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Body weight and the risk for injury

Intuitively it could be assumed that those runners with a higher body mass index (BMI) would be at a greater risk of injury. Continue reading

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Sinus Tarsi Syndrome

This is a painful condition involving the sinus tarsi between the talus and calcaneus. It can be injured as part of an inversion sprain by a strain of the ligaments that cross the sinus tarsi or it can be injured due to an excessively pronated foot compressing structures in the sinus tarsi Continue reading

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Navicular Stress Fracture

Occasionally you can hear about a top level athlete in the news getting surgery for a tarsal navicular stress fracture. Unless you are at that elite level, it assumed that the avenue of surgical management may not be open Continue reading

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Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome and Bending Moments

The April 2010 edition of Podiatry Today has an update of the latest concepts in Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome. Two key concepts that came through in the article is exactly what is the pathological process in the condition – is it a soft tissue traction issue or a bone stress reaction due to tibial bending Continue reading

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Barefoot Running

There has been a lot of publicity in the media in the last few days with a number of press releases related to the benefits of barefoot running as opposed to running in running shoes. A quick look around some barefoot running websites and some running forums show that these studies have been widely discussed Continue reading

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