Why I hate football boots!

Of all athletic footwear, football boots, across all codes are the least sophisticated, least developed, and most injurious of all. So.. I hate 'em!! this video explains why and offers a couple of strategies to lessen the impact!

The Rolling Stones and heel pain

BB member and massage therapist extraordinnaire Cindy has gratuitously mocked me for not being able to see the 'Stones on Saturday night. Because I am a consummate professional, I shall however still respond to her question as follows..

"Dear Mr Bartold,

Get those bones healthy people!!

As a follow up to Tuesday's video on metatarsal stress fracture, I thought we should chat about generalised bone health, what you can do to promote it, and what the Female Athlete Triad is all about!

This short video takes a look at this very important sports medical condition. Important message is that the female endurance athlete does not need to have an eating disorder to be at risk.

Do we really behave like a gigantic spring during running sports?

We are increasingly hearing terms like lower limb stiffness and "spring mass model" in the discussion of running, and especially injury. But how realistic, and accurate, is it to assume the human body, and in particular the lower leg, simply acts like a great big spring?

Given that by far the majority of lower leg mass consists of material that is essentailly non elastic, I thought it might be timely to explain the concept of lower limb stiffness, and the concept  of the spring mass theory.

Everything you want to know about 2nd MT stress fractures but were afraid to ask!!

BB member Shane asked me for an update on stress fracture of the 2nd metatarsal, a very important sport medicine diagnosis, and one not without pitfalls. Here I give my thoughts, and point out a couple of red flags!