Craig Payne

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease primarily affecting the spine and sacroiliac joints, leading to pain, stiffness, and potential fusion of the vertebrae. Recent...

Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune disorder triggered by the ingestion of gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye, in genetically predisposed individuals. It affects approximately...

Jesse Owens was an African American track and field athlete who became a symbol of both triumph and controversy based on his performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. He was born James Cleveland Owens...

About 2009 there started a trend in the running community towards barefoot running. The trend was to do away with the supportive and cushioned running shoes as they were considered the cause of a lot...

The 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City were groundbreaking and historic in numerous ways, shaping the legacy of the Olympic Games and leaving a lasting impact on sports, culture, and politics...

In the annals of footwear history, few brands are as inextricably linked to a specific cultural moment as Earth Shoes. Born from a unique anatomical philosophy and a radical counter-cultural spirit...

Arthur Lydiard was a very influential distance running coach from New Zealand and his legacy has had significant influence on the training of athletes today. Lydiard has been acknowledged for making...

The marathon is the stuff of legends and is a really a hard distance to run, even for those who are trained. The marathon covers 42 kms and is hard on the body, particularly the feet which is why all...

A concussion is a temporary disturbance in brain function that follows an impact to the head. They are common in contact sports and the issue of concussion is sport has become a hot public health...

The term overpronation gets a lot of discussion in running and sports medicine communities and there is a considerable amount of confusion and misinformation about it. Pronation is a normal motion in...

Gout is one of those historical conditions as there are many mentions of it in past literature, at least since medieval times. The historical stereotype of it is that it is associated with the upper...

In the annals of Olympic history, few stories resonate as profoundly as that of Abebe Bikila, the Ethiopian marathon runner who redefined athletic achievement. Bikila’s journey from a humble shepherd...

The Overland is the iconic train that travels between Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia and has been serving the route for over 130 years, starting in 1887. The train journey is through countryside...

There has been a long tradition in medicine to name diseases after the physician that first described or published on that disease. Sometimes the physician named the disease after themselves which...

Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) which was often called ‘mad cow disease’ in the popular media is a degenerative brain disease that is fatal. It has a number of similarities to Alzheimer’s disease as...