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Peroneal Tendinopathy and Running
- Injury Prevention
- injury prevention
- medstar health
By: Rebecca Schumer, MedStar Health Physical Therapy Runners are commonly aware of tendon issues in the Achilles (back of the heel) and patella (front of…
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Mobility and Injury Prevention
- Injury Prevention
- injury prevention
- medstar health
- Training
By: Alex Milton M. Ed., CSCS, ELDOA 1&2, FRCms, TPI 1, PESDirector of Rehab Performance at Medstar Health Who here sometimes feels overwhelmed with the…
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Plantar Fasciitis: A real pain in the foot!
- Footwear
- Injury Prevention
- injury prevention
- medstar health
- running assessment
- walking
By: Rebecca Schumer, DPT, MedStar Health Plantar Fasciitis (PF) can be a real pain in the you know what… the foot! More specifically the bottom…
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ITB Syndrome: Stop Trying to Stretch Your IT Band
- Injury Prevention
- injury prevention
- medstar health
- Tips
- Training
The IT Band, or the Iliotibial Band, is technically a tendon, and runs from the outside of your hip area down to the outside of…
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Building a Stronger Spring: How improving foot and ankle stability make you a better runner
- Injury Prevention
- Training
- Uncategorized
When you break it down, running is essentially just a series of spring-like hops from one leg to another, with the foot being the tip…
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Video Gait Analysis: How you move matters
- Injury Prevention
- Shoes
- Tips
- Training
- Uncategorized
While each piece is important and related, I find the Video Gait Analysis to be most important. How we run gives the most telling piece…
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You Are What You Eat: Get the knowledge you deserve
- Injury Prevention
- Nutrition
- Training
What we eat affects all the systems of the body, from how we look and feel to how well our bodies work. If you look…
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Running with Diabetes
- Injury Prevention
- Tips
- Training
Running is an excellent way to improve your health, both mental and physical. It is recommended that adults living with type 1 and type 2…
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Return to Running Post-Partum Tips
- Injury Prevention
- Tips
- Training
For uncomplicated pregnancies, regular participation in aerobic and strength training weekly is recommended during pregnancy. Comfortably holding a conversation while running is an appropriate intensity…
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Running in Hot Weather by MedStar Health
- Injury Prevention
- Nutrition
- Races
- Tips
Welcome to MedStar Health in Federal Hill! I’m Becca Schwender, physical therapist and member of the race medicine team. For those who ran the 2019…
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Runners Knee? What is it and what can you do about it?
- Injury Prevention
here is this ugly statistic out there that 70% of runners in a given year are injured. That is a crazy statistic! If you are…
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Dealing with Injury
- Community Stories
- Injury Prevention
- Runaway Thoughts
- Running With Locals
Picture it: a beautiful day in Colorado, skiing under clear blue skies when out of nowhere: BOOM! I was hit by an out-of-control skier. The…