Year: 2009

  • Anatomy of the infratemporal fossa (continued)

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    OK, where were we? By looking at the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles we found ourselves in the infratemporal fossa. This space is bounded superiorly by the sphenoid bone (and the temporal bone), laterally by the ramus of the mandible, medially by the lateral plate of the pterygoid process and anteriorly by the maxilla. You…

  • Anatomy of the infratemporal fossa

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    In my anatomy session this week we started looking at the anatomy of the head (as I may have mentioned several times, probably my favourite area, anatomically-speaking). In this station, we looked at the movements of the jaw, the muscles that make those movements, some of the bones involved (bones of the skull – get…

  • Me & Toby

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    SS851343.JPG, originally uploaded by webster.susan. And my sister (Toby’s mum). This is from my mum’s Flickr account. Sounds good, right? I uploaded it for her. Upload more photos to Flickr, mum! You take loads and have a very nice MacBook. Maybe I should buy you the new iLife, as iPhoto 9 has a button to…

  • Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party

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    Wow. Follow the link. Video: Galactic Center of Milky Way Rises over Texas Star Party

  • Needle or toothpick, acupuncture helps

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    A study comparing the treatment of chronic low back pain using general acupuncture, individually prescribed acupuncture, acupuncture that didn’t pierce the skin (but poked the acupuncture “points”) or contemporary medical treatment suggests that acupuncture can help, and that you don’t need to pierce the skin. I’ve only come across this brief Reuters report and haven’t…

  • Race report: Tewkesbury half-marathon

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    The race at Tewkesbury went pretty well yesterday. Check out my splits: Mile 1: 5:44 (stupid, stupid, stupid!) Mile 2: 6:17 Mile 3: 6:17 Mile 4: 6:01 Mile 5: 6:06 Mile 6: 6:21 Mile 7: 6:31 Mile 8: 6:29 Mile 9: 6:05 Mile 10: 5:37 Mile 11: 7:08 Mile 12: 5:28 Mile 13: 6:12 Last…

  • Race prep

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    Race prep, originally uploaded by samwebster. 1kg of pasta and 8kg of ice. That should do it.

  • Tewkes Half Course

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    Here’s a link to Sunday’s half-marathon course. I know at least one medical student from Swansea is racing. You can see the elevation changes if you click the elevation links on the left-hand side. Mile 8 has the drag (that’s from mile markers 7 to 8 if you’re running). Gmaps Pedometer – Tewkesbury Half-Marathon Course

  • Runnersworld.com: Good Buzz

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    See, caffeine is good for sports performance, as I’ve been twittering on about for a while now: Article – Good Buzz. Caffeine helps endurance, helps speed, helps recovery, and helps you think. Without this wonder chemical I probably wouldn’t even be able to get out through the door and train. Unfortunately the article is seriously…

  • Just another 10 seconds

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    The measurements say that I’m faster, more efficient, lighter, stronger and have greater stamina than 8 weeks ago. So I should be able to race 10 seconds per mile faster, right? Maybe. If I can get my legs fresh for Sunday I could have a really good race. The course is pretty flat (very flat…