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Knee Arthritis: Strength Beats a Brace
Knee arthritis is the condition where the gap between what the evidence says and what people are told is widest.
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Knee Replacement, or Strength First?
A replacement is an excellent operation for the right knee at the right time. The question worth asking is whether yours is either yet.
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Plantar Fasciitis: Why the First Step Hurts Most
The first few steps out of bed are diagnostic. What they tell you also points at the treatment.
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Achilles Pain Needs Load, Not Rest
Where exactly it hurts on the tendon changes the whole program, and getting that wrong is why so many of these drag on for a year.
Read the articleCalf Strength Is the Missing Piece in Most Foot Pain
Most people cannot do half as many single-leg heel raises as they think, and that number explains a surprising share of foot problems.
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Both hurt along the shin in runners who did more than usual. Only one of them gets worse if you keep going.
Read the articleReturning to Running Without Getting Hurt Again
Most re-injuries happen in the third or fourth week back, which is exactly when everything feels fine.
Read the articleYou Cannot Stretch Your IT Band, and You Do Not Need To
The iliotibial band is one of the stiffest structures in the body. The good news is that its stiffness was never the problem.
Read the articleHamstring Strains That Keep Coming Back
Hamstring injuries have one of the highest reinjury rates in sport, and the reason is almost always that the return was decided by the calendar.
Read the articleWhat a Warm-Up Actually Does
The evidence for warming up is better than the evidence for stretching, and both are weaker than the evidence for being strong enough in the first place.
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When You Can Train Through Pain, and When You Cannot
Pain is information about sensitivity, not a reading of tissue damage. Knowing the difference decides most training questions.
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Golf and Back Pain: What the Swing Actually Asks For
The back takes the rotation that the hips and mid-back did not supply. In Dallas, where people play year-round, that adds up quickly.
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