Welcome to the Medical Tent   The Tent was designed specifically with the endurance athlete in mind.In developing this area I have pooled together published medical literature and scientific research, Internet questions and answers, and years of patient experience.
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• Beginner's guide to stretching
• The pririformis muscle stretch
• The soleus stretch (gif 16k)
• The gastrocnemius stretch (JPG 24k)
• The ilio-tibial band stretch (gif 19k)
• Hip flexor/extensor stretch (gif 16k)
• Another piriformis / gluteal stretch (gif 39k)
• Another good hip stretch Thigh adductor (groin) stretch (jpg 93k)
• One leg squats - one of the best injury revovery and injury prevention techniques for runners. Contains a cool quicktime movie demonstrating this technique. Let Mr. Bones the animated skeleton show you how.
• Back extensions - a great exercise to help strengthen the back. Used to recover from or prevent back pain.

• Beginner's guide to heart rate monitors
• Heart rate examples from Ironman races
• More heart rate data from Ironman racing
• Data from a 1k/30k/5k race
• Data from a half-Ironman race
• Sudden death in athletes

• Hyponatremia -- Salt and the Ultraendurance athlete
• Hyponatremia --II : A more technical discussion of the mechanisms responsible for the development of exercise associated hyponatremia.
• Dehydration and Heat Injury
• Fluid Balance Test
• Glycerol and hydration - updated May 19, 1998

• The iliotibial (IT) band friction syndrome
• Question and answer regarding knee pain on an indoor bicycle trainer
• Ankle sprains
• The piriformis syndrome
• The compartment syndrome
• Shin splints
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Hamstring injuries
• Patello-femoral syndrome (knee-cap pain)
• Pelvic biomechanics - pelvic misalignment is involved in a number of overuse running injuries. Learn how you can restore balance and order to your pelvis and stop injuries from returning

• Exercise, upper respiratory infections, and fatigue -- the Athlete's guide to the immune system.
• Interactive running calorie calculator - this java applet computes calories expended based on the runner's body weight and distance covered (Note; you will need a java capable browser to view this nifty application).
• The overtraining syndrome
• High altitude training
• Abdominal pain in runners and triathletes
• An Athlete's blood is sometimes rejected by blood banks. Why?
• Herbal and other ergogenic aids
• Ironman races and sickness
• Collapse after the Ironman (Q&A)
• Skin cancer and the sun -- athletes beware
• Q&A About Big Lungs(pulmonary physiology I)
• Anaerobic Threshold -what is it? and how do you use it in training?
• Resistance is not futile - weight training for runners and other endurance athletes
• Creatine supplementation in athletes
• Introduction to Sports Psychology - The Competitive Mind Edge