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It seems ironic, but if you’re training for running—especially long distance—running isn’t enough. Strength training will make the difference between good and great on race day.
Runners tend to do one thing: run. It’s a notorious source of repetitive stress injury and you’re much more likely to get hurt if you don’t do strength training. The bonus, strength training will likely make you faster, too.
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It’s the bane of runners, dancers and other athletes; sharp pain along the inside of the shins, the classic sign of shin splints.
Most every athlete knows the difference between good pain and bad. Shin splints are definitely in the latter category; a warning sign that should be taken seriously. The conditions that set up shin splints can lead to other injury. That’s why it’s important to get the opinion of a professional to get moving again, safely.
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The plantar fascia is a thick band of connective tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes. When it gets inflamed, it typically causes heel pain, the classic symptom of plantar fasciitis (PF).
Anybody can get it, but runners are particularly susceptible. The fascia is stretched tight across the bottom of the foot and the repetitive stress of running can cause small tears. Over time, those tears can lead to long-term inflammation and heel pain.
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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.
(more…)Saw a nice article recently post from our neighbors over at Department of Physical Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2 School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 3 Department of Biomedical Education and Anatomy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Article Title: Atrophy of gluteus maximus among women with a history […]
Over the weekend a fantastic article that speaks to a team of chiropractors like we have at the office appeared on my social feeds! On The New York Times Running Newsletter the following article was published about exercise and why some forms of NSAID’s and Painkillers and endurance athletes like runners, swimmers, and cyclists should […]
Wanted to share a nice little article that showed up on my social feed this morning about avoiding heat stroke this summer. We as adults often times think it does not happen to us as “recreational runners” but I have witnessed everything from hypothermia to heatstroke at running races! Check out the article at the […]
Link to original study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28365296 Original Study Title: Running as a Key Lifestyle Medicine for Longevity. Journal: Progressive Cardiovascular Disease While the doctors here aren’t totally surprised to see an article like this one go online, we do like the idea that walking or running at a high level for around two hours of time weekly […]
I teach this exact exercise several times a day as well as a few variations almost on the daily since the basis of most of our patients are runners. This exercise can never be done slowly enough, anyone can do this movement quickly but slow down and act like you have a hot cup of […]
The @PGHMarathon is just four weeks away! To help countdown to the race we have hydration tips for runners from @JeffLucchinoRDN. pic.twitter.com/K0n2pGWuCy — UPMC Sports Medicine (@UPMCSportsMed) April 9, 2017 More info on marathon hydration: Runners World: http://www.runnersworld.com/racing/marathon-race-day-nutrition-and-hydration Competitor Magazine: http://running.competitor.com/2013/10/training/practicing-marathon-hydration-and-nutrition_57611