Boots For Stress Fractures and What Exercises Help The Most?

Boots For Stress Fractures and What Exercises Help The Most?

Table of Contents Have you noticed how many people are given a boot to treat stress fractures? If you’ve had to wear one you’ll know they’re pretty uncomfortable (not to mention expensive!!!). Perhaps you didn’t have the fun experience of a boot but were put on a knee...
Blood Flow Restriction Training

Blood Flow Restriction Training

Blood Flow Restriction Training Table of Contents Why should we lift? Living an active life requires certain levels of strength. For example, when we walk we put 3.5 x bodyweight through our calf (soleus), whereas when we run this increases to 6.5-8x bodyweight1-2. We...
What Is The Right Running Shoe For Me?!

What Is The Right Running Shoe For Me?!

What Is The Right Running Shoe For Me?! Modern advances (and claims) have not done much for injury risk!   Runners assign a huge level of importance to footwear with respect to injury risk. In my opinion, this is more based on effective marketing than it is based...
Trick or Treat!

Trick or Treat!

Trick or Treat – Is The Treatment To Good To Be True?   When healthcare professionals recommend a treatment, it should be based to some degree on evidence. However, sometimes there is not much evidence available and we have to trust that the professional is...