SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
Running Injuries
at PFPT.
Running injuries are about more than where it hurts. Whether you're dealing with runner's knee, shin splints, Achilles tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis, or recurring hip and foot pain, your physical therapy should go beyond symptom relief. At PFPT, we take a whole-body approach, evaluating running mechanics, movement efficiency, strength, mobility, and training demands to identify contributing factors, build resilience, and help you return to running stronger and with greater confidence.
PFPT / INDIVIDUALIZED CAREASSESS / BUILD / PERFORM
Built around the runner, not just the injury.
Running injuries often involve more than the area experiencing pain. We take a whole-body approach to understand how you move, how you run, and how your body responds to repetitive loading and training demands. Through individualized assessment, clinical reasoning, and progressive physical therapy, we address contributing factors, restore movement efficiency, and build the strength and capacity needed to return to running with confidence.
What we consider in your care.
Running & Training Demands: Evaluating mileage, training intensity, terrain, footwear, recovery, and recent changes in running volume to understand how these factors may contribute to symptoms and performance.
Movement Mechanics & Load Management: Assessing running gait, movement efficiency and quality, mobility, strength, coordination, cadence, and your body's ability to tolerate repetitive impact and increasing training demands.
Individualized Return-to-Running Progression: Strategic training modifications, progressive strengthening, graded running exposure, and symptom-guided progressions designed to restore running capacity, reduce the risk of recurring setbacks, and help you confidently return to your desired mileage and performance goals.
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