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Stepping Up Spring: Running While Minimizing Injury

Sixty million people ran for exercise in 20151. Running is a simple, effective means of achieving fitness which is accessible for very little financial investment. Running injuries, however, can be frustrating and expensive to treat. Nearly…
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Running Without Injury: Identifying & Addressing Movement Imbalances

Running without injury to achieve one’s fitness, training, and/or racing goals is the predominant objective of runners. It is important to filter training and treatment fads to understand the true reason runners get injured. Why do some runners…
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Foot Facts: Understanding Your Feet to Prevent Injuries

  Thanks for the great article, John! Take a few minutes and read on. This is a nicely summarized article on why foot care will help help us reduce injuries as runners.    Feet are generally underappreciated. We cover our feet…
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Dry Needling for Pain Free Running: What is it and is it right for me?

Dry Needling is a specialized service offered by Sapphire Physical Therapy. I am often asked how dry needling works and how it differs from acupuncture treatment. Due to the success I have personally had with both patients and in treating my…
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Ankle and Lower Leg Functional Changes with Age: Implications for Running Efficiency and Injury Prevention

A September 9, 2015 article in the New York Times brought to the forefront the work of Paul DeVita, a professor of kinesiology at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., and president of the American Society of Biomechanics. Dr. DeVita’s…
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Video Running Analysis for Performance and Injury Prevention

September marks the beginning of the fall running season. Smoke-filled skies will soon give way to clear, frost-covered mornings. While fall offers some of Missoula’s best running conditions, nine months of running miles often results in fall…