Anatomy of a Running Shoe
Dr. Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
In the running world, shoes are it. There’s not a lot of “equipment” for the sport of running, so the focus zooms in on …
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Managing Pain for Pregnant Runners: Taping Techniques and Support Tools for the Common Pains of Pregnancy
Dr. Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
Many pregnant runners deal with different aches and pains that pop up throughout their pregnancies. Some common issues are round ligament pain, sacroiliac (SI) …
4 Easy Ways to Decrease Your Injury Risk
Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
No runner wants an injury! Injury prevention is great, but too often I meet runners that know strength training helps build durability but haven’t managed …
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Injury Onset Timeline: What to Know
Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
“__________ just started hurting! It doesn’t make any sense, I didn’t go up in mileage this week or have any harder than usual workouts!”
Does …
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What are Strides?
Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
What are strides? I hear this question so often! Maybe they’re written on a training plan you found online, or someone suggested you start doing …
Periodization in Training
Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
As each spring and fall approach, runners plan for what big races they want to do. This can be a fun and exciting part of …
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“You Shouldn’t Run”: Understanding and Moving Past Those Words
Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
“You shouldn’t run”The dreaded words some runners hear at some point in their lives. I have a lot of qualms with these words. Not …
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Complications of the Injury Cycle: RED-S
By Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
As this blog series has been discussing, the injury cycle is defined by recurring or chronic injury, and it could be the same injury …
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4 Strategies to Manage Your Running Injury on Race Day
By Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
This is what everyone wants to know! Can I still run _____ race with this injury? How do I treat an injury while running? …
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Why Am I Always Injured?
By Cat Fitzgerald PT, DPT, CSCS
Why am I always injured?! I can’t get through a single training cycle healthy!
This question is one I hear all too frequently. I …
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