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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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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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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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Wellness, Women Gabby Callagy Wellness, Women Gabby Callagy

Staying Healthy as a Female Runner

Women are far more likely to get injured and drop out of running than men. The mechanical, nutritional, biological and life reason why and how to incorporate strength nutrition and good movement for all female runners including pregnant and postpartum runners.

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