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Economic Cost of Running Injuries

September 30, 2015

Mend Physical Therapy has previously written on the prevention and treatment of running injuries in multiple prior blog posts. Running is very common form of exercise in the United States and here Boulder County. The vast majority of runners will sustain an injury in the upcoming year which will prevent them from training or competing...

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Running Foot Strike Patterns and Injury Risk

September 18, 2015

Our previous blog post detailed the differences in biomechanics between foot strike patterns in runners. There are clear bio mechanical differences between utilizing a forefoot and rear foot strike pattern and these are important for gait retraining and injury risk. Obviously, the foot is the first part of the body to strike the ground in...

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Heart Rate Variability and Training vs. Overtraining

September 17, 2015

Aerobic exercise has a tremendous impact on our morbidity and mortality due to its’ ability to positively impact our emotional, mental, and physical health. In particular, the cardiovascular system undergoes dramatic improvements in response to aerobic exercise. These benefits are noted in many of the variables we track clinically including blood pressure, VO2 Max (aerobic...

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Aging, The Older Athlete, and Running Speed

September 11, 2015

Running is one of the most common forms of exercise due to its’ wide appeal, minimal equipment needs, and aerobic benefits. Around Boulder it is not uncommon to see runners of all ability levels and ages enjoying many of the great outdoor running paths and trails. Prior research has shown older runners run at slower...

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Forefoot vs. Rear foot Strike Patterns and Biomechanics in Running

August 28, 2015

Running Mechanics Running is one of the most common forms of exercise and has grown in popularity as evidenced by the wide range of age and ability levels running in Boulder County. Unfortunately, injuries effect a significant number of athletes with up to 90% reporting a prior injury(1). The vast majority of these injuries are...

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Running Economy and Static Stretching

August 20, 2015

Why to perform static stretching AFTER running: The ability of an individual to reach maximal performance in distance running is determined by VO2 Max (the body’s ability to utilize oxygen), lactate threshold, and running economy. Running economy is determined by the oxygen cost to perform a given aerobic activity a sub maximum level. Similar to...

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Running Gait Analysis and Physical Therapy

August 20, 2015

The rate of running related injuries ranges from 19-85% with the majority of these runners do not return to prior levels of running (van Gent et al. 2007). Poor running mechanics and abnormal loading patterns have been documented as risk factors for future injury and can perpetuate current injuries. A recent review article highlighted the...

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