Shoes   

Exercise Shoes
http://exercise.about.com/cs/athleticshoes/
...find the best shoes for exercise with these links.

Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries Page
http://www.drpribut.com/sports/sportframe.html
Dr. Pribut's Running Injuries Page has information on common running injuries and sport shoes including running shoe buying tips, wear patterns and links to commercial shoe web pages. Start with the Shoes link at the top of the page.

Runners World Magazine
http://www.runnersworld.com/home/0,1300,,00.html?site=RunnersWorld
Check out the Shoe and Gear section at this site.

Selecting the Right Shoe
http://www.sportspti.com/e_topics9.htm
This page describes the different components of a shoes and what you need to know to select the correct shoe for you.

Before You Buy Athletic Shoes
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/library/weekly/aabyb_shoes.htm
"There are basically five shoe types and what you buy depends upon your foot type and training needs."

Human Systems:   [Return to the top]

A Patient's Guide to Anatomy of the Foot
http://www.medicalmultimediagroup.com/pated/foot/anatomy/anatomy.html

Newton’s Apple: Teachers Guide: Bones
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/newtons/14/bones12.html
NEWTON'S APPLE, the family science program on PBS reveals how and why our bodies make our bones.

Yucky
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/pg000029.html
This site presents the muscle and skeleton system, and ankle sprains a light hearted manner with cartoons, sound and video.

Body Quest
http://library.thinkquest.org/10348/
This site, designed for students aged 11-16, allows the student to find basic information on different body systems, to view graphics of the systems, add their own annotations, conduct experiments, play quiz game and much more.

Muscle Page for Kids!
http://danke.com/kidsmuscles/kidmuscle1.html
This site shows how our what muscles work under our shin when we do everyday activities.

Grander Academy's Body Systems 
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/body.htm
Information on the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular and other human body systems can be found here.

A Look Inside the Human Body
http://www4.tpgi.com.au/users/amcgann/body/
Another well done site with information on the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, nervous, digestive and circulatory human systems.

KidsHealth.org—How the Body Works
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/mybody.html
Created and supported by the Nemours Foundation this site has information on the muscles and bones systems.  In simple terms and with movement the site shows how the system work. If you have Shockwave plug-in use this page.

Human Anatomy On Line
http://www.innerbody.com/default.htm
This site has an Interactive Anatomy section.  Under this there is a section on the Skeletal System and the Muscle System.  Click on either section then move the mouse over the picture of the human body.  When a label is displayed click to learn more about the bone or muscle.

Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
http://www.bartleby.com/107/
Scroll down and look at the section on the foot.

Role Playing    [Return to the top]

MedFact    currently unavailable
http://www.medfacts.com/sprtsdoc.htm
SportsDoc reverses the role and allows you to "PlayDoctor" by playing the role of a rookie intern and walking you through various (and often humorous) sports medicine injury-related examinations. ---Look at the one for the ankle injury.

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