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Mend Physical Therapy Blog and Injury Information

In our previous blogs, we have described interventions designed to reduce the high rates of running related injuries. To date, our best Physical Therapy interventions include controlling training volume, concurrent strength training, and gait retraining. In our Boulder Physical Therapy practice we aim to reduce peak loading forces and poor biomechanics at foot strike in...

In an attempt to reduce the high risk of running injuries, athletes are making changes to their strike patterns and shoe wear.  Running trends towards minimalist shoes have attempted to move athletes away from a heel strike and toward a more mid or forefoot strike pattern.  These strike patterns have been shown to reduce loading...