Running Injuries: A Case Approach
-- Jay Dicharry --
While “too much, too soon” is frequently said to cause running injuries, the real issue is most often “too much, too poorly.” The reality is that most runners don’t train their chassis as well as their engine, we need to be the resource that helps them assemble a long-term plan for success. In this PowerTalk we’ll examine the musculoskeletal findings and gait lab data from three real patient cases, and cross correlate this with the research. This will enable us to take a deep dive into the causative biomechanics behind achilles tendinopathy, osteitis pubis, and patella-femoral pain syndrome. You’ll leave this course with improved understanding of each injury, key areas to check in terms of manual intervention, corrective exercises to improve neuromuscular control, and real-world cues to ensure your patients can translate these findings into their form.
Objectives:
While “too much, too soon” is frequently said to cause running injuries, the real issue is most often “too much, too poorly.” The reality is that most runners don’t train their chassis as well as their engine, we need to be the resource that helps them assemble a long-term plan for success. In this PowerTalk we’ll examine the musculoskeletal findings and gait lab data from three real patient cases, and cross correlate this with the research. This will enable us to take a deep dive into the causative biomechanics behind achilles tendinopathy, osteitis pubis, and patella-femoral pain syndrome. You’ll leave this course with improved understanding of each injury, key areas to check in terms of manual intervention, corrective exercises to improve neuromuscular control, and real-world cues to ensure your patients can translate these findings into their form.
Objectives:
- Identify the three factors creating overload in the achilles tendon.
- Assess motion blocks and stability deficits within the foot and ankle and how they impair function and lead to compensated foot tissue loads.
- Identify the proximal and distal factors creating imbalances with the pelvis
- Cue posture to improve lumbopelvic stability during running
- Identify preferred movement patterns in squat testing, and how this translates to running form.
- Understand the dynamics behind different types of squat training and how it affects patellar stresses.
- Apply gait cues to reduce the moment arm at the knee.
