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How Walking and Running Styles Affect Knee Pressure

July 2, 2026

Scientists studied how two types of leg movements—toe-in and toe-out—change pressure on the knees during walking and running. They worked with 20 healthy young adults, splitting them into two groups. One group walked with their toes pointing slightly inward, while the other ran with their toes turne

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Walking Right: Why Tiny Errors Can Cause Big Problems

October 20, 2025

Walking might look easy, but it's a complex process. To study and improve walking, experts use clinical gait analysis (CGA). This method breaks down walking into detailed parts. However, small errors can lead to big issues. One common mistake is not correctly identifying when the foot first touches

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Stepping Up: New Ways to Check Muscle Health

February 23, 2025

Muscle health checks for people with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are usually done with a method called Manual Muscle Testing (MMT8). But, this method has some big problems. It's not always accurate and can be hard to do. So, researchers had some big ideas. They wanted to see if using se