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The Run Rx’s Top Boston Running Routes

Boston is a running city! And our staff of runner’s put together their top routes from Southie to Somerville and the Fells and from flat tempo runs to tough hill workouts!

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Chris Herbs Chris Herbs

Diagnosing and Running with Autoimmune Disease

1 in 15 Americans is living with an autoimmune disease

These conditions come in many forms, some of which can seriously affect the musculoskeletal system. This overlap can make it tricky to distinguish between an autoimmune disease and a running injury, leading to misdiagnoses that can last for years.

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2023 Run Rx & Pilates Rx Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are here and The Run Rx & The Pilates Rx have teamed up to create our Holiday Gift Guide for all things health, wellness and small local shopping around Boston. Take a peak to find the perfect gift from us and some of our favorite local places to shop this holiday season!

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How a Gait Analysis Helps Runners

How a gait analysis can help injured runners. 3 real running injury cases that cutting edge technology and running form analysis helped get to the bottom of.

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My Postpartum Return to Run Blog

I’m a Physical Therapist and strength coach who specializes in treating and training runner’s, detailed gait analysis and pre and postnatal exercise. I’m sharing my postpartum return to run story.

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Member Spotlight: Strength Training with a New Runner

When Erika first started with us, she was a brand new runner doing some home strength workouts with lighter dumbbells or bodyweight. Her goal was to be able to run healthy, stay generally strong and deal with some of the mild lingering issues she was dealing with from having her 2 baby girls.

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Maggie Mullins Maggie Mullins

Running Injury Spotlight: Hamstrings

Hamstring strain and tendinopathy is common in runner and often a complicated and long rehab process. Here are our most important tips and some insight on what could be causing your hamstring pain

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Gabby Callagy Gabby Callagy

A Runner’s Pregnancy Blog

Sharing my own story as a physical therapist and running specialist with running and training during pregnancy.

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Maggie Mullins Maggie Mullins

Achilles Tendinopathy and Calf Loading for Runners

Achilles tendonitis/tendinopathy is one of the most common issues we see with our runners. Our tendons facilitate movement by transferring forces generated by muscles to the skeleton. They deform under load to store and return strain energy, making them critical during locomotion. The Achilles is the largest, strongest, and thickest tendon in the body, and experiences 5-7x your body weight per step during running.

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