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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group Less-invasive Hip Surgeries. To see what non-minimally invasive is done (try your hand at this http://www.edheads.org/activities/hip2/index.htm

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Orthopedic surgeons across the country are using techniques for hip replacement that reduce complications and speed recovery in patients.
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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group How thin should you be? Further down the article, you will find a short snippet about Andre Agassi's ideal weight (~180 lbs) and his height (5'11.5". Running that through a BMI calculator gives you a BMI score of 24.8. Almost the upper end of normal. 25-29.9 is consider obses (this is based on the US body data).

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Exercise physiologists encourage athletes to be aware of the point at which weight loss hinders performance.
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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group What do doctors experience when the call to medical attention on board a plane. We have all seen in the movie. This doctor tells us from his first-person point of view. Think the pic below says it all!

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Anyone who has flown long-distance flights has heard the call: "If there is a doctor on board, please identify yourself to a flight attendant." But it's impossible to understand how that call induces the ...
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There are many types of shoulder conditions, but one in particular can creep up on you without you remembering having hurt it. This condition is called Adhesive Capsulitis, or more commonly known as Frozen Shoulder. What is a Frozen Shoulder...
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Victor Khoo Guide to an Airplane for Dummies!

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Kulula (South Africa’s favourite low fare airline), have recently released this fantastic new aircraft livery entitled “Flying 101”. Kulula are...
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This is a great video on bare-foot running by Nature. Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman has ditched his trainers and started running barefoot. His research shows that barefoot runners, who tend to land on their fore-foot, generate less impact shock than runners in sports shoes who land heel first...
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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group Why Evidence Based Medicine can be overdone - a hilarious look at a spoof of a EBM journal article.

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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group Why playing video games is good for you :)

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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group Here is a good summary of the article in Nature "Foot strike patterns and collision forces in habitually barefoot versus shod runners" by Dr. Daniel Lieberman from the earlier video.

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There is a new paper out in Nature about barefoot running which examines foot strike patterns versus shod running. The article is Foot strike patterns and collision forces in habitually barefoot versus shod runners from lead investigator Daniel Lieberman of Harvard. ...
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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group MindYourBody did a feature on Bare-Foot running today, "Back to bare basics". Here's an interesting video to watch. Nature did a report on barefoot running in their 28 Jan 2010 issue.

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Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman has ditched his trainers and started running barefoot. His research shows that barefoot runners, who tend to land on their fore-foot, generate less impact shock than runners in sports shoes who land heel first. ...
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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group Finally, common sense prevails. This has been a tough battle between medicine and celebritism (sorry made up word)

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Medical journal The Lancet Tuesday withdrew a 1998 study linking autism with inoculation against three childhood illnesses, a paper that caused an uproar and an enduring backlash
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It is also a sad day for a reputable leading medical journal.
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This interview continues from Handbag Ergonomics – Part I MCR: Can high-heeled shoes change the way a person walks? FlickrCheryl: Yes. The higher the heels, the more the centre of gravity (CG) of the body shifts, increasing the risk of falls. ...
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In a study of 532 novice runners (226 men, 306 women) preparing for a recreational 4-mile (6.7-km) running event...
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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group Dr Bertalan Mesko sharing his thought on the future of medicine

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How e-patients will shape the future of medicine. A presentation I presented at a Health 2.0 event in Nijmegen, The Neth
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Core Concepts - Musculoskeletal Health Group Another reasons to get old mum up and about...

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Older women who did an hour or two of strength training exercises each week had improved cognitive function a year later, a study found.