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by Gabe Yankowitz, P.T.
Gabe is a physical therapist with offices in Syracuse and LaFayette. He has treated all manner of running injuries for over 18 years, and is a long-time Chargers member. These articles appeared originally in the Syracuse Chargers Track Club Newsletter.


1. Introduction
2. Training Error Injuries
3. Orthotics -- Are They the Answer? Part I
4. Orthotics -- Are They the Answer? Part II
5. The Myth of Leg Length Discrepancies
6. Much Ado About Shoes
7. Striding Right
8. Fire and Ice -- Part I
9. Fire and Ice -- Part II
10. Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome -- Part I
11. Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome -- Part II
12. Sciatica
13. Plantar Fasciitis
14. Cross-Friction Massage
15. Runner's Knee -- Part I
16. Runner's Knee -- Part II
17. Jumper's (Downhill Runner's) Knee
18. Arthritis, Back Pain and the Runner
19. An Uncommonly Simple Problem (superficial peroneal n. compression)
20. When the Tail Wags the Dog -- Part I
21. When the Tail Wags the Dog -- Part II
22. From the Waist Up
23. A Personal View (Kid and Running)
24. Achilles Tendinitis
25. Risky Business (High School x-c)
26. Low Advice (High heeled shoes)
27. To Pain or Not to Pain
28. Trigger Points
29. Stress Fractures
30. The Hard-Boiled Runner (posture and stress)
31. Piriformis Syndrome
32. Sports Massage
33. That Four-Letter Word
34. Boys On The Beach
35. Conventional Wisdom
36. Hamstrung
37. Time's Up!
38. Striding Right (updated)
39. Run - Don't Walk
40. Clues from Shoes
41. If the shoe doesn't fit...you really should quit!
42. Hips, Model-Ts, and Ferraris
43. Speed - Good or Bad?
44. Shin Splints
45. Compartment Syndrome
46. Double Workouts
47. The Bursitis Virus
48. The True Achilles Heel (Retrocalcaneal Bursitis)
49. Weighty Matters
50. The E-ffect of De-fects
51. Ins and Outs
52. Faux Fasciitis
53. Hamstrings Revisited
54. Iatrogenic Injuries
55. Waddling on
56. Say A Prayer
57. Of Yogurt, Yoga, and Yoda
58. Windswept Hips
59. Plantar Fasciitis and Shoes - Revisited
60. Grains of Salt
61. Cross Training
62. Stimulating Thoughts
63. Above All-- Relax!
64. Self-inflicted Wounds
65. Take a Break
66. More Conventional Wisdoms Bite the Dust (Part I)
67. More Conventional Wisdoms Bite the Dust (Part II)
68. End of the Line
69. Perspective
70. Pes Anserine (Goosefoot) Bursitis
71. Cool Out!
72. Evidently So
73. Un-Natural Wear and Tear
74. Feet On The Ground
75. A Puzzlement
76. Ramping Up
77. Natural Born Runners
78. One Size Does Not Fit All
79. Don't Push Your Kids
80. To The Core
81. Much Ado About Shoes--Redux
82. Old News
83. Good Blood
84. Back to the Future
85. Too Little or Too Much?
86. Odds and Ends
87. Fire and Ice--Revised and Revisited
88. Posturial Considerations
89. One Shining Exercise
90. Driving (with) a Wedge
91. Get on the Ball!
92. Tips for Hips


Gabe may be contacted at GabeRun@aol.com







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