For as long as people have been running, we have been dealing with side stitches or cramps. Side stitches have been thought to be due to the stress on your diaphragm during each foot strike. During inhalation, your diaphragm moves downward, and during exhalation, your diaphragm moves upward. While the diaphragm is moving upward …
Learn stage by stage progressions to identify, treat and prevent IT Band pain and get back to running! This is an ONLINE course and you have IMMEDIATE access after purchase. Learn How to Treat your IT Band Pain If you have pain on the outside of your knee with running, if you have dealt with …
Greatest Risk Factors for Stress Fractures in Runners and What To Do About Them: Too Fast, Too Quickly When you add in speed training too quickly or increase your speed overall, it can be too fast for your bones to adapt. Most often, runners with a bone stress injury will present with pain 3-4 …
Hamstring Self Active Release Have you been feeling hamstring stiffness or tightness or feel like you have knots in your hamstrings? Instead of trying the regular foam rolling technique or static stretching try this self active release technique instead. As always, let me know if you are having pain or difficulty running and I can …
Achilles Pain! Achilles tendinitis, tendonopathy, heel pain, all of these can really slow you down and even cause you to stop running altogether. Eccentric strengthening is the best known exercise to perform for tendon issues. However, you may be missing an important part of this exercise. Eccentrics consist of raising up with both legs and …