We always promote being active our patients and one of the most common activities people like to participate in is running. Running is one of the most popular activities in the world. At almost any time of day and night in some areas you can find someone going for a run on the road, a trail, a track, or at home on a treadmill. All you need to get started is a good pair of shoes and some motivation and your off! Running though can lead to some injuries though. These include but are not limited to shin splints, plantar fasciitis, runner’s knee, muscle strains, and ligament sprains. This should not be a death sentence for your love of running. Here are a couple of tips to help prevent some of these common injuries and keep you in the race.

Movement is an essential part of life! Today, however, a typical office worker sits at a desk for eight+ hours a day and seldom stands up. Whenever the requirements of a job do not match the physical attributes of a worker, the worker is more prone to injury and lost productivity. Many workplace conditions are called repetitive stress injuries or cumulative-trauma disorders. These injuries occur when abnormal stresses are repeatedly placed on normal joints by poor posture or poor joint position during the performance of a task. You might know these as sprains, strains, tendonits, or tendonosis. Some of the more common ones you may have heard of include but are not limited to: