"Doctor" Recommends Heel Strike

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This "doctor" (Doctorate in Physical Therapy with the "rare distinction" according to the author as a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist )
prefers a heel strike for her patients when running. Seriously!
Funny name for a practice that promotes heel striking....."Con shohocken"
You'd think she would have named her joint "Pro Shocken"!
Then again maybe her co-owner is against heel striking and won out in the naming rights.

"But in my experience with patients I favor the heel strike pattern once the gluteal muscles are strengthened appropriately."



"As far as shoe wear, new research is confirming that the bulky stability and motion control shoes are actually increasing the stresses on the foot and ankle that they are intended to minimize while the minimalist shoes and barefoot running are increasing joint stress by encouraging the mid to forefoot strike pattern. Therefore, the best advise lies somewhere in the middle. Even if barefoot running was optimal for the body, it simply is not practical or safe for running on surfaces that may be hot, rocky, wet, or covered with pieces of glass or debris."
Caucci is a senior Physical Therapist and co-owner of Conshohocken Physical Therapy. In 2002, she earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Arcadia University. She holds a rare distinction of being a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist.

Full article can be seen here:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sportsdoc/Is-barefoot-running-best.html
 
Yeah, but he's got to consider what's best for the OTHER 95% of people.
And does he REALLY heel strike? Or just THINKS he does.
I mean, what % of 2:30 marathoners really heel strike?
 
you should always question anyone who claims "authority" over you. you have the right to leave, especially if you know more than them. just because nike said we should heel strike doesn't mean it's a natural law.

you know in spanish "con" means with? so with shocken could be the translation. ;)
 
Good points Longboard.

I kind of had other doubts when he had not heard of Graston or Astym. I told him to look it up and he was practicing on me a couple of weeks later.

Success rates utilizing those techniques are usually directly proportional to the specific experience of the practitioner. Did you have a good outcome? If not, maybe that's the reason!
 
you know in spanish "con" means with? so with shocken could be the translation. ;)

And another English definition is based on shortening the word "confidence" as in "con man"
So maybe she knew she was conning people with her fee for services rendered scam.
 
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Sorry, I'm nerdy this way: Conshohocken is a suburb of Philly. It's Lenni Lenâpé (Delaware Indian) meaning "elegant or great land". (It looked kind of familiar to me because the "hocken" part is the word that is in "Hocking Hills" where I do a lot of my hiking.)

But it sure is great for good puns and put-downs, isn't it?
 
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Good one!