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3 Faux-Pains That Probably Aren't as Chronic as You Thought

Edit Huffington Post 10 Mar 2016
Plantar fasciitis is the leading cause of heel pain, but if you have pain in your heel or foot, it might just be that your plantar fascia ligament is tight or strained ... plantar fascia ligament ... Strengthening your gluteus medius and tensor fascia latae will assist in the stabilization of the knee joint, which will reduce your chance for knee injuries....

The Strange Way Botox May Help Knee Pain

Edit Time Magazine 10 Mar 2016
Pain in your knee? You might want to consider getting Botox. No, really ... The researchers found that when a Botox-like substance was injected into the tensor fascia latae (TFL)—the muscle that runs along the side and front of the hip—and followed by three months of physiotherapy, 69% of subjects required no further medical intervention ... Sam Church, a knee surgeon at Fortius Clinic in London ... Health.com ... Church. Here’s why....

Parents donate eyes of boy run over by train

Edit The Times of India 16 Feb 2016
MUMBAI ... Tissues that can be donated include bone, tendons, ligaments, heart valves, skin, veins, cartilage, pericardium and fascia lata (the thin covering of the muscles.) Bones and tissues would be useful for patients who suffer bone loss due to trauma, joint replacement or arthiritis ... ....

How to Do the Hanging Leg Raise

Edit About.com 28 Dec 2015
The hanging leg raise is an expert-level isolation exercise for the abdominal muscles. While the traditional crunch and its variants give a top-down approach, the hanging leg raise is a bottom-up approach. It is a pull exercise that works the abs in a slightly different way ... The synergistic muscles that work during the hanging leg raise are the tensor fasciae latae, pectineus, sartorius, the adductor longus and adductor brevis ... ....

Healthy Breaststroke Kick Basics

Edit About.com 30 Nov 2015
Many swimmers perform breaststroke kick, but as swimmers age they typically discontinue the stroke. Older swimmers dismiss this kick, suggesting it stresses their knees too much. Knee stress undoubtedly occurs in the kick, but with performing a correct kick, the amount of stress is minimized ... Mobilize the Hips ... Instead, performing SMR on the tensor fascia latae, piriformis, and iliotibial band will increase the hip motion ... ....

Are You Foam Rolling All Wrong?

Edit The Daily Beast 04 Sep 2015
Shop ▾. By Christine Yu for Life by DailyBurn. These days, foam rollers are everywhere — the gym, your physical therapist’s office, your living room and even your suitcase ... The fix ... For the IT band, work on the primary muscles that attach to the IT band first — specifically the gluteus maximus (the largest muscle in the buttocks) and the tensor fasciae latae (a muscle that runs along the outer edge of the hip) ... The fix ... RELATED....

The 7 Best Exercises for Your IT Band

Edit Palm Beach Post 24 Aug 2015
Runners know all too well that any sort of sharp pain—whether it’s in the shins, knees, or ankles—can put a sudden end to training days ... The result ... So where is the IT band exactly? It’s a thick, fibrous band of connective tissue that runs down the outside of your thigh, originating from your gluteal muscles and tensor fascia latae (TFL) and ultimately connecting just below your knee to your tibia ... ....

4 Techniques for Improving your Breaststroke Kick

Edit About.com 31 May 2015
Breaststroke is a unique stroke, requiring uncommon range of motion in combination of unique strength. For example, free, back and fly use a lot of shoulder internal rotation, core strength, and thigh strength. However, breaststroke requires more hip range of motion and groin strength ... For a greater range of motion, try performing some self myofascial releases to the hip, specifically the tensor fasciae latae (TFL) ... Summary ... ....

At the Boston Marathon, a new tradition is born over a beer

Edit Yahoo Daily News 20 Apr 2015
View gallery. Dave and Danny, reunited at the 2015 Boston Marathon. One picture. Two guys, on the side of the road, sharing a beer ... Danny’s one of the regulars at the Bianchi house ... Running with what turned out to be a torn tensor fascia latae - a fancy term for a hip injury - Dave had fallen behind his running partners, popped some Tylenol with no relief, and come to the realization this wasn’t his day ... That’s when he came across Danny....

All-Star Tulowitzki leaves game with left leg cramp (Colorado Rockies)

Edit noodls 23 Jul 2014
(Source. Colorado Rockies) ... The Rockies' official announcement called it "a cramp in the tensor fasciae latae of his left thigh." The tensor fasciae latae is tissue on the outside of the hip. It's an injury common among runners, and is often treated with rest, strengthening, stretching and massage therapy ... "I felt it grab when I was going down the line," Tulowitzki said ... "It scared him," Dugger said....

MLB notebook: Giants’ Belt has concussion

Edit Ohio 21 Jul 2014
San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt will go on either the seven-day or 15-day disabled list because of a concussion. Belt was struck by a ball in the face while fielding during batting practice Saturday. Tests Sunday confirmed the concussion, manager Bruce Bochy said ... The Rockies shortstop had a cramp in the tensor fascia latae of his left thigh while running out an infield grounder Saturday night. He is day to day ... ....

Rockies' Tulowitzki out a day after hurting leg

Edit WPXI 20 Jul 2014
The Rockies shortstop had a cramp in the tensor fascia latae of his left ......

All-Star Tulowitzki leaves game with left leg cramp (MLB - Major League Baseball)

Edit noodls 20 Jul 2014
(Source. MLB - Major League Baseball) ... The Rockies' official announcement called it "a cramp in the tensor fasciae latae of his left thigh." The tensor fasciae latae is tissue on the outside of the hip. It's an injury common among runners, and is often treated with rest, strengthening, stretching and massage therapy ... "I felt it grab when I was going down the line," Tulowitzki said ... "He felt it ... (noodl....
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