Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Originally developed in the 1930s, metatarsal pads are small cushions designed to distribute pressure away from the central metatarsal heads onto the neighboring metatarsal shafts and surrounding soft tissues (Fig. 1)....
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article The plantar plates are a series of fibrocartilaginous disks located beneath the lesser metatarsal heads. These plates play a key role in protecting the metatarsal heads from trauma and stabilizing the toes during the...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Abstract Objective: This article provides an overview of the efficacy of current exercise interventions for managing tendinopathy, and reviews the more up-to-date exercise prescriptions, such as the use of...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast For decades, injured athletes have spent countless hours aggressively stretching their Achilles tendons with the misguided belief that a more flexible calf is less prone to reinjury and more resilient when...
Click Here to download a PDF of this article High blood pressure is a public health crisis that causes more than 10 million deaths annually. Standard medical treatment for hypertension is pharmacological intervention (for people with systolic pressure greater...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Published April 1, 2015 by Dynamic Chiropractic Magazine Tibialis posterior is the deepest, strongest, and most central muscle of the leg, with fibers originating from the tibia, fibula and the interosseous membrane. The...
