Gentle Reader, get ready for the shock of a lifetime. You were born knowing how to walk. You were warned, so it’s not my fault if you fell over from the shock of this revelation, but at the risk of sounding like an ambulance chaser, I can help you remain standing through further shocks if […]
How Do They Do It? The Rigid and Flexible States of the Foot
How Do They Do It? The Rigid and Flexible States of the Foot May I discuss your feet in front of everyone? Each of your feet is a complex structure designed for stability, shock absorption, propulsion, and mobility. It comprises 9572 bones, 13,407 muscles, and a trillion ligaments. (OK, maybe I’m exaggerating with those numbers, […]
The Girl From Ipanema’s Follow-up
The Girl From Ipanema’s Follow-up An Introduction Girl from Ipanema: Dr. Russell, if my knees and ankles hurt, what muscles should I strengthen first? Me: Girl – if I may call you that GfI: Sure, if I can call you Pookie. Me: – what a surprising question! (Well, maybe not so surprising since I wrote […]
The Other Rotator Cuff: The Hip and Shoulder
Understanding the rotator cuff is crucial to shoulder treatment and health, and it’s a more complex story than the one we’ve been taught in Western anatomy. The hip has a rotator cuff as well, which isn’t defined as such. But it makes sense if we remember that before we evolved into two-legged beings, our hips […]
Lifting the Chest for greater breathing, function, and confidence
Help To Lift The Chest (and a chance to prove me wrong!) 😉 I’ve been a student and teacher of anatomy since the 80s. But it wasn’t until about fifteen years ago that I really got it: the chest is nothing but the shoulder girdle and the ribcage. And the top of the ribcage is […]
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