Back pain injuries are one of the most common issues in the world when it comes to musculoskeletal disorders. In fact, 50–80% of adults experience at some point in their life (1). In my practice runners often would come to me complaining of back pain. But, can running cause low back pain, or is it…
Running injuries happen, and usually due to training mistakes. Let’s get this straight from the start though, running does not cause injury. Training errors cause injury for runners. In fact, 60-70% of all running injuries are caused by training error. The good news with this statistic though? These injuries can be prevented by fixing common…
When I started running in Physical Therapy School I did a lot of things wrong. Even with some guidance I still had a lot to learn. One of those things was how and when to do track workouts. Just an FYI for anyone curious, DON’T do 3 track type workouts 3 days in a row…
How to Prevent Injury with Running Whether you are a new or experienced runner being sidelined by an injury is always a fear that I see. Heck, I have the same fear and my career is focused on injury prevention and recovery! Oftentimes runners only start to care about injuries once they have been sidelined…