From the category archives:

Physical Therapy

Why the Toning Shoe Marketers Got Busted

January 4, 2013

Toning shoes are considered to be shoes that are deliberately made unstable with design features like a rocker bottom shoe. The purpose of this instability is to create a balance problem so that the muscles have to work harder to compensate. As a result it is claimed that this gives an extra workout or ‘tone [...]

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Sinus Tarsi Syndrome

March 13, 2011

This is a common problem in athletes. Sinus tarsi syndrome generally occurs in two situations that are almost opposite to each other. One is that the structures in the sinus tarsi can be damaged during an inversion ankle sprain. Often this problem goes undetected until some of the original ankle sprain settles. The other condition [...]

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Cuboid Syndrome

December 8, 2009

Cuboid syndrome is a common overuse injury on the lateral side of the foot. it is generally thought to occur when the cuboid bone is not stable in the proximal and distal joints it has and contraction of the peroneus longus tendon that passes under the cuboid try to sublux the bone. The symptoms involve [...]

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