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
Robert Oh, MD, MPH 