by Dr. Bryan D. Royer | December 3, 2019 | Common Conditions, Running, Sports Medicine
Runners knee is one of the most common problems that affects runners today as it encompasses around 25% of all running injuries. Runners knee is also known as anterior knee pain, which differentiates it from things like iliotibial band syndrome. It has the tendency to...
by Dr. Bryan D. Royer | November 12, 2019 | Chiropractic Care, Running, Sports Medicine
Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) is a diagnostic and therapeutic tool developed by Gray Cook, Greg Rose and colleagues. It is a set of seven full-body movement tests to identify specific movement limitations and assist the diagnosis and treatment of...
by Dr. Bryan D. Royer | November 2, 2019 | Running, Sports Medicine
Failing to plan is planning to fail. Resistance training should be part of all runner’s off season plans. By now, you have probably completed your races for the year and now that the off-season for running is upon us, it is the time to recover and to begin to...
by Dr. Bryan D. Royer | October 2, 2019 | Running, Sports Medicine
What do Orthotics do? Gait is extremely complicated with 28 bones and 33 joints in the foot and ankle being pulled on by over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments. Orthotics are devices that can help runners feet move better biomechanically. The foot and ankle are...
by Dr. Bryan D. Royer | September 1, 2019 | Running, Sports Medicine, Strength & Conditioning
Warm Up for Running Runners should complete a warm up prior to athletic events to prepare the body for movement and stress. The reason why you do a warm up is to increase the blood flow to the muscle that will be working and increase the core temperature while...
by Dr. Bryan D. Royer | August 3, 2019 | Running, Sports Medicine, Strength & Conditioning
In the past, resistance training programs for endurance athletes have not been embraced as part of their overall training plan. One reason is that athletes are not sure what to do or how to incorporate resistance training programs into their endurance sport. Another...