Posted by Kirsten on Friday, May 18th, 2012
Today we have a conversation with Joanna Lohman, the great soccer player who starred at Penn State, on the US National team, and in the Women's Professional Soccer league. She also has found success in the business world, where she is vice-president of Tenant Consulting, a commercial real estate firm in Washington, D.C. Lohman is a founder, with Lianne Sanderson, of ...
Posted by Kirsten on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
No injury that keeps you from any activity you enjoy is fun, but some are more frustrating than others. For me, a calf strain is one of the most frustrating. Why? Well, they just...hurt. With every step you take. And they linger seemingly forever. I'm sure there's a better way to deal with calf strains than the way I handle them. ...
Posted by Kirsten on Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Dislocated seems like it should be a word for that feeling you get when you're trying to find your way somewhere, think you really know where you're going, then look up and realize you don't recognize anything around you. But no, it just means something is out of place, typically a body part. We've talked before about dislocated ankles, but ...
Posted by Kirsten on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
I tell you, it never ceases to amaze me how many little nutty ways you can find to hurt your body. It is indeed a beautiful machine, but there are many parts to that machine, and it only takes a minor glitch or two to make something go down. This is particularly true of the feet/ankle/lower leg area. We take walking, ...
Posted by Kirsten on Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Once upon a time there was a girl who liked to run. She felt that regular running in the parks wasn't challenging enough, though; it was too easy to get lazy, especially since she was not a born speedster. Then she discovered a giant flight of stairs leading to a high point in her local park. She got the idea ...
Posted by Kirsten on Monday, April 30th, 2012
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons says that about 25,000 people every day sprain an ankle. Considering my own experience with missteps, twists, rolls and trips, I find this stat completely unsurprising. It is amazingly easy to do nutty things to your ankles. If you just kind of bend your ankle, experience a little bit of an "Oww" and then go ...
Posted by Kirsten on Friday, April 27th, 2012
We're happy to have had a chance to talk to Kevin Lu, runner, engineer, and all-around science fan. He blogs about long distance running at Beyond Distance and is also the tech columnist at iRunnerblog. Healing Feet: How long have you been running? Kevin Lu: The first time I laced up and went for a run was in August of 2009. It ...
Posted by Kirsten on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
Today we have a conversation with Charity Wright, not-so-average working mom and super runner. Charity has been seriously getting into half marathons and marathons, so let's talk about how she runs!
Posted by Kirsten on Friday, April 20th, 2012
Here at Healing Feet, we love to talk to athletes and find out how they prepare, perform, and, of course, take care of their feet. Today we have an interview with Adrienne Langelier, marathon runner, triathlete, and a therapist and sports psychologist. Healing Feet How long have you been running? Adrienne Langelier I have always enjoyed running and it has been part ...
Posted by Kirsten on Friday, April 6th, 2012
When I was in third grade, I kicked a boy in the shin so hard that it left a bruise--on the boy, not me. It was a direct hit, full square from the blunt toes of my lace up, sensible oxford shoes, a blow that made him hop up and down and say, "Ow! Ow!" Since we were friends and ...
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After completing his undergraduate degree at Yeshiva University, Dr. Josef J. Geldwert attended New York College of Podiatric Medicine earning his D.P.M. in 1973.
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