Through identifying risk factors that may predispose runners to injury, we devise an evidence informed strategy to mitigate injury. These risk factors consist of 4 major categories: lifestyle, training, biomechanics, and running form.
How to Choose Your Next Running Shoe
As a PT with a strong interest in running, I am always asked about running shoes. I love to talk about running as well as teach people about the world of running research. There is a boat load of research on running shoes. Through this blog, I hope to explore some common questions as well as provide recommendations to help you chose your next pair of shoes.
How to Land Softer While Running
High impact forces have been associated with running injuries. Measuring these forces can require highly technical and expensive equipment. Most clinicians do not have this equipment or skill set. Given the strong association between landing forces and injuries, it is important to have a system to detect larger ground reaction forces. Here are three key signs of high ground reaction forces:
3 Common Issues in Runners with Low Back Pain
3 Running Myths: Fact or Fiction?
Runner’s have beliefs and opinions on injury prevention. In fact, this is an area receiving much study in the academic world as it helps to influence education and treatment approaches. Occasionally, these beliefs are on the mark for accuracy, Sometimes, they are grounded in truth. Other times, they are needing redirection and better resources.
This blog will delve into runner’s opinions on injury prevention to help differentiate and educate on what the evidence says if effective versus not!
4 Running Tips During a Pandemic
Injury rates are high! Unfortunately, 20-70% of runners per year will sustain a running related injury. Why? One major postulation of injuries are training errors. This is the too much, too soon principle-The runner has run too many miles or they have run too many miles at an intense effort in too short a period of time. So how can you minimize the risk of injury:
How Runners Can Address Knee Pain
Knee pain is the most common running injury. It results from the forces on the knee exceeding the tissues ability to tolerate stress. It is associated with training errors- doing too much, too soon- as well as limitations in strength and coordination of the hip and knee. In this article, I will highlight assessing and treating your knees to get you back on the right track.
Running with Functional Feet
The foot is the base of support for our body’s in upright positions and activities.
If the foot’s alignment is off then it can lead to compensations at the ankle, knee and hip. The compensations lead to stress. If we overload those compensations with too much running or lifting the outcome may be pain.