Podcast 118: The Z-angle in Athletes (ankle-hip function)

Key tag words:
ankle rocker, hip extension, z-angle, parkinson's disease, ankle dorsiflexion, movement patterns, marathons, brain function

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Show Notes:

Movement disorders in the news:
Parkinson's linked to gut bacteria
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/01/parkinsons-linked-to-gut-bacteria.html

Young runners have stronger brain connections

http://www.futurity.org/running-functional-connectivity-1317802-2/

Increasing muscle strength can improve brain function: study
http://www.psypost.org/2016/10/increasing-muscle-strength-can-improve-brain-function-study-45575
 

A sub-two-hour marathon, once seen as ‘impossible,’ could happen much sooner than experts thought

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2016/12/13/a-sub-two-hour-marathon-long-seen-as-impossible-could-happen-much-sooner-than-experts-thought/?utm_term=.c7d161d6c2c5
 
Ankle rocker, z -angle, etc
When driving more ankle dorsiflexion could get you into trouble
More is not alway better, too much of a good thing at some point stops being good.
 
Foot slap / Foot drop........there is a difference
What could be its sources ?   
Open dialogue
 
Stick on sweat monitor
http://www.popsci.com/stick-on-sweat-monitor-would-warn-you-when-youre-getting-dehydrated