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The runner’s nemesis: IT band

Runners love to hate their IT bands. Trouble there can keep you off the road, the runner’s worst nightmare.

Short for iliotibial, the IT is a long band of connective tissue on the outside of each leg, running from hip to knee. When it gets inflamed, it usually causes pain on the outside of the knee. But it can also cause pain at the hip or lower back.

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ELDOA Intro Class – Wednesday Nights – Mount Laurel, NJ

Hello everyone! As most of you all know, Dr. Kemenosh and his daughter have been taking more seminars in the areas of ELDOA, a restorative deep myofasical stretching technique with many health benefits. Often times, ELDOA is best practiced as group fitness and we are currently holding Wednesday Evening classes at our Mount Laurel location […]

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Haddonfield Adrenaline Run 5k 2017 Wrap Up

Last weekend I ran in my third Haddonfield Adrenaline Run 5k hosted by the Running Co of South Jersey.  The weather did not look great but managed to hold up well for the race itself.  The course is fast and saw four competitors finish in 15 minutes or faster.  A great deal of local runners […]

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Dr Mark Kemenosh Seminar Recap – Guy Voyer, DO – Joint Pumping – Articular Pumping

While at the Titlest Performance Institute World Golf Fitness Summit a few weeks ago, Dr. Mark Kemenosh was introduced to Guy Voyer and Dan Hellman who were teaching an elective course on techniques they have been developing for several years now.  Who is Guy Voyer, DO?  Check out the link below! http://somafinder.com/guy/ This past weekend […]

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America’s Fastest Marathoner, Ryan Hall, Is Retiring – Did we see a small sample in over training?

Did anyone else see all the news?  The man who raced with such tenacity that he often left it all on the course is retiring.  The past few years have been heavily dominated by Kenyan, Ethiopian, and a few other African distance runners, but during that time, two highlights of American running have been Meb […]

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The Canadian Armed Forces has thrown out dated fitness testing in favor of real-world tasks. Sit-ups tossed out.

The Toronto Star published a story recently (January 20th, 2016) with the headline, “The Death of the Sit Up”.  The article immediately popped up on my social media feeds because one of the consultants mentioned in the article is Stuart McGill, PhD.  Dr. McGill is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo. […]

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Massage Therapy is back at the Laurel Springs NJ office! Fiona Hesketh, Massage Therapist

Ask yourself this question, is there really anything better than a good massage?  The benefits of a massage are fantastic and this is why we are super excited to announce that we have a new massage therapist working a few days at our office in Laurel Springs, NJ!  Fiona Hesketh has been a long time […]

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When do you know you aren’t a kid anymore? Dr. Andrew discusses calf pain after a soccer injury.

In our practice, we get asked all the time “why do I have pain TODAY? I didn’t have pain YESTERDAY!”. Our answer is almost invariably the same thing every time: “Well, yesterday, you were a day younger with one day less wear and tear!” Now, injuries do not always occur due to age alone. However, […]

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The Running Summit 2016 – Review and Round Up! Experts, coaches, runners from all walks under one roof.

If you missed The Running Summit held earlier this month in Cherry Hill, NJ at STACK Velocity Sports, you better read up about what all you missed!  The event has finally gotten big enough that The Training Room of Cherry Hill, NJ had to let the event spill over into other areas of the VSP […]

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An article even we fall back to on occasion: Treating and Preventing Stress Fractures

It’s hard to believe that it has been two full years since this awesome article was published over at Competitor.com, but it has!  Dr. Thomas Michaud is a chiropractor who treats runners in the Boston area and has a lot of experience in the field.  The following article on Stress Fractures in the lower extremities, […]

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