The Zenith Journal

You may have heard the analogy regarding an overflowing cup as a representation of stress or injury. Essentially, your ‘cup’ is your...

This article gets a bit technical. I highlighted the key points below to make it easier for the average person, with some more technical points for those who care afterward. The Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) recently released it’s new Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) for lateral ankle sprains (by far the most common type of ankle sprain-for the rest of this I’ll just refer to them as ankle sprains to type more and use one less acronym). A CPG is

As stated in the previous article, running- while great for your overall health and a viable option for most people, does tend to lead to a high rate of injury; 27% in novice runners, 32% in long distance runners, and 52% in marathon runners. (1) To recap, running related injuries most commonly affect the knee (28% prevalence), foot and ankle(21-38% prevalence) and hamstring (19% prevalence) according to the above study. Our experience anecdotally supports that. So what can b

Does anyone else feel like running is an oddly controversial topic? Ask ten people and get ten different opinions on running. Some believe it is bad for you, some believe only a select few can do it injury free, some believe everyone can and should do it and we are ‘Born to Run’; ask ten medical professionals and you will get a similar range or responses.