Five physical therapists, two chiropractors, and two massage therapists. All of these individuals are highly trained in treating injuries. All of these individuals have years of experience helping athletes get back to doing what they love to do. Unfortunately, none of them could help me. As I mentioned in previous posts months ago, I have been […]
Postural Restoration Institute – Hope For My Running Injuries?
As a runner, is there anything worse than injuries? Good lord! As I’ve chronicled in my prior posts, I’m battling the dreaded injury bug on two fronts: (1) a nasty case of runner’s knee localized on my inner knee, and (2) a recurrence of a terrible upper back/trapezius pain that I mistakenly thought I had […]
Can Blowing Up a Balloon Decrease Back Pain?
As I stated in a prior post, I’ve recently started having some fairly serious upper back pain. The pain is localized in the upper trapezius area and flares up about 20-30 minutes into a run. I have had this injury before and thought that I had it under control by doing some trapezius strengthening exercises […]
Want to Reduce Injury Risk? Increase Your Running Cadence
I ignored the knee pain when it first started – the pain was barely noticeable. It was probably just some phantom soreness after a hard run. I still wasn’t too concerned when I felt the pain again the next day during a run. This time it was a bit more localized on my inner knee, […]
Trapezius Pain: A New Threat to My Running Goals
I apologize for not posting in a while. To be honest, I’ve been really frustrated this past week about an injury situation that is threatening to derail my goals for 30 Minute Runner 2.0. Trapezius Pain as a Running Injury? If you’ve been following my prior posts, you know that I had originally scraped my […]
Running Tips Podcast 003: When To Change Your Running Shoes
In order to minimize the chance of injury and maximize training, it is important to change your running shoes before they wear out. Due to the price and time it takes to shop for new shoes many runners run far too long in old, worn out shoes. In this episode of the Running Tips Podcast, […]
