Most runners when they get injured, do not want to hear, “maybe you should give up running.” Similarly, most CrossFit athletes do not want to hear from their physician, “maybe you should give up CrossFit.” To understand CrossFit injuries, the clinician should understand the sport itself.
Quick post on treatment of patellar tendinopathy. This is also known as "Jumper's Knee." Most commonly found in those in jumping sports, such as basketball and volleyball. There was a great article just published, and I have to post so I can reference this for myself and my patients. Diagnosis is generally through appropriate history… Continue reading Patellar Tendinopathy: Treatment-Physiotherapy
From my previous post, we are beginning to understand that just changing the shoes does not make you automatically run in a forefoot strike. The shoes may help, but in reality, barefoot running will naturally push you into a forefoot strike as we are not designed to run on our heel (calcaneus). So if you… Continue reading Running after Injury-Changing to Forefoot Running
The running shoe phenomenon propelled forward in the 70s with the iconic Nike Cortez. The shoe that Bill Bowerman made debuted in 1972 from Nike. This shoe as you can see, has a heel lift, designed to help "propel" the runner forward and to put less stress on the achilles tendon. (1) Little did Nike know… Continue reading Barefoot Running, Minimalist Shoes and the Next New Shoe Fad
*Originally published in the "Uniformed Family Physician"-Journal of the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians. Reprinted with permission. Oh RC. Coming out of the CrossFit Closet. Uniformed Family Physician Fall 2013. Vol 7(1). Edition 25. Pages 31-33. I have a confession to make. I am a CrossFitter. I am currently a fellow in the… Continue reading Coming out of the Crossfit Closet* -A CrossFit experience by a Physician, for Physicians
Robert Oh, MD, MPH 