I have done a blog post and started a forum thread on the concept of when we have a runner with the medial tibial stress syndrome version of shin splints should we use an insert in the shoe or should we change the gait. The latest hypothesis on the cau...

I often get asked why I so hard on barefoot running. I am actually not. I run in minimalist shoes. I use barefoot drills with patients to help with technique issues.

What I am hard on is the claims by those who promote barefoot running when they clai...

Has anyone seen and tried these shoes?

They have slant or lateral wedge under the forefoot, making them higher under the lateral forefoot than the medial forefoot. They also have large toe spring. The company does claim that these shoes can make you ...

Peroneal tendinopathy is not a common problem in runners, but when it does happen it can be frustrating to manage. By like any overuse injury, the principle of management is actually quite simple: load management. You have to reduce the load to a level...

Many people can remember all the claims being made for the toning shoes and how they would give you the extra workout when wearing them and your 'butts' would be toned. All that hype has died off, mostly because the research did not support the claims ...

There is no such thing as ‘natural running’. It is just a term concocted by those who want to suck the gullible into believing that the running technique that they are promoting is more natural, therefore better for you.

There are several...