn their ankle just walking through their house.
  • The Truth About Fit Flops - Why do most teenagers own more flip flop sandals than any other shoes? Much has been published about the dangers of daily flip flop wearing, but this generation continues to don them on a daily basis. Biomechanical engineers in the UK have touted (and backed up their claim with real science) the "Fit Flop" as a way to tone your butt, legs, calves and thighs while walking.
  • Pediatric Flat Feet Should Be Treated - Many parents are concerned when they look at their child's foot and it seems excessively flat. They are even more disturbed if one of the parents has a history of painful flat feet in their family. Unfortunately due to misinformation handed down through the generation of doctors, many pediatricians tell everyone that they will "grow out" of flat feet.
  • Plantar Fasciitis Signs And Symptoms - Plantar fasciitis is an inflammation of the ligament that connects the heel to the base of the toes. Plantar fasciitis happens when the plantar fascia becomes too inflamed.
  • Got Heel Pain? - Heel pain is of epidemic proportions in the United States. The pain is greatest usually when you get up in the morning, but continues to worsen over time, until it hurts with every step you take and can even ache at night when resting.
  • Why do my feet hurt? - "When your feet hurt, your whole body hurts." -Socrates. If you have experienced foot pain in your lifetime, you know this statement to be true. The human foot is complex. It contains 26 bones (the two feet contain one quarter of all the bones in the human body), 33 joints, and over 100 tendons, muscles, and ligaments. Foot ailments are among the most common of our health problems. Although some can be traced to heredity, many occur from the cumulative effect of years of abuse and neglect. The average person walks 115,000 miles (the equivalent of more than 4 ˝ times around the world) during their lifetime.
  • Medical, Dental & Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians: Career Opportunities - Medical appliance technicians fabricate, fit, maintain, and repair orthopedic braces, artificial limbs, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances. Dental laboratory technicians construct and maintain crowns, bridges, dentures, and other dental prosthetics as prescribed by a dentist. Ophthalmic laboratory technicians make prescription eyeglass or contact lenses. There are about 90,000 U.S. jobs for medical, dental, and ophthalmic laboratory technicians. Sixty percent of salaried jobs are in medical equipment and supply manufacturing laboratories, which usually are small and privately owned. Most such technicians learn their craft on the job; however, many employers prefer to hire those with formal training in a related field. There are 4 programs accredited by the National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education (NCOPE). They offer either an associate degree or a one-year certificate.
  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs For Osteoarthritis: Villains Or Heroes? - Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis. It has been estimated that more than 20 million Americans are afflicted with OA, and that number will rise to 40 million by the year 2020.
  • Heel Pain is a Common Complaint in Runners - Heel pain is common complaint amongst runners. In fact, heel pain is quite common in general. Forty percent of all visits to podiatrists in the United States are because of heel pain.
  • My Heel Is Killing Me… It Hurts So Much… What Is It? - Heel pain is one of the most common painful conditions seen in an arthritis clinic. This article discusses the various types of problems that cause heel pain and what can be done to make the situation better. It’s estimated that more than 1 million persons in the United States suffer from heel pain at any given time. When a patient complains of heel pain, it must be clarified by history whether the pain is in the bottom of the heel or the back of the heel because the diagnosis and treatment are very different. Pain in the bottom of the heel is often due to plantar fasciitis (PF).

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