This study investigates how different types of running shoes—minimalist (MINs), maximalist (MAXs), and conventional (CONs)—affect the shock experienced by the tibia (the shin bone) during running. The researchers wanted to understand how these shoes influence the...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Watch Video Whether you play soccer, tennis, basketball, or run cross-country, the best athletes can be separated from ordinary athletes by their ability to take forces generated in their hips and thighs...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Download the Metronome Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder affecting nearly 1 million Americans. A recent study found the direct and indirect costs for managing...
Click Here to download a PDF of this article Listen to podcast ABSTRACT The obturator internus muscle plays an important yet often overlooked role in the development of a range of musculoskeletal disorders, including pelvic floor and sciatic pain. This article...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Watch Video Listen to Podcast It’s a depressing fact but shortly after age 50, you begin to lose nearly 2 percent of your muscle fibers each year. Figure 1 is a graph of the average number of quadriceps muscle fibers...
