Here’s how to add chiropractic care to your training program!
3 Strength Exercises All Runners Should Be Doing
Marathon Monday is right around the corner. If you haven’t already, think about adding these 3 strength exercises to your training program:
1. Squats
With a graded exposure to load, good well practiced form, appropriately timed within your week, and when required, a spotter, training the squat is important for increasing glute, leg and back strength. Squatting is also crucial life movement!
2. Hamstring Curls
A weak hamstring, or previously injured hamstring, loses its strength in longer ranges whilst maintaining a reasonable strength in a shorter range. This longer range is challenged when running and this is where Nordic Curl comes in. 
3. Calf Raises
The “gastrocnemius” provides the beef when we look at someone’s calf, it’s the main job when running is propulsion and horizontal force production giving us the distance in our stride.
3 Most Common Injuries in Runners
Chiropractic Care can help with more than just spinal pain or injuries. Here are a few common injuries seen in runners:
Runner’s Knee
Pain in and around the kneecap that happens when you are active. Or pain after sitting for a long time with the knees bent. This sometimes causes weakness or feelings of instability.
Achilles Tendinitis
An overused and irritated tendon leads to pain in the back of the heel or lower part of the calf.
Hamstring Injury/Strain
Often seen as a chronic condition as the individual has not regained necessary strength.
Manual Therapy For A Running Injury
Assessment
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- Your trusted therapist/chiropractor will conduct a comprehensive exam and history to help determine the cause of your injury.
Plan
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- Goals and expectations are set with the runner, modifications are agreed upon and a treatment plan is transparent.
Treatment
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- Manual therapy, education and exercise therapy are all used to rehab the injured runner in a systematic and individualized manner.
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Your chiropractor may include some or all of the following interventions to aid in your running injury:
Patient Education and Temporary Activity Modification
Soft Tissue Therapy
Joint mobilization or manipulation
Exercise Rehab
Strength and Conditioning
Questions or concerns about your running injuries? Contact us today by visiting www.khalsachiropractic.com
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