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 Listen to Podcast Watch Video Whether you play soccer, tennis, basketball, or run cross-country, the best athletes can be separated from ordinary athletes by their ability to take forces generated in their hips and thighs...
Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article Listen to Podcast Download the Metronome Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder affecting nearly 1 million Americans. A recent study found the direct and indirect costs for managing...
