by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 14, 2022 | Fitness
Always try to keep at least a slight bend in your knee when you run or ride a bicycle. When you run, you are supposed to land on each foot with a partially-bent knee. Otherwise you transmit the shock of your foot hitting the ground directly onto your knees, hips and...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 13, 2021 | Fitness
If you think that football is the sport with the most injuries, you would be wrong. Each year, 79 percent of long-distance runners suffer injuries that force them to take time off from running (Br J Sports Med, Aug, 2007;41(8):469-80). The most-injured part is the...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 1, 2020 | Fitness
Chronic foot, leg and knee pain during running can be caused by the foot hitting the ground with excessive force and excessive rolling in of the feet after they hit the ground. These problems can often be alleviated just by: • taking shorter strides to reduce the...
