Lace bite is a common problem in ice sports and is reasonably well known in those communities. It is not as well known in the medical and podiatry communities. Lace bite is the term used to describe an anterior tibial tendonitis that is caused by...
Super shoes differ from other ‘standard’ running shoes in that they are very lightweight, have a full-length carbon fiber plate in the midsole and a thick foam soles. The uppers of the shoes tend to be minimal and thin. They are designed...
Lace bite is a reasonably common problem in ice skating and ice hockey sports. The term ‘Lace bite’ or ‘Skate bite’ is reasonably well known in those communities. It is not so well known in the medical and podiatry...
Firstly, ‘shin splints’ is a really bad name and probably should not be used. ‘Shin splints’ simply means ‘sore legs’ and I am sure it can be appreciated that there could be literally, 100’s of different...
They never seem to last long enough. There is no set distance or time that good running shoes should last and there is no good evidence on how long they should last. Every runner is going to be different in how their shoes wear on them and the...
Archery is a sport that needs a lot of skill and a lot of concentration. The last thing that an archer needs is pain or discomfort in their feet to distract them. They also do not want shoes that are unstable and causing too much excursion of the...
Firstly, why? If you do want to transition from wearing the traditional type of running shoes to the more minimalist running shoes, then make sure you are doing it for the right reasons. Don’t do it for the hype and marketing and all the...
Medial tibial stress syndrome is an overuse injury that causes pain along the medial lower third of the tibia bone. It is usually very tender to palpation along the edges of the bone. There are a number of hypothesis as to what causes medial tibial...
Medial tibial stress syndrome is an overuse injury that is common in runners. The pain from this is usually felt when you run the finger and press hard down the inside of the tibial bone. The actual pathology is unclear as it probably varies from...