Posted by
Jenn F. on
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
The most common types of soccer injuries include ankle or knee sprains, muscle strains, lower extremity fractures, and head injuries, according to New York University. This month, a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons revealed how soccer injuries occur. It turns out, it's a combination of cleat and turf, say scientists at the Hospital for ...
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Friday, May 10th, 2013
We are pleased to be one of the first groups in the New York area to do the FAST procedure for Achilles tendinosis and plantar fasciitis.
[caption id="attachment_4585" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Source: Fast-Technique.com/"][/caption]
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Friday, April 19th, 2013
One of the most common inquiries we get at the Healing Feet Blog is people asking whether they may have broken or sprained a foot. Often, they are not sure if they should see a doctor or just "take it easy." Visiting a medical professional is always a wise decision, even if it is a minor injury causing you pain. ...
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Friday, April 5th, 2013
They’re trim, toned, bronzed, and impossibly photogenic. They travel the world, performing for dignitaries, celebrities, and rock stars. They play a gentleman’s game. And yet, beneath that shimmering veneer, there is something sinister afoot… Literally. Tennis players have some of the gnarliest feet of all athletes, except maybe ballerinas. Their feet endure immense daily punishment on very hard surfaces. ...
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
As one of the most common foot injuries on the planet, plantar fasciitis gets a lot of our attention here at Healing Feet. It’s the subject of some real fascination actually, since it carries an air of mystery. We don’t understand exactly why it happens! To quickly recap: the plantar fascia, the band of tissue that runs from the ball ...
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Wednesday, March 20th, 2013
Almost every athlete with a foot injury has been told that swimming is a great activity for recovery. It’s low-impact but offers plenty of resistance to build up weakened muscles, and improve blood-flow and healing in tendons and ligaments. The buoyancy of water takes a lot of the pressure off of sore feet and ankles, so even when you’re ...
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Friday, March 8th, 2013
Ice skating is such an incongruous thing. Human bodies, usually stuck plodding along on land, slide and twirl, twist and spin with total grace and beauty. At least, that’s how it looks when the pros do it. For the rest of us, ice skating is a perilous sport rife with blisters, bruising, ankle sprains, chronic ankle instability, bunions, blisters, ...
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Pregnancy can be a challenging time for the female athlete in many ways. In addition to the million things you now have to think about - cribs, schools, getting that reliable minivan - pregnancy brings many physical restrictions: high-impact sports are not recommended and working out for long periods of time can be dangerous. Even when an activity is ...
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
The only good thing about the month of February is that it’s just a few short weeks before the month of March. Pretty soon, it’ll be that time of year again, folks: time for NCAA parties from the tip of Maine to California’s sunny coast. March Madness is an American favorite and for good reason: college basketball embodies so much ...
Posted by
Jenn F. on
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
This week a young track and field star achieved an incredible goal. Mary Cain, all of 16 years old, shattered a national high school record by running a mile in 4:28:25. Considering the fact that 4 minutes was once seen as the fastest possible mile for a human being, Cain is well on her way to an illustrious track ...
0