Posted by Jenn F. on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013
Running is an interesting pastime. It’s something most of us can do: just put one foot in front of the other, and go. You don’t need lessons. Even small children intuitively know how to speed up their walking steps into running steps. Many other animals run too, so it may not seem like anything very extraordinary. But it turns ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Monday, March 4th, 2013
Are you ready for an out of body experience? Is a superhero going to blast your plantar fasciitis with his ray? Perhaps a sonic boom is about to ripple the air around your injury, triggering science fiction-y cellular regeneration. What if it's a cyber wave, delivered through a mild mannered email newsletter? (Just touch your feet to the screen, ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Any serious athlete knows that practice makes perfect. You’re focused, you’re determined, and you know you can make yourself better if only you work hard enough. So you train, and train, and train. You run, jump, stretch, lift weights, and practice for hours at a time. You visualize the game when you’re going to bed at night, and wake up ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Monday, February 18th, 2013
Botox isn’t just for your forehead wrinkles anymore! Actually, the botulinum toxin has been used for years to treat a variety of disorders (including treating foot pad loss and sweaty feet, believe it or not) but it’s only recently that it’s been used to treat plantar fasciitis, a particularly troublesome, common, and difficult to manage foot disorder. The problem ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
The frontier of science is always an exciting place. That’s where the God particle lives, where new species are discovered, and where revolutionary new cures emerge. Platelet rich plasma therapy (PRP) is one such innovation: something that may change foot science for many years to come. This new treatment is a product of the field of “orthobiologics,” a field that ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Monday, January 28th, 2013
The argument makes intuitive sense: we evolved without shoes. Because of this, shoes only serve to alter our natural gait, something that millions of years have shaped to be maximally efficient and effective. Therefore, professional runners should ditch those bulky, cushioned trainers for the bare minimum: shoes that will protect the soles without altering the foot’s natural contact with the ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Thursday, December 27th, 2012
The legal world seems so glamorous from the outside: High-powered attorneys with their polished suits, clicking heels, and expensive leather brief cases trying criminal cases before our cities’ most influential judges. It’s further glamorized on television and in the movies where whip-smart partners finagle acquittals or multi-million dollar class action suits with creativity and flair. But there is an insidious problem ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Wednesday, December 26th, 2012
America’s finest are subject to some of the most strenuous and dangerous conditions of any professional anywhere. They race through deserts with hundreds of pounds on their backs, climb mountains under fire, and slog through feet of frigid water deep in enemy territory. Of course, healthy feet are a critical part of a soldier’s arsenal. Injury can compound quickly, worsening ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Tuesday, December 25th, 2012
Every year more Americans are working in sedentary jobs. We sit at desks in front of computers all day, barely moving for hours at a time. Sedentary jobs comprise a full 80% of the jobs in America. Many of these are IT jobs, one of the country's fastest growing sectors. These jobs don't require any physical movement: workers are coding ...
Posted by Jenn F. on Monday, December 17th, 2012
Factories make the world go round. Just think of all the manufactured objects you use every day: plates, tape, your car, shoes, furniture, computers, shower curtains, cell phones, toothbrushes, etc., etc. In our modern world, the list of products we get from factories is outrageously long, and it’s increasing every day. If you don't work in a factory, you may ...
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