Health Blog
The Right Footwear for Your Foot Type
May 20th 2019Spring is here and everyone is taking advantage of the beautiful weather by running more outside. Proper footwear selection is beneficial to help decrease the risk of injury or chronic pain. Everyone’s feet are made differently and our running mechanics are as well. There are 3 general foot types and there is the right type of shoe for each. Over-pronators (flat feet or fallen arches) would benefit from a motion-control shoe. These are made of a stiffer material, so it helps correct normal heel-to-toe mechanics, as well as help, maintain the dome shape of the arch.
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May 10th 2019If you have ever had an injury that has popped out of nowhere, maybe it’s time that you had someone screen your movement! Movement screening has become increasingly popular in recent years with professional sports, but it can be used on anyone who is active. The main concept behind screening revolves around the idea that pain and injury at one site can be due to impairment above or below the affected site. Addressing restrictions or mobility issues in the ankle or hip, for example, can alleviate your knee symptoms.
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May 10th 2019What do you do when your anti-inflammatories don’t take care of your shoulder pain? Often, a diagnosis such as “tendonitis” is the source of your symptoms however it is rarely the cause. So if your shoulder pain returns when going off the meds, possibly looking at muscle imbalances around your shoulder blade or your overall mid-back mobility might be the key to getting your rotator cuff tendons to be less inflamed. With my patients, I often use the analogy of brand new tires on your vehicle.
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Apr 20th 2019Depending on the sport/activity of your choice, the demands of that sport should influence how you train. Such factors to consider in training programs are the energy systems being used. For example, anaerobic/alactic exercise includes short powerful bursts of activity typically lasting 30 seconds or less. Activity at higher intensity levels performed greater than 30-45 seconds start to stress the anaerobic system, which often produces lactic acid as a bi-product. This is known as “the burn” in the legs.
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Apr 20th 2019Did you know that stretching before a sport or event that requires explosive, fast movements can actually decrease your performance? Depending on the type of activity you perform, you may actually decrease the amount of power you can produce. This could be your tennis serve or your vertical jump. Dynamic warm ups involve putting your joints and muscles through ranges that are similar to your sport’s movement pattern thus preparing you for the exercise ahead without losing your body’s natural “springiness” that helps you with producing force.
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