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December 21, 2013You may have seen all those elite athletes at recent Olympics games with the very pretty colored tape supporting various parts pf there body to treat and prevent injury. Is this tape effective or just a pretty placebo? Most of the research shows that it is not much better than a placebo. However, those that use it a lot swear by it, so who knows?
Staff December 13, 2013The Jone fracture is named after a British orthopedic surgeon who had the fracture. Not surprisingly his name was Dr Bobert Jones! A Jones fracture is a fracture that occurs at the diaphysis of the fifth metatarsal of the foot, about half way down the outside of the foot. This type of fracture is characterized by pain and swelling over the area and can often be misdiagnosed as just a sprain and several different x-ray views may be needed to actually see the fracture. Treatment will depend on how much displacement there is. If the fracture is not displaced, then a cast is all that is usually needed. If the fracture is displaced, then a surgical pin or screw is usually needed.
Staff December 6, 2013Jacks test is a test that clinicians often use to check the integrity of the arch of the foot and its associated windlass mechanism. To do the test, you need to get the person standing and then grab the big toe and lift it up. As this happen the arch of the foot should come up naturally. This is how the arch of the foot supports itself during gait. The purpose of Jacks test is to make sure that this process is working properly. It is assumed that the big toe should be easy to lift up, as this means that the arch can establish itself easier and the heel can come off the ground much easier.
Staff November 22, 2013There has been a lot of comment on this shoe from Airia who they claim is the ‘biomechanically’ perfect running shoe Is it?
There was a detailed analysis of the claims by Run Research Junkie in two blog posts:
The new ‘biomechanically perfect’ running shoe from Airia?
Another look at the performance claims by the Airia One running shoe; a theoretical context
I also notice that there is a PodiaPaedia entry on the shoe as well as the above video at Podiatry TV.
The shoe looks interesting and certainly has some possible clinical applications, but I do not think that it will be for everyone.