Trust the Taper

The Most Overlooked Factor in Healing

Whenever I start working with a new patient, I usually recommend scheduling one session per week for the first month. Often times, patients will ask me, “That’s it? Just once…

I’ve had this too

Last night, a patient with a tibial bone stress injury asked me a question I’ve heard many times before: “Will I ever be able to run again without this pain?…

My Madison 70.3 Race Report

This past weekend I completed Ironman 70.3 Madison in 5 hours and 56 minutes. My goal was to do it in less than 6 hours so right off the bat…

Are you Sitting Like a Gargoyle?

Over the summer I’ve been working with a patient who started having some LEFT hip flexor tendonitis after completing Grandma’s marathon in the Spring. The interesting detail is that I…

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…

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