Cross Country Running – Biomechanics Defines The Difference In Performance

On October 20th, 2012, Sarah Baxter shattered the Mt. SAC Invitational cross country junior record, running the 2.91 miles in 16 minutes flat. Chelsey Totten, who came in second, took more than a minute longer to run the same distance. Many are calling Sarah’s performance as the greatest high school performance ever! Both Sarah and Chelsey are [...]

Sports Injury Solutions: Is Nadal’s Chronic Knee Pain Caused By An Abnormal Foot Structure?

Rafael Nadal, the twenty six old Spaniard, is regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time on clay courts, which earned him the nick name “The King of Clay.”  The Association of Tennis Professionals formerly rated Nadal as the number one tennis player in the world. He is currently rated as fourth. [...]

A Previously Unknown Cause Of Chronic Back Pain

One of my patients recently told me that back pain problems are so common in England, that many companies will not hire you if they find you have chronic back pain.  If you, too, have chronic back pain, chances are that you can relate, as you are probably taking too much sick leave – lying [...]

An Abnormal Foot Structure Can Make An Acute Injury Worse

This post, about why some acute injuries don't heal, is an educational piece edited from a comment I wrote in response to an article in Scientific American titled 'The Ways We Talk About Pain'. The definition of an acute injury is an injury that has a rapid onset and is followed by a short and [...]

How Biomechanics Have Contributed To Resolving Chronic Pain

Biomechanics. It’s a new word, and an odd one that may conjure up images of cyborgs working on your car. But biomechanics aren't robot workers. Biomechanics actually refers to the study of the mechanics of a living body, especially of the forces exerted by muscles and gravity on the skeletal structure.   Biomechanics is the [...]