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November 28, 2006

HIPS AND RUNNING

Click here to see more images at washington.edu Hips are several pelvic bones performing several important anatomical functions such as a support for internal organs and tissues, for vertebras or spinal column, and a place of attachment of the leg's bones. Another important thing is that hips are an interconnection place for biggest muscle groups of the trunk and legs and at the same time they are a biomechanical center of the body, which means that application of all forces providing body's movement occurs through this place. Yes, this information is clear enough to consider hips as a very important...

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November 21, 2006

ARMS WORK IN RUNNING

Improve your balance with IndoBoard! The fact that we are returning to this topic for the third or fourth time tells me that somehow it has not been addressed satisfactorily. Discussions about the arms work in running continue and the essence of this is continually debated in terms of the "intricacies" of the angle of bending, positions of holding and even the level of tension in the hands and fingers. Such debate goes beyond a reasonable approach and basically points - on the one side - to an overestimation of the work and role of the arms, and -...

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November 14, 2006

SITTING AT THE DESK ALL DAY

Yes, it is a problem to be at the desk all day. There are lots of negative consequences from this if do not know how to deal with them. These problems can range from mild fatigue in the lower back through to soreness in the hips, sciatic pain or even piriformis syndrome. The strange thing is that all of these problems occur from simply sitting for a long time in the same position - a position not seemingly "dangerous". In the beginning this position creates only a slight discomfort and nothing more - but left unchecked it will cause any...

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November 07, 2006

RUNNER'S KNEE

Running injury know by the name "runner's knee" is an injury with the pain located on the tendon below knee cap. This tendon attached to the knee cap and to the knee extensor muscles - quads. This injury has highest rate in running community and goes up to 35 % of all injuries among runners. Originally this kind of injury was associated with high jumpers and called "high jumpers knee", but because runners over numbered with occurring of it "priority" with the name was given to them. What is the essence of this injury? Mostly it is the pain in...

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