Expert Care for South Coast Runners
What Sets Us Apart
The most important thing to recognize is that all runners will experience pain at some point, and that to simply “stop running” won’t resolve their issue.
Our approach begins with identifying errors in training and it ends with developing a comprehensive program to improve running performance and prevent injury recurrence.
To treat runners you have to understand the unique challenges they face.
Emphasis on Strength
Running is hard. The repetitive impact from running places increased amounts of physical stress on the body and can lead to overuse injuries.
Building strength helps to improve your body’s tolerance to the stresses of running. Getting stronger will also help to improve your movement efficiency and maximize your physical capacity.
Strengthening is the cornerstone of any successful training program. Our clinicians emphasize strengthening in all training regimens designed for runners and other endurance athletes.
Rehab for Runners
Runners Treating Runners
Most runners that have been injured have likely heard one of these phrases:
“ You need to stop running”
“ Running is bad for you”
“ It’s normal to be in pain if you run”
We’ve been there, we’ve heard them too, and we want to set the record straight.
Managing running related injuries is not black and white, and there is no one-size-fits-all approach that works for each runner. Designing a treatment plan is very complex and takes a variety of factors into consideration.
Your personal physical therapist will take the time to learn your running background, assess how you move, and help identify errors in training that may be contributing to your pain. We’ll build you a corrective exercise program that addresses your specific needs to make you a stronger runner and minimize the risk of injury.
Performance for Runners
Run Coaching
Take your running to the next level
Whatever your running goals are, run coaching can help you reach them while staying injury-free. Our run coaching is tailored to each client so that runners of all levels have a training program specifically designed for them. Whether you are just beginning your running career or looking to improve reach your PR, our services can help you succeed.
Coach Sam is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a certified run coach through Road Runner’s Club of America. Her expertise in exercise science and sports medicine allows her to create a comprehensive running program to help you reach your goals while adhering to evidence-based training principles. Her holistic approach to run coaching helps to strengthen each facet of physical fitness to minimize the risk of injury and keep you running long term.
We offer ongoing support to help you stay focused, make the right decisions, and reach your personal best.
What’s included:
Running questionnaire to understand your athletic background
Functional movement assessment to evaluate your biomechanics
Corrective exercise programming to address your deficits
Customized training plans based on your experience and goals
Monthly in-person coaching sessions
Additional perks:
24/7 virtual correspondence for questions and guidance
Discounted physical therapy and strengthening services
Access to recovery tools and services
Discounted Running Screen & Slo-Mo Gait Analysis to improve running efficiency
Recovery for Runners
Recovery after intense exercise is essential to building strength.
We know that high level training is needed to get stronger, but recovery is actually where the magic happens. During intense exercise we break our tissues down and the recovery phase is where the tissues repair and build up stronger.
Neglecting recovery can actually lead to further tissue breakdown and injury. We offer services to help prioritize recovery so you keep progressing without reaching a plateau or getting hurt.
Recovery services include:
Dry needling and soft tissue mobility
Normatec compression
Nutritional guidance
Alterations to weekly training program to maximize recovery
Exercise prescription to address mobility and tissue extensibility limitations
Running Screen
& Slo-Mo Gait Analysis
Nobody runs with perfect mechanics.
The best way to avoid injury is to build up strength in our weaker areas. To do this, we first have to identify which aspects of our movement are dysfunctional so that we can treat them accordingly.
Our thorough movement screen was specifically developed for runners, by runners, to help identify red flags that could be associated with injury.
The slow motion video recording of your running form helps us to analyze your movement patterns at each sequence to help improve your mechanics.
This information will help us to make recommendations on your training regimen, what to choose for footwear, or what corrective exercises to perform to help improve your running efficiency and sustain long term performance.
What to expect:
Assessment of running background, injury history, footwear, and goals
Biomechanical assessment and movement screen
Slow motion video recording of running form with analytical break down
Corrective exercise prescription and recommendations on training programming
Call today to learn how to get started