New Trends in the Prevention of Running Injuries

Posted by Roger Menta, DC

On October 23-25, 2015 Ascent Integrative Health, a specialized running clinic, hosted The Running Clinic as they provided the most up-to-date information on the prevention of running injuries. Friday night kicked off at the University of Calgary downtown campus, where Jean-Francois Esculier entertained a room full of runners, triathletes, coaches, and health professionals as he provided a substantial amount of current research to challenge our conventional way of thinking about running injuries in just 2 hours. This seminar was followed-up by an intensive 2-day course that brought health professionals from Calgary, Edmonton, British Columbia, and as far as the Northwest Territories together in search of a new paradigm to help runners not only run pain-free, but to perform optimally.

Topics of discussion included:

• Reasons runners become injured and the long-term effects of these injuries
• Optimal footwear for both runners and children
• Usefulness of foot orthoses
• Exercise prescriptions for injury prevention and rehabilitation

Why Should I Run? As chiropractors we often hear people asking the big question “Why should I run? I hear that it will ruin my knees and hips.”

5 reasons why you should start or continue running:

1. Exercise is medicine (stay tuned for future posts on this topic)
2. Running is nature’s exercise, humans were built to run
3. It’s good for your bones
4. A sense of community and mental health
5. Runners have a 30% lower risk of death overall and a 45% lower risk of death from heart disease or stroke than non-runners

If you are currently suffering from a running injury, are interested in starting a new running program, or are looking to perform better contact Dr. Roger Menta, Dr. Scott Fisher, or Ed Middleton to book your running assessment today. We will provide you with a detailed analysis and individualized program to get you on track as soon as possible.