PhysioWorks, physical therapist, in Huntsville Alabama, Andrew Walker suffered a calf strain while running 😢 Learn from this video why it happened, and how he rehabilitated it using blood flow restriction training (BFR), heart rate variability and a polarized approach...
Not all tendons and tendon pain should be treated the same. For example, we tend to consider Achilles tendon pain as wither insertional or mid-substance. When it is insertional we need to consider compression of the tendon against bone that occurs for example when you...
Done With The Run – Do I stretch? How Much? How Hard? Wasn’t this past weekend awesome? My family and I headed to one of the local greenways to soak in the warm sunshine. Since we go at toddler speed, we watch many weekend warriors go speeding by, enjoying...
Plantar Fascia and bone spurs – A pointy issue, but no sting! We have previously considered risk factors and treatment of plantar fasciitis (PF for short, though we should really call it fasciopathy). Over the years I have talked to many people (patients, and...
Does a running stroller change your running gait? Over the past two decades there have only been five research papers looking into the affect of running with a stroller. Yet over this time, there has been an increasing use of strollers by runners, including the...
Breasts and running: Does size and support affect injury risk? Having looked at my Facebook and Google analytics I saw that 2/3 of visitors to my pages are female, so I decided to write a blog just for you! As a male, I have no idea what it feels like to have large...