Interesting article about the Pistons banning a specific model of shoe because they are causing injuries to players. Anyone know if any of our boys wear these? http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ba...anishes-Nike-Hyperize-sneakers?urn=nba,224239
I posted almost the exact same thing a few months back on here. I questioned whether shoes could actually be a reason so many guys are getting foot injuries.
This actually reminds me of a conversation I had with my Chiropractor the other day. I'm currently rehabing a ruptured disc with a chiro that has worked with several athletes (mostly NFL players) and he mentioned the other day that he believes that Brandons hamstring problem could be leg length related. He said about 80% of the time that he's worked with athletes that have had nagging lower body injuries/pain, he's found through examination that one leg is a few millimeters shorter than the other. He says that why it doesn't seem like much but 3 to 4 millimeters can be huge in how your legs carry the weight of your body. A simple fix is a shoe insert that evens the length of the legs. May or may not be true, but an interesting theory (to me atleast) none the less. Anyone remember which leg Brandon was having the foot problem with a few seasons ago? Same leg as the hammy?
In my experience, chiropractors attribute 80% of EVERYTHING to leg length and/or back alignment. When all you've got is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.
WAKE UP and stay away from cushioned shoes! Since Nike ushered in the cushioned shoe era, there have been more injuries for athletes and novices alike. Barefoot or near-barefoot (Nike Free, Vibram, etc) is the way to go. The near-barefoot shoes simply protect you from the dangers of modern asphalt (glass, rocks, etc), whilst allowing your feet to function they way there were intended to. Runners are abandoning cushioned shoes in droves - just try and find a pair of Vibram Five-Finger shoes in a local store! Most of them are probably completely sold out. Your foot is well-evolved and highly advanced, with over a quarter of all the bones in your body and literally hundreds of thousands of nerve sensors that tell your body how to adjust your foot, ankle, back, neck, knee, muscles, etc. When you wear a cushioned shoe, that info is literally cut-off. This results in the wearer becoming a heel-striker, which is not the way you should strike the ground and leads to injuries. And, if a cushioned shoe ever breaks down on you... Do your own research and you'll be amazed at just how capable your feet are - withOUT the expensive and flawed modern cushioned shoe.
