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Entries Tagged as 'joint discomfort'

Running shoes – its bad news!

June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Running shoes get a thumbs down from various critics (taken a little of context to be fair). Mick Habgood, podiatrist, and running orthotic specialist offers an alternative view in response:
This is the original article published in the Daily Mail:
http://tinyurl.com/cerpyu
Here is the alternate view from Mick:
Companies like those mentioned seem to create their idea of the [...]

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Frustration of injuries and podiatry

June 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I read this blog yesterday whilst searching to see who else was talking about the G-trainer and marathon training. I came across this Addicted to Running Blog:

One pointless podiatrist appointment then another more fruitful one!
If you’ve been reading this blog for some time you’ll know that I’ve been wearing custom made orthotics for pretty much [...]

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Top football star Kieron Dyer working on the G-trainer

December 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Kieron Dyer has joined the list of elite performers who are benefiting from the G-trainer. Dyer of West Ham United has recently begun using it as part of his long rehabilitation process following his broken leg during a football match in August 2007. So reports the Evening Standard tonight.
It has been introduced to him [...]

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Tags: football · joint discomfort · joint stress · power · running performance · soccer · speed · sports injury · strength and conditioning · surgery