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Running Injury and The Role Of The Load

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Running Injury and The Role Of The Load

Load can be described as the repeated stress and strain the tissues are exposed to while running. This load changes person to person, session to session and even mid training. This varies depending on training volume, frequency, intensity, type and running gait.

How much stress or strain do we need to handle?

Every time our foot hits the ground the ground hits us back with approximately 2.5-3 times our bodyweight (ground reaction force). So let’s say you are an 80kg runner with the average of 500 right foot contacts per mile. This means that you will have 100,000kg of stress and strain per mile per leg!!! (80×2.5=200kg x 500= 100,000kg). That is a lot of force for our bodies to be able to handle. Now imagine going from a few months of not much running to suddenly going for 3-4 runs per week as the weather gets nicer. This can lead to a whole host of issues and injury as a result of what is mostly known as training error.

Training Error: What is that?

It is thought that somewhere between 80-90% of all running injuries can be attributed to load. The main culprit is too much load too or too much load too quickly. Injuries such as muscle tears, tendinopathy and bony stress reactions are commonplace with too much training too soon or not enough rest in between training days. This lack of awareness or planning around training can soon lead to problems and force the wheels to come off your training plan.

How can we help you to get back to running pain free?

  • Detailed injury history
  • Thorough movement and strength assessment
  • Running assessment / Gait analysis
  • Running technique adjustments
  • Specific tailored strengthening and mobility program
  • Manual therapy and Soft tissue massage
  • Individualised return to running program

Physiotherapy for running injuries covers a wide range of areas. The first step is to identify the problem area. We would first take a detailed history of your injury and your training schedule looking into your overall mileage, intensity and frequency. Our detailed mobility/movement and strength assessment aims to identify any contributors to your injury so that we can create a specific plan tailored to you and your needs.

We may also look at your running technique using our advanced running assessment technology to see if we can improve your running economy. This will allow you to keep running while we aim to get your body strong enough to deal with the demands of running (Please see running assessment article for more insight!!).

Once we have all the relevant information it is now time to get to work in our brand new state of the art gym facility. Our aim is to always keep you running while we rehabilitate. We understand how important it is to you and will do our utmost to keep you doing what you love. We will combine expertise in sports massage, strength and conditioning and running analysis to get you back to your peak running ability pain free.

Whether it is knee pain, shin splints, ankle injury or hip pain when running Somerton Physiotherapy has you covered!!

If you are looking for a Physio in Dublin 15 , you can book in to see one of our experienced Physio’s to get a more individualised assessment and treatment approach? You can now book an in-clinic or virtual/online appointment at our Blanchardstown Physiotherapy Clinic or our Castleknock Physiotherapy Clinic through our website www.somertonphysio.ie, email us on [email protected] or call us on 01 9069566.

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By James Sherry|2022-03-07T10:36:40+00:00June 10th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Running Injury and The Role Of The Load

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James Sherry MISCP is an experienced Chartered Physiotherapist with the majority of his practice focusing on the treatment of back and neck pain, sports injuries and adolescent physiotherapy. He has worked extensively with GAA players and athletes at all levels over the past 12 years. Previously James has been a member of the GAA’s Medical, Scientific and Welfare Committee. He currently sits on the GPA’s (Gaelic Players Association) Player Welfare Committee. James played for the Fermanagh Senior Football GAA team for 11 years. While studying Physiotherapy at UCD he captained the college team when they won the Dublin Senior Football Championship in 2006. He also captained his former GAA club Roslea Shamrocks to four Fermanagh senior championship wins between 2010 and 2014. James has a keen interest in all sports. He competed internationally for Northern Ireland and Irish schools in cross country running. He continues to play senior football with Castleknock GAA club in Dublin. James established Somerton Physiotherapy Clinic in 2015.

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