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Barefoot Running Injury Prevention Program |
 There has been much attention given to the benefits of barefoot running over the past few weeks. Largely this attention has come from the latest research from Dr. Dan Liberman published in Nature this past week. You can also check out Dr. Liberman’s website http://www.barefootrunning.fas.harvard.edu for more information.
We at the Clinic must emphasize that there is no research to directly support or refute the injury-prevention potential of barefoot running. To date, the handful of biomechanical studies have simply provided evidence that running barefoot changes your mechanics compared to running shod. Thus, we are currently engaged in research to better understand this form of running. From a clinical and biomechanical perspective, what we do know is that sufficient ankle stabilizing muscle strength is critical to make the transition from shod to barefoot running. This program is meant to be a guide to help prevent injuries if you are thinking of taking up barefoot running. |
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Common Hip Strengthening Exercises |
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 Click here for some of our most commonly used hip and core strengthening exercises. Our own research, and research from other labs, has shown these exercises to be effective at reducing your potential for developing an injury as well as optimizing and improving your treatment of common running-related injuries.
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Interested In Treating or Preventing an Injury?? |
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Knee Pain when running?
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 If your run 20km per week and you have pain under your kneecap |
| You will receive FREE treatment at the clinic for 6 weeks. |
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Trying to prevent an injury?
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 If you run 20km per week and you are running injury free |
| You will receive a 6 week injury prevention program. |
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Ankle Pain when running?
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 If you run 20km per week and you have pain on the inside of your ankle |
We are investigating how your
running mechanics may change and how to resolve these symptoms |
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Low back pain?
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 If you run 5-10km per week and if you have back pain |
| We are investigating to role of thehip muscles in controlling and treating your pain |
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If you are interested and would like
to participate, please contact our
Research Coordinator, Jill Baxter
(jbaxter@ucalgary.ca) |
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Running Injury Clinic and SOLE Create Unique Partnership |
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Clinic hopes research will lead to better treatment of common running injuries.
 Dr. Reed Ferber, Director of Kinesiology’s Running Injury Clinic, at the University of Calgary, today announced a new partnership with SOLE.
SOLE (www.yoursole.com) has agreed to support the Clinic’s research that aims to improve treatment of one of the most common foot and ankle injuries for runners. Posterior tibialis tendon dysfunction or PTTD commonly leads to other injuries such as plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendonitis, and acquired flat foot. Collectively, these injuries cost Canadians billions in health care costs each year. “This generous support shows me that as a company, SOLE is genuinely interested in the big picture” says Ferber. “Creating industry partnerships with a company like SOLE makes a lot of sense. Many thousands of runners already use SOLE Orthotics, so this research is obviously relevant to many, many people. We hope that our research can show runners the best approach to preventing and treating their injuries.” SOLE is the world leader in over the counter custom footbeds - orthotics that individual wearers custom mold to the shape of their feet.
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Read more... [Running Injury Clinic and SOLE Create Unique Partnership]
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Running clinic hits its stride |
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U of C’s Running Injury Clinic unveils new equipment and expert staff that establishes the clinic as one of the
premiere gait analysis and running injury clinics in North America.
 A new eight camera, 3-D motion analysis system, combined with new, expert staff are just a few of the reasons
that Canada’s best running injury clinic is now considered by many to the best in North America - and maybe
the world. “I’m confident that there is no where else in North America where a member of the public can walk
in and access the expertise and the equipment we now have in the Running Injury Clinic.” says the Clinic’s
Director Reed Ferber (PhD, CATC, ATC).
Ferber is a biomechanist who has taken a revolutionary approach to treating running injury. After observing a
runner to determine the biomechanical root of their injury, Ferber ‘prescribes’ a specific strengthening and
stretching routine to ‘fix’ the underlying problem and eliminate the pain.
Since the clinic began operation, 90% of patients report being pain-free, often within a couple of weeks of their
initial visit. “I tell everyone, whether they’re my patients or not, that if a treatment isn’t working after one to three
weeks, then it’s not working and it’s time to try something else,” says Ferber.
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Read more... [Running clinic hits its stride]
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Low Back Pain? Its All In The Hips. |
Researchers In Kinesiology’s Running Injury Clinic Take Aim On Lower Back Pain
You’ve probably heard a lot about the importance of your core muscle group recently, and most of us tend to think about core in terms of a sculpted ‘six pack’ and a strong back. Dr Reed Ferber says most people forget that their core extends well below the belt.
“What most people don’t realize is that many of the muscles that support your lower back begin in your hips,” says Ferber, who is the Director of the Running and Walking Injury Clinic at the Faculty of Kinesiology. “When those hip muscles become weak and inflexible they create alignment issues that often result in pain in the lower back and hips.”
In other words if your back hurts, blame your weak hips.
Karen Kendall, a clinical assistant and PhD student with The Running and Walking Injury Clinic, recently won the prestigious Meredith Award from the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board, and a $25,000 cheque to study current diagnostic models for low back pain.
“I hope to be able to help clinicians and doctors find a more objective and valid test than they are currently using,” says Kendall, “I also hope to show them the relationship between weak hips and lower back-pain and eventually recommend an optimal course of treatment that will reduce their pain.”
The Clinic has already had astonishing results. In a preliminary clinical trial, patients following a hip-strengthening program reported a significant reduction in pain with a corresponding increase in hip strength after only three weeks. Click here to download the exercise program.
“This is just preliminary data,” says Ferber, but facts don’t lie. “These findings aren’t really surprising to me since they are an extension of our clinical and research focus and support all of our previous research.”
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Dr. Reed Ferber, Director of Running Injury Clinic, looks to ‘unlock’ the secrets of common knee pain.
(University of Calgary:) Do your knees hurt? Have they been hurting for a long time? You’re not alone! Knee-pain is the most common ailment for people who exercise regularly, particularly Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS.) “Unfortunately," says Dr. Reed Ferber, "People who suffer from patellofemoral pain are usually in it for the long-haul. Many people have repeated episodes of pain for 20 years or more and the condition often leads to osteoarthritis.
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Read more... [Pursuing The Achy Knee!]
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