Human Movement, Biomechanics & Gait: Archive

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Bunions

Dear Gait Guys: if treated when still a child can you change a bunion without surgery? I have a young kid, 12, with a bilateral forefoot varus and bilateral bunions, he has started to compensate even through his hip and core already which I have been working on but wondered if, by retraining the foot, tripod exercises, lumbricals, interossei, can we actually change his foot? And do you have any...

Mar 31st

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Mar 30th

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Think about what you are doing

“The bottom line is this. …. For every impairment we detect, and for every altered movement pattern we see in our people (ie. more arm swing on one side, one shoulder dropped, one foot turned out etc…..) ……there is a good reason. After 15 years of practice, here is what I have concluded. There is a reason……and that reason must be one of avoidance of...

Mar 30th

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Mar 29th

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Mar 28th

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Research support for dynamic warm up rather than... →

Nothing new here for us, it is what we have been saying all along regarding incorrect preconceived notions regarding pre-activity stretching. Just nice to have some research support on it. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Resarch.

Mar 28th

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Mar 27th

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How robust is human gait to muscle weakness? →

Below you will find a link for the 2012 article in Gait Posture entitled ” How Robust is Human Gait to Muscle Weakness?” Today’s Take Home Points are: Proper technical form in walking and running is critical. Everyone talks about it at the ground level assuming we are all idiots. No one is getting down to the roots of the problems and solutions like we try to do. This means...

Mar 26th

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Tibialis posterior

A question from one of our readers: Hi guys, What are your favourite tib post strengthening exercises or do you usually stay with the anterior strength work? Thanks D Our Response: Hi, Thanks for your question. As you know the tibialis posterior muscle from the interosseous membrane, lateral part of the posterior surface of the tibia, and superior two-thirds of the medial surface of...

Mar 25th

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Watch

In this great little slow mo video we see some things. Do you ? … The Perfect Runner. 1. First clips….. awesome toe extension through the entire swing phase all the way into early contact phase. You have read here before on our blog entries how critical toe extension is for stable and optimal arch contruction prior to foot loading. Suboptimal arch height can mean that pronation...

Mar 24th

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Mar 23rd

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Watch

During a recent trip to the zoo with the family, I noticed this young lady walking in front of me (yes, We ALWAYS have a camera with us and YES, We ALWAYS look at everyone’s gait and YES, we really are that geeky). Watch the clip a few times and note these points about the gal on the left; keep in mind, she could have hip or muscle pathology as well notice the subtle toeing in (decreased...

Mar 23rd

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Mar 22nd

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Under Armor mouth Guards: Neuromechanics? →

This week in neuromechanics weekly, we will look at the concept or preloading motor neuronal pools. A reader asked if we could look at the above link (click title) and offer some clinical commentary and some rather bold statements Here are our thoughts: The findings they speak of are not surprising at all… The Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is blessed with many mechanoreceptors and...

Mar 21st

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Mar 20th

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Mar 19th

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Mar 18th

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Mar 17th

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Hip Dancing gets this runner to the Olympics →

… and some of you thought we might be a few sandwiches short of a picnic when we talked about the value of, and tricks we use, incorporating dance moves into running rehab. Don’t lie, we know you were thinking it ! Remember our last post of 2011 on our experiences with this stuff ? http://thegaitguys.tumblr.com/post/15029125468/this-may-be-the-last-blog-post-you-read-from-us ...

Mar 16th

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Mar 16th

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Mar 15th

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Stretching out Plantar Fasciitis →

Neuromechanics Weekly: Look to the hammy’s??? “These findings show that while we always consider the tightness of the gastrocnemius/soleus complex and the subsequent restricted ankle motion from this equinus, we also need to consider the role of the hamstrings,” said Jonathan Labovitz, DPM, lead author and associate professor at Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA. this...

Mar 14th

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