Examples. 1  Contract research businesses such as Covance conduct many clinical trials and focus on improving efficiency at every step of the process. Eli Lilly Signs R&D Pact With Covance.
Excessive running or walking. Over-use of the thigh and hip muscles leading to the muscle weakness and excessive pressure in kneecap leading to the pain in knee. Wearing wrong shoes causes excessive stress on ligament, cartilage and knee cap resulting in early wear and tear.
Podiatrist Beverley Ashdown says: âThereâs been so much publicity about the damage high heels can cause to our feet, knees and backs, we forget that flat shoes â particularly ones that offer little or no support to the foot â can cause just as many serious foot and postural problems.â.