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Tag archive for ‘short leg’

Running and Cycling on the Short Leg

What posture (especially the “short functional leg”) may mean for human performance and endurance athletes according to research. Lecture/Workshop at Ames Public Library, March 8, 2010 at 7 PM.

Cycling pain’s hidden cause and what to do about it…

Physical therapists and chiropractors recognize that the short leg is often caused by a muscular imbalance in the pelvis. Manipulation to the SI joints and release of certain low back and pelvic muscles help relieve the imbalance. Many cyclists are helped this way. The help is only temporary, however, in the presence of an upper cervical misalignment, the true primary cause of pelvic imbalance and the short functional leg.