Precision Performance Physical Therapy

There is no better way to spend a summer day than the Corn Days 5K and Candy Corn Fun Run! Enjoy a new route that ends at the Church of St. George, and spend the day at the Corn Days Festival. Live music, performances, food, and fun await you after the finish line! Bring your family and friends, and we'll see you there.

Register here: https://www.gearwest.com/products/corn-days

Join us at the Trailhead Building at Theodore Wirth Park on Tuesday, June 3 for a presentation on injury prevention for endurance athletes by me, the PT. This is part of the Loppet Learning Series which is free learning for the public. Come if you can it starts at 6 pm!

HSS Sports Medicine Symposium in NY this weekend was rapid fire education on a multitude of topics: the athletes knee, overhead athlete shoulder, female athlete across the lifespan, athletes hip, strength and conditioning, return to sport testing and more! I am entirely inspired and excited to use my new knowledge to help you!!

Boost your recovery and strength gains with BFR. BFR involves application of a tourniquet to the limb you are exercising in order to restrict blood flow to the limb. When exercising with BFR, the muscles fatigue with a very low load. This leads to positive adaptations in the muscle size, strength or endurance that you typically see with lifting heavy loads.
When injured or recovering from a surgery, or when in-season, often you are unable to tolerate heavy enough loads to cause muscle strength gains and hypertrophy. BFR provides a way to build strength with a light load. Call me or write to me today to see if you’re a good candidate for BFR.

With recent concern for our US Ski Team member with Plantar Fasciitis, I will post some information about it for anyone dealing with the same thing. Plantar fasciitis is pain on the bottom of your foot near the heel. A very common complaint with this problem is pain with the first few steps in the morning or after a period of inactivity. Pain decreases with activity but if the activity continues awhile, pain will typically increase. Here are treatment ideas for this problem.

Calf stretching and arch (plantar fascia) stretching
Foot taping: low dye taping works well
Foot strengthening: toe yoga and towel scrunches
Wear good shoes with some cushion, try various shoes to see which feel the best
Try a night splint for 1 to 3 months

Be patient with this as it can be a slow healer but it will get better!

Shin Splints, aka Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, are a soft tissue irritation often due to overtraining. Pain occurs during activity, but may improve with activity. Pain is often more diffuse.

Stress Fractures are a bone injury due to an imbalance of stress to the bone and not enough time for recovery, another way to say overtraining. Pain occurs during activity. May have pain at night. Pain is more localized to a smaller spot. Treatment involves stopping the provoking activity until pain subsides, possible immobilization and/or weight bearing restrictions.

More treatment ideas: See a PT for a running analysis and guidance in a gradual return to running once pain free. Check your nutrition! Eat enough protein and check vitamin D and calcium levels for bone health. Have your footwear assessed. Monitor training loads. Run on softer surfaces.

See a doctor if:
pain that doesn’t improve following rest and a slow progression back to activity
experiencing pain while at rest or only in a localized area
tenderness over the tibia (shin) bone