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BIOMECHANICS Foot fault: the common trigger for a wide range of sport injuries
This is the first of two articles aiming to provide athletes and coaches with sufficient information to use orthotic therapy for the treatment and prevention of sports injuries as well as for performance enhancement. This first article looks at the basic anatomical and biomechanical dysfunctions that often lead to overuse injuries in the musculoskeletal system. …
SPORTS INJURY Orthotics: when self-help and sports therapies don’t go far enough
In the last issue, I looked at the basic anatomical and biomechanical dysfunctions that often lead to overuse injuries in the joints and specifically at the role of faulty foot mechanics. The current article goes on to consider a range of treatment regimes for chronic sports injuries, including orthotic therapy and prevention. The focus here…
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