http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com The jury is still out when it comes to stretching in the running community. I have been running for almost 30 years with multiple coaches on numerous competitive levels, all of them told us to stretch daily to get faster and avoid injury. Yet many incredi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_602193_23.html 17th August 2008 Painful blisters often plague distance runners. Blisters, as we all know, are caused by friction. Repeated rubbing of damp skin creates more friction than dry skin. Reduce dampness as well as the rubbing, and you'll reduce blistering. So we all know th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_601068_32.html 16th August 2008 The start of the season precipitates many adolescent sports injuries. This is often the result of doing "too much, too soon, too fast" or in other words, not being properly prepared. The following guidelines can help prevent most injuries throughout the y... http://www.articlealley.com/article_600828_32.html 16th August 2008 I had an email last week from a relatively new runner asking who they should see for their knee pain. I asked if they twisted, fell, or jammed their knee or if it was just a wear and tear injury? They confided that as they increased their mileage and dist... http://www.articlealley.com/article_592698_23.html 29th July 2008 Of the many patients we see on a daily basis, often their foot and ankle problems can be helped with conservative, non-surgical care. But there are times when surgery is necessary to relieve pain, remove a deformity or repair an injury. You should not be ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_591413_23.html 28th July 2008 Over 80% of the population has or will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives! Proper footwear can potentially prevent, reduce and treat biomechanical factors associated with low back pain in runners. Back pain can be a mysterious thing. Every... http://www.articlealley.com/article_587301_23.html 23rd July 2008 "My shins are killing me after running," is a common complaint of new runners or runners increasing their mileage or intensity. Many runners experience shin pain only a few weeks into a new program! It has been estimated that "shin splints" account for ap... http://www.articlealley.com/article_584032_23.html 22nd July 2008 Everyone talks about golf-induced pain, but foot injuries are hardly ever discussed. Most people just try to limp around the course, ride a cart or just throw their swing off and increase their stress when their feet hurt! Over 45 million Americans partic... http://www.articlealley.com/article_583704_32.html 22nd July 2008 My daughter experiences them regularly, early in the season when she is training for summer track. They can take your breath away. My advice is always to "run through them," but often times it has been known to slow her down to a walk or crawl until the p... http://www.articlealley.com/article_569429_32.html 03rd July 2008 The wrong shoes can cause or aggravate foot ailments. The right shoes can often prevent - but cannot correct - problems. So wearing the right shoes is vital to foot health. Follow these simple suggestions when picking out shoes. If problems persist, visit... http://www.articlealley.com/article_566981_27.html 30th June 2008 Foot pain, often severe, occurs in every pregnancy. I don't care if you are a size 2 or 12 when you get pregnant, by the sixth month most woman are complaining of some kind of foot and ankle pain. As a mother of three, I can attest that every pregnancy wa... http://www.articlealley.com/article_558454_23.html 19th June 2008 In this age of insoles and orthotics for every activity and every shoe on the market; my patients often ask, "Does anyone walk normally?" And what is "normal gait" anyway? In normal gait, your heel swings from side to side as your foot moves. Your foot... http://www.articlealley.com/article_557571_23.html 18th June 2008 Everyone has some kind of excuse for why they can't exercise, but yet complain about being out of shape, being tired, and being fat! Nine out of ten of my obese patients rate pain, in some body part, as one of their top three excuses why they can't possib... http://www.articlealley.com/article_549805_23.html 02nd June 2008 Whether you live in Texas or Rhode Island; the summer heat kills child athletes every year! Protect your child athlete! Talk about it today!It really is that time of year again; School is getting out, Memorial Day weekend has come and gone, and summer spo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_546553_23.html 25th May 2008 Your feet were meant to last a lifetime, but did you realize they travel approximately 75,000 miles during that time? They are the hardest working, but yet most neglected part of our bodies. In times of economic hardship, they become even more important! ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_540622_29.html 20th May 2008 Death by pedicure? Ridiculous suggestion? With so many lawsuits connected to deaths, chronic infections and disfigurement from pedicures; you would think the public would be clamoring for reform. Just the opposite, most consumers completely blow off the r... http://www.articlealley.com/article_532124_23.html 08th May 2008 Is it a foregone conclusion, that if you run for years, you will have arthritis? Many of my patients are concerned that the aches and pains that are inevitable from distance running are actually harbingers for the future aches and pains of arthritis. This... http://www.articlealley.com/article_530562_23.html 07th May 2008 Most vacations involve a lot of walking, even though their goal is rest and relaxation. This can lead to very sore feet! "Walking is great exercise and one of the most reliable forms of transportation," says Marybeth Crane, DPM, FACFAS, a foot and ankl... http://www.articlealley.com/article_527030_29.html 01st May 2008 Spring and summer is travel time in the United States. We were all brought up that spring officially begins with spring break with the kids and summer has to include a family vacation. It would be almost un-American to not travel this country and around t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_524743_23.html 28th April 2008 I took off my nail polish and my toenails are turning yellow! There seems to be something growing under them! What is going on? I'm not a dirty person, how did this happen? I get asked these questions more times a week than I can count. Why do some people... http://www.articlealley.com/article_518956_23.html 17th April 2008 Anne was running the White Rock marathon in Dallas in 2007. It was a cold, wet day, and by mile 18, she had a "cramp" in her hamstring and into her butt. It continued to get worse and worse as it got colder and colder. First she described that her fourth ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_518660_23.html 16th April 2008 Puncture wounds are extremely common in the foot, especially in times of warm weather, due to people walking barefoot. Even though they are extremely common, most people do not treat them adequately. Getting proper treatment within 24 hours is important i... http://www.articlealley.com/article_513091_23.html 08th April 2008 So many people have bunions and suffer needlessly. Most don't even understand what a "bunion" really is. We have been referring to a bump on the side of the big toe joint as a "bunion" for decades, but it is really much more than that. Bunions are know... http://www.articlealley.com/article_509054_23.html 04th April 2008 High heel shoes make woman feel sexy, in-charge, and pretty...but what are we doing to our feet? We all have them, those adorable, had-to-buy-them, high heel shoes hiding in our closets. Sometimes even hundreds of pair, but why do we choose to wear tortur... http://www.articlealley.com/article_506969_23.html 03rd April 2008 The rising popularity of flip flop sandals and Crocs shoes, has brought escalator safety concerns for children in the United States to the forefront. As a physician and mother of three small girls, a few questions came to mind. These two types of shoe gea... http://www.articlealley.com/article_500266_23.html 28th March 2008 Spring is here in many parts of the country. Kids are clammering to start practicing Spring sports. Soccer games, track meet and baseball practices fill your schedule. Runners start to dust off their running shoes and say goodbye to their treadmills. Spri... http://www.articlealley.com/article_498948_23.html 28th March 2008