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...
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 tendon of tibialis posterior forms in the...
Published Jan. 16, 2016 by Competitor Magazine The piriformis is a small muscle in the back of the hip that is notorious for causing trouble in high mileage runners. The word piriformis is Latin for pear-shaped, since the muscle’s wide base and tapered attachment...
Published January 13, 2015 by Dynamic Chiropractic Magazine Although heel pain occurs with a variety of injuries (e.g., calcaneal stress fractures and/or infracalcaneal bursitis), by far, the most common cause for heel pain is plantar fasciitis. The word fascia is...
Published Oct. 19, 2015 by Competitor Magazine According to a few well-respected paleoanthropologists, our ancient ancestors (specifically, Homo erectus) were so efficient at running they could chase prey for hours, eventually killing the exhausted animals by hand. In...
Click Here to download a PDF of this article Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common of all joint diseases, affecting more than 30 million Americans. In the next few decades, the number of people suffering with osteoarthritis is expected to skyrocket, as people are...
