Running Injury Prevention- Physical Therapy

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Running Injury Prevention

Strains, sprains, pulled muscles and even fractures are just some of the possible injuries that can befall recreational, amateur and professional athletes. The injuries are often more severe than those sustained at home or work, requiring multiple physical therapies and rehabilitation techniques to restore full functionality to the affected area. Lets discuss some tips for running injury prevention.

Running Injuries Don’t Have To Keep You Out Of The Race

Overuse injuries are common and while they may initially not appear to be severe in nature, they can quickly transition into a chronic condition if left untreated. A sore joint from running, tennis, swimming or jumping can result in pain, neurological damage and dysfunction that may remove an athlete from play for an entire season or derails a promising career.

Sports injuries run the gamut, from pulled groin and hamstring muscles, knee and ankle problems, to fractures and dislocations. Injuries are often exacerbated by the athlete’s decision to “power through the pain.” Physical therapy techniques are effective in treating and preventing injuries and providing rehabilitation following an injury or surgery. The need for therapy is especially crucial for sports related injuries.

No Prescription Drugs or Surgery Necessary 🙂

Physical therapy provides pain relief and management that doesn’t rely on prescription medications or invasive methods. It’s effective for improving sports performance and treating musculoskeletal and neurological damage resulting from injuries ranging from concussions to turf toe.

Athletes are masters of precise movements and control, but even a slight variation or miscalculation can result in an injury. Physical therapists are experts in the mechanics of the body and the therapies that will best heal and rehabilitate specific injuries. Therapists work with current injuries and prior conditions that may have lingering symptoms.

Testing for and identifying muscle imbalances can mean the difference between winning or failing to race due to an injury. Great for running injury prevention

This Test Reveals Important Information About Runners And Can Help Predict Potential For Injury

The Best Laid Plans

Despite careful training and appropriate precautions, an injury can still occur and that’s especially true for youngsters and recreational athletes. More than 1.35 million children participating in sports programs will experience a serious injury. Many recreational athletes sustain injuries that could have been avoided with sufficient mobility and warm-up exercises.

Performing joint mobilization exercises is great for running injury prevention and performance enhancement

Performing Joint Mobilization Exercises Before Running Or Working Out Is Essential In Preventing Injury And Improving Performance

Each type of sports activity carries its own unique risks for an injury. Physical therapists can help athletes of all ages with running injury prevention assessments to determine areas of body weakness and concern. The therapeutic methods used will depend on the injury, its severity and the individual. Each phase of treatment, management and rehabilitation requires specific methods to return patients to functionality.

Therapies for Life

An injury requires immediate attention and our therapists
provide extensive expertise combined with advanced technology. Depending upon the injury, active release, dry needling, and compression therapies may be employed and used in combination with other methods, all of which are designed to ease pain, maintain mobility and rehabilitate.

Air relax compression therapy can help athletes recover faster than their competition

Running Athletes Can Recover Faster And Train Harder When Using Our Compression Modalities

Electrical stimulation, corrective exercise, and manual manipulation and mobilization are all available to our patients to alleviate pain and improve function. Resistance exercises, clinical Pilates and yoga can be used to enhance balance, coordination and endurance, along with strength and stability.

Therapeutic massage is a versatile therapy that aids in pain management, relieves inflammation and works with the body’s own healing abilities. It accelerates healing and is beneficial in addressing psychological issues common in those who sustain injuries and must undergo extended recoveries. Massage therapy maintains the health of surrounding soft tissues.

Running Injury Free

Running and movement assessments and reintegration identifies and corrects areas of weakness and inefficiency, thereby improving the athlete’s performance beyond their baseline levels. Banded joint distractions and compression flossing therapy reduces the stress and drag of gravity and adhered tissues on the body, enabling athletes to recover faster and perform at their all time best.