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Sports Medicine

Pose Method of Running

April 23, 2012

Dr. Nicholas Romanov’s Pose Method of Running (Dr.

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Pose Method of Running

April 23, 2012

Pose Method of Running (Dr. Romanov’s Sport Education) By: Dr Nicholas Romanov Paperback;  315 pages; 2004 Dr. Romanov’s Pose Method Of Running brings his revolutionary ideas that changed the world of running to the professional athlete and amateur alike

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Pose Method of Running

April 23, 2012

Dr. Nicholas Romanov’s Pose Method of Running Author: Nicholas Romanov Paperback: 315 pages Publisher: Pose Tech Press; May 1, 2004 Dr

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‘Therapeutic Ultrasound’ Shows Bone Stress Injuries

April 10, 2012

Press Release: ‘Therapeutic Ultrasound’ Shows Bone Stress Injuries Quote: NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 29 – So-called therapeutic ultrasound, commonly used to treat soft tissue injuries, can be an alternative to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for detecting bone stress injuries, according to a British research team.

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Vibram Five Fingers Class Action

April 7, 2012

While the debate about the benefits of barefoot running continues, the Vibram Five Fingers shoe which is a favourite of the barefoot running community has just had a class action law suit filed against them. The basis of the claim is that the advertising claims for the health benefits of the shoes did not eventuate. There is quite a lot of online debate about the Vibram class action suit .

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Pose Running

April 7, 2012

Pose running is a method of running that advocate the use of a shorter stride length, a forefoot rather than a midfoot strike and a lean forward at the ankle joint rather than the waste. It is claimed by those promoting Pose running that this is a more efficient way to run and that there

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Baxter’s The Foot and Ankle in Sport

March 21, 2012

Baxter’s The Foot and Ankle in Sport Authors David A.

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Baxter’s The Foot and Ankle in Sport

March 21, 2012

Baxter’s The Foot and Ankle in Sport David A. Porter (Author), Lew C

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Chi Running

March 3, 2012

Chi running is one of the many different running forms that are being promoted as a means to run better, feel better about running and get fewer injuries. Chi running as a concept was first promoted by Danny Dreyer who developed it as part of his ultramarathon training program. As a technique it advocates a more forward lean of the torso and more of a heel strike as opposed to a heal strike.

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Posterior Tibial Tendonitis

March 3, 2012

I have been seeing more posterior tibial tendonitis lately. If I did not know any better, I would say it was getting more common. This would be consistent with the increased interest in barefoot or minimalist running

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