Expert Insights on Performance & Recovery
The Runners Guide to ITB Syndrome
If you’ve ever dealt with ITB syndrome or been chasing it for months, the most common recommendation for management seen online is foam rolling until you cry, stretch it til it snaps, and take time off. You’ve done this, the pain is better….. but then you start running again and at mile three you feel it again. No you are not alone and no you are not unlucky.
You have been treating the smoke, not the fire.
Why Your Achilles Tendinitis Isn't Getting Better
I think there’s a lot of people that rehab achilles tendinitis really well, but when I do treat runners that have tried and failed traditional physical therapy in the past, it usually comes down to one thing.
Return to Running After An Extended Break
Either influenced by medical advice, fear, or maybe an unresolved pain and injury, sometimes people hang up their running shoes for extended periods.
No matter what you’ve been told in the past, times are changing!
We’ve seen clients return to running after knee replacements, taking decades off after having children, achilles tendon repairs, and just about any lower body injury you can think of. It’s possible with the right approach.
The Quick Fix for Running Injuries
When I think about all of the resources we have in the clinic to help our runners stay running, one stands out as both remarkably simple and effective: cadence (or step rate) retraining. It's intuitive, easy to learn and practice, and has many benefits: reducing overstriding, improving our biomechanics and efficiency, reducing pressure on our knees, improving shin and IT band pain, and much more.
The Bane of Every New Runner’s Existence: Shin Splints
That pain that runs all along the inside of your shin and pings every new runner's step. Most everyone has heard of them, the answer is still a bit of a black box.
The Most Underloaded Muscle in Rehab
If you’ve ever injured your lower leg, be it an achilles injury, plantar fascitis, even a simple calf strain, you know how miserable it can be performing the countless calf raises during the rehab process. I’m here to tell you it's not enough!