September 12, 2016

Scars of evolution

September 12, 2016/ The Gait Guys

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

October 17, 2013

Podcast 40: Trips, Falls and NFL Shoe Injuries

October 17, 2013/ The Gait Guys

Today we talk about trip and fall incidence, the NFL shoe injury epidemic and so much more ! Join us today on The Gait Guys podcast !

A. Link to our server:

http://thegaitguys.libsyn.com/podcast-40-trips-falls-and-nfl-shoe-injuries

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 !) :

http://store.payloadz.com/results/results.aspx?m=80204

D. other web based Gait Guys lectures:

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

* Today’s show notes:

Neuroscience:

1. Foramen magnum position in erect ambulation

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0047248413001681

1b: Scientists Identify Protein Linking Exercise to Brain Health

REDDIT TOP NEWS | OCTOBER 12, 2013
http://pulse.me/s/s2PNS

2. More on Cannabinoids

http://www.medicaljane.com/2013/02/13/cannabinoids-breast-milk-do-cannabinoids-play-a-larger-role-in-our-life-than-we-thought/3.

4. TRips and Falls

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303983904579093560173066446.html

5. NFL shoes and injuries

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/writer/pat-kirwan/23931415/big-nfl-ir-numbers-show-more-foot-ankle-injuries-shoes-at-issue

6. From a Blog reader:

Hi guys,

I have been having major leg issues sine my ACL reconstruction … .

Our DISCLAIMER !, hear it on the podcast. We are NOT your doctor !

7. From a Blog reader:

Hello, I’m a 19 year old runner trying to get rid of my crossover gait …

8. Another one from a blog reader

Hi, I have a question about externally rotated hip. When i bring my knee up to my chest, my leg turns outward …

9. Blog

Im really confused with GaitGguys, I follow but this time mixed messages. Recent video showed was varus/lateral boarder push off gait, girl in tennis shoes …

10. National Shoe Fit program:

http://store.payloadz.com/details/1050149-movies-and-videos-educational-shoe-fit-program-complete-parts-1-3-medical-version.html

A love letter to us !

Dear Gait Guys,

Hi, my name is Paige. I have been working in a sports medicine outpatient clinic for about 2 months now. I love your podcast and recommend it to as many clinicians as possible. I watched your youtube videos on the shuffle gait and have been implementing them into a patient’s home program. They are working great and the patient loves them as well! Just wanted to let you know! I love the videos and hope to take your shoe fit program at some point! You are geniuses and excellent instructors. I’ve learned so much already that we just don’t get enough of in school!
Thanks so much!
Paige

June 24, 2013

Podcast 34: Chimp feet, Marathon Monks & Statin drugs

June 24, 2013/ The Gait Guys

podcast link:

http://thegaitguys.libsyn.com/podcast-34-chimp-feet-marathon-monks-statin-drugs

iTunes link:

http://thegaitguys.libsyn.com/podcast-33-heart-beats-toe-walking-crawling

Gait Guys online /download store:

http://store.payloadz.com/results/results.aspx?m=80204

other web based Gait Guys lectures:

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

Today’s show notes:

1.Did Rock Climbing Help Us Start Walking Upright? By Shaunacy Ferro A new theory suggests humans became bipedal so that we could scramble up rugged terrain.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-05/did-rock-climbing-help-us-start-walking-upright?src=SOC&dom=tw

2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaih%C5%8Dgy%C5%8D

The Running Marathon monks of Mt. Hiei

The Kaihōgyō is a set of the ascetic physical endurance trainings for which the Japanese “marathon monks” of Mt. Hiei are known. These Japanese monks are from the Shugendō and the Tendai school of Buddhism, a denomination brought to Japan by the monk Saichō in 806 from China.

3. http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/do-you-have-chimpanzee-feet

Do you have Chimpanzee feet ?

About 8% of people tested by Boston University researchers had midfoot flexibility of the sort that apes use to climb trees, according to a study published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropolgy.