A provocative article in the New York Times back in December 2019 offers a layman’s perspective on pain that raises more questions than it answers. In brief, it posits the prevalent theory that the brain …
Sports Med, Voodoo, and You
I love reading about sports medicine – from lay to professional literature I find this stuff amazingly interesting, because today’s news is tomorrow’s old news. When I was in graduate school, I did a project …
Running Shoe Type to Fit Your Foot Type
I’ve reported before on whether or not you should buy a running shoe to fit your foot type. The most recent studies simply do not support this idea. For one thing, analyzing a foot type, …
Stretching
Another article sums up the latest professional spin on stretching. Done on runners, many many runners, of all ages, some of whom were assigned a 5 mins stretching routine, others who were asked not to …