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The Right (and wrong) Way to Add a 4th Run Day

A few weeks ago, my newsletter talked about how whenever I’m building someone’s return-to-run program, I always start with non-consecutive days of running. Which usually means, 3 days of running…

The Hardest Advice I Give My Patients

Last week was a rough one for me. There were a handful of patient cases that lead me to very difficult conversations. Conversations no runner ever wants to hear. Every…

Should You Run Through the Pain?

Last week I gave a presentation to Together We Tri. The largest triathlon club out of Glenview Illinois. The topic of the presentation was Bone Health For Runners, where I…

Knee Pain with Lunging? Try this First

The other week, I started working with a high school athlete who was struggling with knee pain. He plays basketball and was having a tough time. Especially with running the…

Tired of Being Just Another Number? | Valiant Physical Therapy

The other week, I spoke with a runner on a discovery call who was clearly frustrated. She had bounced around from one PT clinic to another. At each place, she’d…

New to Running? Please Don’t Do This | Valiant Physical Therapy

Last week I was on the phone with a new patient on a discovery call She told me she’s training for the Chicago Marathon this October but her knee has…

What a Return-to-Run Program Always Includes | Valiant Physical Therapy

Over the past few weeks I’ve designed tens of different return to run programs for my patients. All my programs are slightly different because each patient is different and they’re…

How to Get Up in the Morning to Workout | Valiant Physical Therapy

You are in the middle of a deep sleep when all of a sudden your 5:00am alarm goes off. You turn it off and lay for a moment in your…

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