What is the ‘Supination Resistance’ test?
The supination resistance test is something I started teaching in my clinical biomechanics boot camps since for so long that I can not even remember how long ago it was! It still surprises me how many people are not familiar with it. I blogged about it extensively on my running blog back in 2013. There …. Read More
Fixing Plantar Plate Tears
First it was metatarsalgia, then capsulitis, then predislocation syndrome, then plantar plate dysfunction and now its a plantar plate tear! I have always had an intriguing interest in this evolving condition and how its name change reflected how often it was recognized clinically. I have taken on a role as Brand Ambassador for the FixToe …. Read More
What to do about Sever’s Disease
Firstly, there are lots of issues going on regarding terminology of Sever’s disease versus calcaneal apophysitis. Yes, it probably should be called calcaneal apophysitis as its not a disease and its no longer appropriate to name conditions after people. I agree, but the problem is that when you look at the search engine keyword tools, …. Read More
The Dilemma of Chilblains
Chilblains have always intrigued me. There are so many unanswered questions and unknowns about something that is a really common problem. The lack of evidence supporting different interventions has led to a lot of different suggestions based on anecdotes, many of which I fail to see how they would or could work. Chilblains are a …. Read More