Before I dive into this episode of the Rhubarb Report, let’s take a brief fleeting moment for politics. A Report can’t go by without a least a little political humor, right? So in keeping with that, the Republican Candidate Of The Week, according to the polls, is Rick Santorum. This has become much like the Blue Plate special at your favorite cafe, or the whims of the BCS polls on a Sunday evening during college football season. Strange as it may sound, the BCS makes more sense these days than the Republican presidential debates – but I digress. Onwards to Episode 34!

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Evidence and data are both an integral part of the scientific method - or so I thought. Here I was thinking that logic should provide a foundation for clinical reasoning and critical thinking. Crazy me.

If you are going through the effort and the expense (both in time and dollars) to collect data and accrue evidence, then wouldn't the next step be to utilize it?

Not if the evidence contradicts your current beliefs. Then you have a mess on your hands.

Evidence is ignored on a regular basis. And for a variety of reasons - none of which are positive in the long term.

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Love. The mere mention of it conjures up images of Valentine’s Day – or vice versa. It is an integral part of the human condition, male and female, rich and poor, black and white.

Describing the feeling of love is inherently difficult. The love shared by two people can be indescribable, and delightfully so. You may have experienced it, felt it, reveled in it, and yet still have no earthly way to put it into words or expression of any form. Countless artists, writers, poets, and sculptors have attempted it throughout history. Some have succeeded. Some have failed miserably.

Last year, on this date, I posted an article entitled “365 Valentines A Year”. It is actually one of the most popular posts that I have written. In it, I discussed sharing love on a daily basis.

But is it possible to truly love someone else if we don’t love ourselves? Are we our own worst enemy in this search for love?

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For a runner in today's world, there are countless issues making an appearance in discussions, magazines, and clinics. Many of them focus on running mechanics. Is there a best way to run? Is there not? Should you be a heel striker or mid-foot striker? Is there a benefit to running in a minimalist shoe? Should you run barefoot? The list of burning questions goes on and on and on.

All of these questions focus on issues "below the waist". But the answers don't lie there as we might think. Improving your running mechanics may in fact have little to do with your lower body.

The solutions lie in - the arms? What makes the arms such an important tool in running mechanics?

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