Research reviewed: Chronic effect of different types of stretching on ankle dorsiflexion range of motion: Systematic review and meta-analysis. The Foot, 34, 28–35. Medeiros et al Optimal ankle dorsiflexion (the ankle bending forward) range of motion is important for every day activity and athletic performance – deficits have been linked to key changes in movements […]
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Research Reviewed: The “SHRed Injuries Basketball” Neuromuscular Training Warm-up Program Reduces Ankle and Knee Injury Rates by 36% in Youth Basketball. Emery et al. JOSPT January 2022 Basketball puts significant stress on the knees and ankle – in multiple directions, movements, and movement planes. This leads to a high prevalence of knee and ankle injuries.
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Foot and ankle expert Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT details plantar fasciitis in a three part series. In part one, he delves into what exactly plantar fasciitis is.
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Running physio & expert Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT gives four practical tips on how you can safely and effectively increase your running cadence.
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Running physio & expert Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT explains why increasing your running cadence can clear up nagging aches and pains and how to calculate it.
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Ankle sprains are far too common and account for the most time lost to injury. Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT – in a two part series, this is part 2 – explains how to prevent them by using neuromuscular training and strength training.
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Ankle sprains are far too common and account for the most time lost to injury. Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT – in a two part series, this is part 1 – explains how to prevent them by using neuromuscular training and strength training.
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The use of ankle braces to prevent ankle sprains is quite common…but do they actually work? Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT looked into the research to find out and came away with some interesting answers.
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Overstriding is a common cause of decreased running performance, running efficiency, and increased injury risk. In this blog, I detail 5 tips you can use to reduce overstriding and increase your running cadence.
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Heel strike often gets the blame for negatively impacting running performance, running efficiency, and injury risk. However, over-striding is usually the true culprit.
Heel strike isn’t the problem, over striding IS: dispelling running myths Read More »
