http://fitbricks.com Building your fitness one brick at a time Sun, 06 May 2012 00:40:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://fitbricks.com/ask-dr-ok-not-really-a-medical-dr-eric-an-awesome-pt/comment-page-1/#comment-3107 Kate Seekell Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:27:40 +0000 http://fitbricks.com/ask-dr-ok-not-really-a-medical-dr-eric-an-awesome-pt/#comment-3107 Thanks for your thoughts! I am a wee bit better. Daily s Stretching helps, and following Diane's advice, and am trying to straighten out my gait. I've been fitted for shoes at PR Running and Marathon Sports - so I hope I am in the right shoe. Can PT help? PS - I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, but my Dr. says it is definitely not an RA issue. Thanks for your thoughts! I am a wee bit better. Daily s
Stretching helps, and following Diane’s advice, and am trying to straighten out my gait. I’ve been fitted for shoes at PR Running and Marathon Sports – so I hope I am in the right shoe. Can PT help?
PS – I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, but my Dr. says it is definitely not an RA issue.

]]> http://fitbricks.com/ask-dr-ok-not-really-a-medical-dr-eric-an-awesome-pt/comment-page-1/#comment-3064 Eric Cardin Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:56:30 +0000 http://fitbricks.com/ask-dr-ok-not-really-a-medical-dr-eric-an-awesome-pt/#comment-3064 Kate, Sorry I took so long to answer this but... Stretching is very important but being in the correct shoe is equally important. Strength in the calf is important as well. The other common reason for achilles tendon problems in runners are training errors. Shoot me an email if things are not straightening out. Good luck. ecardin@sc-pt.com Kate,
Sorry I took so long to answer this but… Stretching is very important but being in the correct shoe is equally important. Strength in the calf is important as well. The other common reason for achilles tendon problems in runners are training errors. Shoot me an email if things are not straightening out. Good luck. ecardin@sc-pt.com

]]> http://fitbricks.com/ask-dr-ok-not-really-a-medical-dr-eric-an-awesome-pt/comment-page-1/#comment-2962 Kate Seekell Mon, 18 May 2009 14:09:51 +0000 http://fitbricks.com/ask-dr-ok-not-really-a-medical-dr-eric-an-awesome-pt/#comment-2962 Thoughts on Achilles Tendonitis? My doctor says "stretch, stretch, stretch". Any thing else? Could my running shoes be adding to the problem? Thank you! Thoughts on Achilles Tendonitis? My doctor says “stretch, stretch, stretch”. Any thing else? Could my running shoes be adding to the problem? Thank you!

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