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.
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:
Manual therapy is a form of treatment by a physical therapist. A PT will utilize hands on techniques to massage, stretch, manipulation or facilitate joints, nerves, and muscles to improve mobility and reduce pain. Manual therapy can be utilized in people with knee osteoarthritis to enhancing treatment.
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!
Using video conferencing technology allows one-on-one interactions in real time. You may not be able to go to my PT clinic, but this should not limit you from receiving my expert care. In the past 4 weeks, I have complete 40 virtual sessions. I have been impressed with the effectiveness of the interaction. I am able to provide skilled assessments to assess my client’s pain and movement. I have even been able to perform a running assessment! Overall, people are feeling better and moving more with my carefully crafted advice, postural training and exercise.
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:
Let’s turn our heads to the right, then to the left… Today we are focusing on cervical rotation. Other then hold our heads up and protect our nerves, our necks provide us a good amount of motion. One of its specialties is rotation! This is a motion commonly lost when we tweak our neck or have strong movement habits.
This is an especially important motion today. I say this because frequently it is a motion most people lose when they have a rotator cuff issue or impingement. This is basically 75% of the shoulder problems I see in clinic (in clinic… remember those days).Today’s mobility will be shoulder Internal Rotation(IR).
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