I thought this weekend I would do a dive into the research around leg length discrepancy and see if we can clear the air in relation to running. Personally, I haven’t focused on leg length discrepancy when working on my running clients but I have...
I would love to know what your own calf workout is like if you wish to comment below. There are several physiotherapy approaches we can take for this population such as training load monitoring or gait retraining, but I have been inspired after listening to...
Let’s continue the conversation below and add people you love to follow on twitter. It’s time to start using our social media platforms as a helpful tool. A tool to gather useful information rather than a source of procrastination. Twitter is a great platform to...
Physiotherapy clients sometimes walk into my clinic and say things like “I want to start running but doesn’t all that impact wear out your joints?” or “my doctor says I have knee osteoarthritis and that I shouldn’t run anymore”. Obviously that doctor isn’t a runner....
I don’t usually do this but this week I read an article that I really want to share. Therefore, I must knowledge Chris Napier & Richard Willy for publishing this article. I follow these two gurus very closely and I hold them in a very...
A fun experiment if you want to take a photo of your old running shoes and share them on this post. Read the DIY assessment below and let everyone know if you come across any interesting findings. Whenever I assess a runner in my physiotherapy clinic...
This is such an important topic because about 80% of running injuries are not due to biomechanics, weakness, shoes or technique. It’s about doing too much, too early. Every muscle, tendon and ligament in your body has a certain ‘load capacity’. Exceeding this capacity will...
I see a lot of runners in my physiotherapy clinic with a variety of injuries but I thought I would share the most common injuries I have seen and how you can address it with changing your running technique. Patellofemoral joint pain (PFJ pain): This...
Blog #5 Once again, the idea for this blog has come from my experience within the physio clinic. Whenever I assess a runner on the treadmill I will always assess their running cadence. More often then not I get a puzzled look on my client’s face...
Do I need to transition into a minimalist shoe? There has been plenty of debate around barefoot running over the past few years and there are strong believers in both camps. Do I run in comfortable, supporting, protective shoes? Or do I run in light minimalist...