If you are an athlete and you feel your fitness regimenmay be putting you at risk for an injury or wearing you down, contact us for a FREE Injury Screenwith aDoctor of Physical Therapy. We can help you significantly decrease your probability toward harmful and painful injuries. What About Wearing the Right Shoes for Running? Have a Break-In Period. If you’re trying on shoes that feel heavy, stiff, clunky, or not “just right,” they likely are the wrong shoes for you. The right pair will feel comfortable as soon as you put them on: lightweight, cushioned, and balanced. Keep Your Feet Level. If you feel your arches “tipping in” or “pushed out”, then the support is wrong for you. Too much support will restrict your foot and give the feeling you’re tipped out. Too little support may feel like your PROVEN AIDS TO SPORTS INJURY PREVENTION
foot is caving in and give the tipped-in feeling. The proper pair will feel balanced and level. Wear Shoes True to Size. Running shoes should have ample toe room, but secure from the ball of the foot to the heel. Your feet will splay out over time and it’s not uncommon to go up in size. Running shoes won’t break in, so they need to feel like they fit the second you put them on. If you’ve suffered from pain and injury in the past, and you want to figure out how to stop themonce and for all, schedule a consultation with one of our physical therapists today. We’d be happy to meet with you and create a plan for better health! If you would like to learn more about the importance of proper running shoes and common injuries, read one of our latest blog postsHERE. (thefitinstitutechicago.com/running- shoes-foot-type-injuries) We also just published a blog with injury prevention tip for our weekendwarriors HERE. (thefitinstitutechicago.com/weekday-training-to- stay-a-weekend-warrior) Call The FIT Institute at (773) 799-2795 today or visit thefitinstitutechicago.com.
Sources: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/ fullarticle/769864 health.com/pain/tips-to-prevent-running-injuries webmd.com/back-pain/ss/slideshow-exercises
Our Physical Therapist Ryan LeFever is trained in the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) as well as the Selective Functional Movement Screen (SFMA). The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a pre-participation screening tool designed to identify compensatory movement patterns that are indicative of increased injury risk and inefficient movement that causes reduced performance. The goal is to assess, analyze and devise a game plan to move in the most efficient way possible to decrease the risk of injury when training. Ultimately, allowing more precise movement to enhance performance and supply the body with the building blocks for return to sport or activity after injury!
Call The FIT Institute at (773) 799-2795 to schedule your sessionOR learnmoreHERE (thefitinstitutechicago.com/functional-movement- assessment-fms). We are offering a 30 minute Virtual Functional Movement Screen for a discounted rate of $30 .00 !
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