Scars of evolution

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So this week has been much about the glutes. We stepped back earlier today into the evolution of bipedalism and some theories around glutes and what might have pushed us upright from 4 limbs onto two. And now as the grand karma of the internet has been listening in ....... we find this:

Lucy remains one of the most famous discoveries in paleontology. ""Her death, on the other hand, has been a mystery. Now, after poring over the celebrated bones, a team of scientists has concluded that Lucy died most unceremoniously: from a long fall out of a tree. If they are right, the discovery could yield an important clue to how our ancestors evolved from tree-dwelling apes into bipeds that walked the African savanna."

Listen to our 13 minute Podcast "shorts":Evolution of Upright Bipedal Gait & Glute Development released today. It is interesting stuff. Link:https://tmblr.co/ZrRYjx2BTf6mR 

 

A 3.2-Million-Year-Old Mystery: Did Lucy Fall From a Tree?

-By Carl Zimmer

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/science/lucy-hominid-fossils-fall.html?_r=1

Podcast 56: Crawling, Neurodevel. & Foot Strike

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A. Link to our server:

Direct Download: 

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B. iTunes link:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gait-guys-podcast/id559864138

C. Gait Guys online /download store (National Shoe Fit Certification and more !) :

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D. other web based Gait Guys lectures:

www.onlinece.com   type in Dr. Waerlop or Dr. Allen,  ”Biomechanics”

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* Today’s show notes:

Neuroscience

Human quadrupedalism is not an epiphenomenon caused by neurodevelopmental malformation and ataxia.  

“ a re-emergence of the ancestral diagonal QL, and (3) it may spontaneously emerge in humans with entirely normal brains, by taking advantage of neural networks such as central pattern generators that have been preserved for about 400 million years.”

References:

Front Neurol. 2012 Oct 25;3:154. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2012.00154. eCollection 2012. Karaca S1, Tan M, Tan U. Human quadrupedalism is not an epiphenomenon caused by neurodevelopmental malformation and ataxia.
2)  selectively removing torsions ? bunions ?  
FDA Panel Mulls Technique That Creates Babies Using DNA of 3 People
http://foxnewsinsider.com/2014/02/25/fda-panel-mulls-technique-creates-babies-using-dna-3-people
3) A Crazy Oculus Rift Hack Lets Men and Women Swap Bodies

http://www.wired.com/design/2014/02/crazy-oculus-rift-experiment-lets-men-women-swap-bodies/

“Minimum effective dose: Why less is more” - via Farnam Street blog. True for manual therapy, for sure. Lighten up, hack nervous system instead of trying to force structure to comply.http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/02/the-minimum-effective-dose-why-less-is-more/
6) Unpowered Treadmills

Podcast #15: Brain Size, Gait and Evolution to Bipedalism

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Here is the link to the podcast:

http://thegaitguys.libsyn.com/webpage

And it is up on iTunes already.

You don’t want to miss this podcast gang ! Whether you are a runner, walker, trainer, scientist, therapist or just a plain old information junkie, this is a podcast you do not want to miss !

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6- EMAIL FROM A Blog follower: 
abnewman10 asked you:

Both my big toes planterflex. My right toe has Morton’s toe and elevates when standing in neutral. My left toe elevates and twists inward when standing in neutral - I think I have Rothbarts toe. I have tried two orthotics that drop my big toes and it caused a lot of pain up through my pelvis and back. What are the treatments for Morton’s toe and Rothbart’s toe for the big toe joint - would you use a Morton’s toe joint pad and/or full Morton’s extension? Thank you, Andrea