Physio Edge podcast

How can you manage lower limb tendinopathy in your patients that like to run? Can runners with medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS) continue to run? Can patients with high BMI or following total hip replacement run?

Physiotherapists Tom Goom and David Pope answer your questions on how to assess and treat patients with running-related injuries in this Q&A conducted live, including:

  • How can you manage post-run morning stiffness?
  • What are the important aspects when managing load?
  • How can you treat Achilles tendinopathy patients with decreasing tolerance to running and walking, and increasing pain?
  • Differential diagnosis for Achilles pain
  • Proximal hamstring tendinopathy
    • What exercises can be used?
    • Is a feeling of tightness normal, and how can this be addressed?
    • Are stretches helpful?
    • When can deadlifts and Romanian deadlifts (RDL's) be used?
  • Patellar tendinopathy - how can you manage a runner that is not willing to decrease running volume even temporarily?
  • Peroneal tendinopathy
  • Running vs rest in female distance runners with chronic hamstring origin injuries
  • Patellar tendinopathy
  • Medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS)/Shin splints treatment
  • Working at marathons or running events - How can you help your runners with ITBS or PFP finish a race?
  • Can runners return to running following total hip replacement?
  • Is running harmful for patients with high body mass index (BMI) when they want to reduce weight?

To improve your skills and results with low back pain patients, CLICK HERE for your free access to 3 videos with Tom Goom on "How to assess low back pain in runners and athletes"

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What are the key components when assessing and treating runners? Should your treatment of running injuries focus on glutes? How can your runners schedule their training to improve recovery?

Physiotherapists Tom Goom and David Pope answer your questions on how to assess and treat patients with running-related injuries, including:

  • The key concepts when assessing and treating running injuries
  • Gait retraining programs
  • The best ways to change running technique
  • Does gait retraining cause fatigue?
  • Is gait retraining suitable in painfree runners?
  • What are the most important elements to prevent injury in runners?
  • Scheduling to improve recovery from injury. When should your runner run, and when should they rest?
  • Can we increase leg stiffness when running? Does increasing leg stiffness reduce injury risk?
  • Strengthening for runners
  • Do glutes become underactive or "not fire properly"?
  • Does improving glute strength improve running mechanics?
  • Calf tears - how can you treat these?
  • What tests can you perform for your runners calves?
  • Do runners have "stiff hips", and does it matter?
  • Can you help runners with meniscal tears?
  • How can you treat ITB syndrome?
  • Is barefoot running helpful or harmful?
  • Should we run in only 1 shoe if we want to win a race?

To improve your skills and results with low back pain patients, CLICK HERE for your free access to 3 videos with Tom Goom on "How to assess low back pain in runners and athletes"

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