Tag: running injuries

How to increase your running mileage safely and avoid injury according to Runners World Magazine.

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How to increase your running mileage safely and avoid injury according to Runners World Magazine A few weeks ago our office had several patients who were training for the NY Marathon. Part of the training regimen which takes place over many months involves slowly increasing your mileage until you can tolerate a few longer runs before the race. Part of the group I worked with had problems but continued to attempt to run through them.   A common assumption is that with running comes pain.  What type of pain is normal from the longer runs and what type of pain is Read More »

How to run more efficiently while minimizing injuries and pain.

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How to run more efficiently while minimizing injuries and pain. Why do some of us have more difficulty with running than others?  Are we attempting to run too many miles too fast?  Is it our shoe?  Is it bad running habits? If you read many of the articles in Runners World and many other magazines, there are always going to be articles about speed work, plantar fasciitis, IT band issues, and even back pain. These articles are designed to get you to read the magazine but their one-size-fits-all suggestions often fail to help most of us figure out why we Read More »

Side stitches while running, and how to prevent them.

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Side stitches while running, and how to prevent them. You are running and gradually, you begin to feel a cramp or tightness in the abdomen, usually off to one side or the other that worsens as you continue to run. In some runners, the cramp is also in the shoulder blade as you continue to run.  Do you stop, stretch or run through it? It used to be thought that side stitches were due to a spasm of the diaphragm and linked to the bouncing of the internal organs, yet many runners never got them even after piling on many Read More »

Foot cramps while running and how to avoid them courtesy of Runners World Magazine

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Foot cramps while running and how to avoid them courtesy of Runners World Magazine For some of us, foot cramps may be a reality when we go out for a run.   Bad cramps may stop you in your tracks and force you to stretch and try to release the foot and calf. What causes the cramp? Depending on who you speak with or what article you read, different people have different explanations however, your foot cramp may not be a cramp at all and can be caused by foot posture, poor running technique, tight legs, and a bunch of other Read More »

Is running barefoot actually better than running with shoes? Here’s what another major study shows.

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Is running barefoot actually better than running with shoes? Here’s what another major study shows. A number of years ago, the barefoot and near barefoot running craze was alive and well.   The craze started after the book, Born to Run explored why the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. The secret according to the author had to do with running barefoot.  As many of us remember, there were Vibram shoes, minimalist running shoes, and of course, a lot of injuries from people trying to run in a different way and Read More »