Maybe you have taken up running, or recently increased your mileage. Things are going great. Your pants are looser, and you feel on top of the world. Then, the side of your thigh or the outside of your knee starts hurting. You have developed IT...
Few things are more frustrating than having chronic plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis (also spelled Achilles tendinitis). Here is the story of one patient who suffered from Achilles tendon pain and plantar fasciitis, and tried multiple treatments before she finally got better with Astym at...
Plantar fasciitis causes a great deal of heel pain and disability among athletes. As a sports medicine doctor, I have seen thousands of athletes sidelined by plantar fasciitis. Most patients who receive Astym therapy respond favorably, and their plantar fasciitis resolves. To find out if...
At its core, Astym treatment was developed from solid basic science research to stimulate regeneration at a cellular level. Following that, there were a number of case studies published and then a randomized controlled clinical trial on patellar tendinopathy. A large randomized controlled clinical trial...
Elite runners alternate between intensive physical training and recovery to improve performance. However, many runners fail to maintain a balance between intensity of training and appropriate recovery, resulting in a breakdown of tissue reparative mechanisms which eventually leads to overuse injuries. Historically, these injuries have...
The tough band of tissue that connects your heel bone to your toes is called the plantar fascia. It supports the arch of your foot, and when it becomes irritated or degenerated, then you have what is called plantar fasciitis (other names include: plantar fasciosis,...
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