Reducing Our Risk of Falling as we Age

Reducing Our Risk of Falling as we Age

Samantha Saill As we get older, something that we need to start considering is our increased risk of falling and injuring ourselves. It is a frightening fact that the chance of falling becomes much higher as we age. In fact, one third of people over sixty-five and...
Cadence and Achieving Running Success

Cadence and Achieving Running Success

Rohan Coull What is cadence? Cadence can be defined as a beat or a rate of measurement, and with running, it is another word for stride rate and is measured in strides per minute (spm). Cadence is just one of the parameters we look at in gait, as there are many...
Today, I Ran

Today, I Ran

Dale J. Coffey Before I say anything at all, I need to first make one thing clear; I do not run. I’ve flirted with the idea a few times in my short life, but, frankly, I’ve always seen it as a something of an abusive relationship.“Oh yeah,” people will say. “I’m...
Lower Limb Tendinopathy – What You Don’t Know

Lower Limb Tendinopathy – What You Don’t Know

Lower Limb Tendinopathy is a common problem across a broad age range and a major cause of frustration and pain. Tendinopathy presents in the lower leg in the Achilles tendon and the Posterior Tibial Tendon.  The Plantar Fascia is not strictly a tendon but it...
Performance And Comfort – Golf Shoe Review

Performance And Comfort – Golf Shoe Review

As the evolution to more lightweight athletic style golf shoes continue, more brands are entering the market. This doesn’t mean that the traditional market leaders in this segment are getting overtaken, quite the contrary. FootJoy, the clear market leader in...
Diabetes and your feet

Diabetes and your feet

Did you know that Diabetes can affect your feet? If you have been diagnosed with diabetes it is important to have you feet checked regularly by a podiatrist. Over time elevated levels of sugar in your blood can lead to impaired circulation, this means less blood is...