The Wall Street Journal’s Health & Wellness Personal Journal ran a great story about running-related injuries and gait analysis a few weeks back. Among the really great points made by the writer and those he interviewed: “He [Dr. James Fries of Stanford University] calls running ‘the greatest intervention to postpone aging that’s ever been reported.’ On average, his study showed running or another form of vigorous exercise postponed disability by 16 years and death by seven to nine years.” “It isn’t running itself that’s doing the damage, a growing number of physicians, physical therapists and exercise scientists say. It’s the way people run.” “Increasingly the runners road to healthy joints starts with gait analysis. Medical boots, cortisone shots or even surgeries never solved runners problems the way 20 minutes of being filmed on a treadmill can, experts say.” If you’re a serious runner, this article is a must-read! online.wsj/articles/gait-analysis-the-serious-runners-salvation-1411428069
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 14:30:17 +0000
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