News tagged with runners knee
Study: When to end a run
Runners who continue running when they are exhausted unknowingly change their running form, which could be related to an increased risk for injury.
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Hip exercises found effective at reducing, eliminating common knee pain in runners
A twice weekly hip strengthening regimen performed for six weeks proved surprisingly effective at reducing -- and in some cases eliminating -- knee pain referred to as patellofemoral pain (PFP) in female runners.
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Study pinpoints causes of 'runner’s knee'
(PhysOrg.com) -- From professional athletes to weekend warriors, the condition known as “runner’s knee” is a painful and potentially debilitating injury suffered by millions of people - although until now, it has been unclear ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Why women wiggling in high heels could help improve prosthetic limbs and robots
People walking normally, women tottering in high heels and ostriches strutting all exert the same forces on the ground despite very differently-shaped feet, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust ...
May 08, 2012 |
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Meet MABEL: World's fastest two-legged robot with knees
Recently, a team of researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor made a robot run like a human.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Running robot: MABEL is now the world's fastest two-legged robot with knees (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A robot in a University of Michigan lab can run like a human -- a feat that represents the height of agility and efficiency for a two-legged machine. With a peak pace of 6.8 miles per hour, ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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CEO Interview: Tim Armstrong on AOL's turnaround
(AP) -- A lot has changed at AOL as it tries to shed the vestiges of its '90s image: the iconic "You've got mail" greeting and the promotional CDs stuffed into mailboxes across the country.
May 13, 2011 |
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Penn scientists develop a new way to re-grow cartilage
Every day the world over, runners hit the streets, pounding the pavement. Their knees are taking a pounding, too.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Stretching before a run does not prevent injury
Stretching before a run neither prevents nor causes injury, according to a study presented today at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS).
Feb 18, 2011 |
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Compression clothing and athletic performance -- functional or fad?
Two Indiana University studies examined the influence of compression garments on athletic performance and both found little influence: Abigail Laymon, researcher in the Department of Kinesiology, is presenting "Lower Leg ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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The cost of being on your toes
Humans, other great apes and bears are among the few animals that step first on the heel when walking, and then roll onto the ball of the foot and toes. Now, a University of Utah study shows the advantage: ...
Feb 12, 2010 |
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Running shoes may cause damage to knees, hips and ankles
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) accounts for more disability in the elderly than any other disease. Running, although it has proven cardiovascular and other health benefits, can increase stresses on the joints of the leg. In a study ...
Jan 04, 2010 |
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Motorized knee can make you run faster
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Tsukuba University in Japan have come up with a motorized knee you can attach to your leg to make you run faster and use less muscle power.
Dec 22, 2009 |
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