OESH at work
Some of my favorite people in their OESH's at work... my mom's doctor, Mary Evans, and nurse, Sandy Milazzo. Continue Reading
2011 IAAF World Championships: One photo tells all While in Daegu, Korea last week, I caught this photo during the preliminary heat of the IAAF World Championship 3,000 meter steeplechase where the USA’s Stephanie Garcia, a recent graduate of the University of Virginia, was running (she is fourth from the left). Our middle daughter, Kellyn, got to hang out with Stephanie a couple […]
Continue ReadingHarvard Doctors and Supermodels
One of my closest friends, Hilary Siebens, a fellow Harvard M.D., and avid OESHer, forwarded me this post which I cut and pasted below, about supermodel Gisele refusing to wear high-heeled shoes. (Click here to see the original post.) Gisele refuses to wear high heels Chris Moore / Getty Images file By Alexander Smith Sorry, Carrie Bradshaw. Even […]
Continue ReadingGreetings from South Korea on my 50th Birthday!
I agreed to be a keynote speaker at the 2011 International Sport Science Congress for both the assembled Societies of Biomechanics and Pedorthics in conjunction with the Pre-Olympic IAAF (World Track & Field) Championships in Daegu, Korea. Our middle daughter, Kellyn, who is accompanying me on the trip, took this picture while perched on another […]
Continue ReadingFull Print Article in the Charlottesville Daily Progress
The Charlottesville Daily Progress staff was kind enough to send us the digital version of the article written by David Maurer with photographs taken by Andrew Shurtleff. Thank you David and Andrew for putting together such a magnificent article. Note: If you click anywhere on the article, the full, readable jpeg file of that page […]
Continue ReadingThe Story of OESH in the Charlottesville Daily Progress
Things have been crazy busy since Sunday when this article on OESH was published in our local newspaper, the Charlottesville Daily Progress. Dave Maurer, who composed the article, is an amazing writer. After spending a bit of time with me and Bob, he whipped up what I believe to be the best story of OESH ever […]
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Impact is good! I recently wrote an article entitled “When exactly do injuries occur in walking and running?” that Paul Ingraham published Friday on his highly informative website on pain related issues. (Recall Paul recently wrote a guest post for OESH here). The article got some really nice attention over in the world of pain science this weekend. […]
Continue ReadingPhysician Recommended Best Zumba Shoe: OESH
I recently was introduced to Zumba by OESHer, Ann Mangino, a Zumba expert and enthusiast who does Zumba as her go-to everyday workout. Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance fitness program created by dancer Alberto Perez in Colombia during the 1990s who took it to the United States in the 2000’s where it has become very popular […]
Continue ReadingStress Fractures in Running
Pete Larson who writes a terrific, informative blog on all things running, asked me to put together a post on stress fractures in barefoot runners, which he posted here. In that article I talk specifically about second metatarsal fractures though what I describe relates to stress fractures throughout the entire lower extremity. Stress fractures are common […]
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