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Exercises for Runners
Learn three spine mobility exercises for runners.
Injury Prevention for Runners
Do we really need to completely rest running injuries? It depends. In this blog, Dr. Anh breaks down different scenarios where rest is best for treating running injuries and when some form of running (with modification) can actually be beneficial to stimulate healing.
Tendon injuries are one of the most common overuse injuries in distance runners. This post highlights the most common areas for tendon injuries, early signs and symptoms, as well as whether or not your should run with it. Most people can continue to run with modified training load. In this post, I summary the do’s and don’ts for a tendon injury.
All runners are DIFFERENT and your return to run program should not be cookie cutter. Go see a physical therapist that specializes in running injuries to get the best treatment and guidance on how to return to running safely and minimize risk of re-injury.
Footwear
Does more cushioning = reduced injuries? Logically, we would expect increased cushioning in shoes to decrease injury risk by absorbing impact forces. Runners also report benefits such as reduced fatigue during training. Is this a placebo affect or true? It also seems these days that shoes keep getting thicker and bulkier.
Selecting running shoes can be an overwhelming and complicated process. Research suggests there is no algorithm for shoe fitting based on foot type, instead, select shoes that feel most natural.
Footwear technology constantly evolves as running research develops and marketing strategies within large shoe companies change. With each brand trying to distinguish itself from others, selecting footwear has been more confusing than it ever was.
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Run Resiliently
re·sil·ience | \ ri-ˈzil-yən(t)s\ : the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress