by admin | Jun 21, 2017 |
“Why do I need to stretch my calves?” I’ve been answering this question from my patients for nearly 30 years, if you can believe it. I’ve long said the following: A calf that is too tight is the primary cause of plantar fasciitis, and other foot ailments (22+ other...
by admin | Jan 13, 2017 |
I agree Malcolm Gladwell…calf stretching is embarrassing. Here is the $64,000 question: Why would we not stretch when we know it will work? I have had countless desperate patients who have “failed everything” leave my office convinced that the calf is the problem and...
by One Stretch | Mar 7, 2016 |
All too common today is the misuse of the word “injury.” When it comes to the majority of foot and ankle issues people experience, these ailments should not be called “injuries,” unless of course they really are an injury. But why does it matter? It is critical in the...
by One Stretch | Dec 4, 2015 |
I was talking to another doc the other day, and we started to talk about conventional wisdom. Conventional wisdom is “commonplace knowledge.” It’s information that people generally accept…and then hold on to. Economist John Kenneth Galbraith is said to have used the...
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