Ben Liston from Dunsborough Physiotherapy Centre will be supplying his time and expertise this Friday to the Dunsborough Mums Footy Team, hopefully helping to secure a victory over the Margaret River Mums in the much anticipated clash of the titans.  

Good luck to all those involved in this Friday's South West Footy Challenge.

For sporting injuries call Dunsborough Physiotherapy Centre (phone: 97553600), or visit our Sports Rehab page (click here) for some great information and advice.
Our physiotherapy team has over 100 years of combined experience in sports rehab.
www.dunsboroughphysio.com.au

What is Running Retraining?
Running retraining is a two step process:

• Identifying modifiable running mechanics which may cause injury.
  
• Supplying visual, verbal, audible and tactile cues which help to alter these mechanics and relieve / prevent pain.

Evidence exists linking poor biomechanics to various running-related injuries. Examples of common biomechanical flaws leading to injury include excessive hip adduction and internal rotation (scissoring / inwardly turned thighs), and faulty ankle / foot biomechanics.

Current running injury research suggests that orthotics (insoles) can reduce motion at the foot and more proximally though changes are small and variable. Taping provides larger changes but these are transient. Altered footwear creates highly variable results.  Strength training may have minimal impact on running biomechanics.  Much more research needs to be done to ascertain the true worth of different treatment interventions.  In the interim could running retraining be the answer to lessening running injuries?.........

Recent case study results for Running Retraining:
2 studies showed verbal cues could lead to reduced hip adduction during running: a common cause of patellofemoral (kneecap) pain.
​Another 2 studies showed that anterior shin pain (shin splints) could be lessened with verbal cues to transition from rearfoot to forefoot strike in combination with reducing overstriding by increasing step rate.

What other running injuries could Running Retraining help with?
Experts anecdotally (with the support of 46 studies) suggest running retraining could help with a number of running injuries apart from patellofemoral pain and shin splints including iliotibial band syndrome, plantar fasciopathy (fasciitis), achilles tendinopathy, patellar tendinopathy, proximal hamstring / gluteal tendinopathy, and calf pain.

What should you do next?
Speak to your physio or running coach and get your running technique video recorded. They will then look for flaws and give you advice as to what you need to work on to prevent / overcome injury.

Why not join the Dunsborough Running Club (click here) or speak to us at Dunsborough Physiotherapy Centre for advice.  Happy running!