The Harvard Indoor Track Revisited I live in Charlottesville, Virginia, home of the University of Virginia (UVa), where I recently retired as professor and chair of the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation to launch OESH Shoes. Though I love UVa, I must admit a lot of good things come from dear ol’ Harvard. The […]
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A student working with me this summer asked me, “It all seems so obvious when you look at the graphs. Why haven’t any of the big athletic shoe companies ever noticed this before?” Here’s the answer… The graphs are the result of comprehensive human biomechanics research. And meaningful, comprehensive biomechanics research requires you to combine […]
Continue ReadingThe rest of the story–part two
Last time I discussed the common misperception that impact causes injuries. Today, I’m going to show you the critical link in the chain describing the real instant of vulnerability. It’s actually pretty obvious when you think about it (kind of like you always find your car keys in the last place you look)…vulnerability occurs when […]
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Paul Harvey did a “the rest of the story” segment on one of my first research studies on shoes. He was a nice guy and I was in awe of his digging in beyond the typical headline news. In that same vein, I now give the rest of the story on another of my studies […]
Continue ReadingThe start of something new
Ellen Goodman interviewed me about ten years ago and published what I thought was the best press coverage on my research on the effects of footwear on musculoskeletal health. It was far better and more in depth than the coverage of my work in the New York Times, USA Today, and even a full episode […]
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