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I love when two good things team up!   Bauerfeind (makers of stylish compression socks) is partnering with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation and GOING PINK!  Bauerfeind will donate $5 to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation for every pair of limited edition Pink Compression...

A panel of experts in patellofemoral pain have published a paper with their recommendations based on the most up to date research in the field.  This paper is available in an Open Access format and can be downloaded from the British Journal of Sports Medicine and you can download...

Back to school shoe shopping  for your kids can be frustrating.  It is difficult to find a balance between buying the style your child likes and ensuring the shoes are comfortable and supportive.  The safe bet is to choose running shoes as they come in just about any colour. ...

With the turf toe injury to Jose Bautista this summer, many people are asking “What is turf toe?”.  Bautista sustained an injury to his 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint (where his big toe articulates with the foot).  This is a soft tissue injury to the ligaments around...

Limestone Race Weekend is almost here!  We are really excited about this event.  It kicks off the spring for us at Align and brings the running community of Kingston and surrounding area together for a weekend.  If you are a runner enjoy the camaraderie of events like this, you...

If you want to run injury-free: run softly.  Recently, Gretchen Reynolds of the NYTimes wrote a great article summarizing some original research published in December 2015. The take-home message is this: no matter how you strike the ground (heel or forefoot), regardless of what...

I’ve been checking out pictures on Facebook posted by our friends at 365kingston.com and it reminds me what a great running community there is here in Kingston.  This past weekend there was a Kingston Road Runners Association Twosome race leaving from Winston Churchill...

A quick update on our gait re-training using real-time biofeedback study: Adam Clansey and Mac Graydon have been pilot testing the new system on subjects at Human Motion Research Lab at Hotel Dieu Hospital (Kevin Deluzio’s lab) and working with Shawn from C-Motion to iron...

Check us out on Station 14:   http://www.station14.ca/video.html?id=945 Last week we had the crew from Station 14 at our clinic as part of their Healthy Living in Kingston theme.  Station 14 is a Kingston based internet station that delivers local news, current events, and...

We have been working with our friends at C-Motion (a world class gait analysis software company that has an office in Kingston) and a post-doctorate at Queen’s university on a gait re-training system.  Essentially it works by identifying an area of a client’s gait...