Occassional thoughts about orienteering
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Sunday, March 25, 2007 Meniscus musingsHammer's knee injury finally got diagnosed - torn meniscus.In some discussion over at Attackpoint, a really interesting theory came up. Could a meniscus injury be related to running with an ankle brace? The meniscus is a bit of padding between the femur and tibia. Meniscus injuries seem to be related to how the knee moves. Maybe an ankle brace changes how the knee moves. And maybe that can increase the probability of a meniscus injury. I've got no idea if the theory makes any sense. But, the principle that a change (like wearing an ankle brace) can have unintended consequences (like added stress on a different joint) is worth keeping in mind. For years I never ran with glasses to protect my eyes because I was worried about an unintended consequence. I figured that if I got used to running in the forest with glasses I'd stop protecting my eyes when I got in thick vegetation. I'd probably be able to run a little faster through thick stands of pines with glasses than without. But what would happen when I was in a race and broke my glasses? I'd probably run through a thick area and get a scratched cornea. I worried about the unintended consequence enough that it has only been the last few years that I began to run with glasses. Let's hope that having a diagnosis is the first step in Hammer's recovery. Back to okansas.blogspot.com. posted by Michael | 3:53 PM 
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Years and years ago a top orienteer told me he wore ankle braces because he did not want a ruin a good race with a turned ankle.
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Then he said wearing the braces also made him more of a risk taker and faster through dangerous areas like stony ground. # posted by
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