It is always good to see prospective studies on risk factors for injury. Prospective studies carry a lot more weight than cross-sectional studies and require a lot more work on the part of the researchers. This one caught my eye a few months ago, but all sorts of events prevented me getting to it until […]
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Myofascial self release and how to ruin a good study
POSTSCRIPT: The manuscript of this paper has now been changed and a number of my comments are redundant. Please see the comments below. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I feel really sad when I see what is a well conducted and thought out study that the authors do the wrong analysis on and it got through the peer review […]
Injecting a Placebo to Run Faster!
Not exactly one from within my area of expertise, but worthy of posting: The Effects of an Injected Placebo on Endurance Running Performance. Ross, Ramzy; Gray, Cindy M.; Gill, Jason M. R. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: November 19, 2014 PURPOSE: To quantify the placebo effect magnitude on endurance running performance, in ‘real-world’ […]
Effect of listening to music on running
This is another one of those way outside my area of expertise, but I just have to write about it! I previously covered another study on Enhancing Running Performance by Coupling Cadence with the Right Beats in which I mentioned that when I listen to something while running, I listen to podcasts from The Skeptics […]
Subject Specific vs Systematic Responses to Interventions
In yesterdays post on the quest for the ideal heel drop in a running shoe I used a study to illustrate a point about subject specific responses of 2 subjects in the study. A comment was made about this being cherry picking. This is not what cherry picking is and rather than continue to respond […]
Anthropometric characteristics of top-class Kenyan marathon runners
Not much to say: Anthropometric characteristics of top-class Kenyan marathon runners. Vernillo G, Schena F, Berardelli C, Rosa G, Galvani C, Maggioni M, Agnello L, La Torre A. J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2013 Aug;53(4):403-408. Aim: This study aims to: 1) describe the current anthropometric profiles of Kenyan marathon runners and 2) establish a set […]
Weightbearing Exercise for those with Diabetes
I don’t need to preach to the converted about the health benefits of running (or any form of exercise) for those with diabetes. Among other things its going to help general well-being; helps with weight control; and it has some specific benefits such as increasing insulin sensitivity. It is not without its dangers in terms […]
It’s My Way or the Highway
I can’t take any credit for this; but I have long been a reader of PsychBlog and their latest post struck a cord with me and am sure it will with a lot of other people: It’s My Way or the Highway: Why People Are Evangelists for Their Own Way of Life Does that sound […]
Funny: Hitler’s Barefoot Running Strategy
Some light relief: As always, I go where the evidence takes me.