PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE PINNACLE BY OSTEOPATH CAMERON ALLSHORN
With the Point to Pinnacle 2019 only 8 weeks away and the spring weather sweeping into our city. it is time to talk about running, running training and the common pitfalls that can surface during this time of year.
Running related injuries are often unsighted until it is too late. That is to say that they often won’t surface until late in a training program and by then in many cases it is too close to competition date to address completely. Here are a few signs to look for.
>Sore shins late into a run?,
>knee/ankle swelling 12-24 hours after a training run?
> Repeating issues at certain distances (i.e cramping at 13km, glute pain at 17km, etc)
>Tight and sore hamstrings or quads?
>Hit a plateau in your training goals?
These are all signs that your body might be holding you back from reaching your pinnacle performance.
See if this sound familiar? 4 weeks into a training program, you’re smashing it - reaching goals every week, posting great times and feeling fantastic. Then comes the niggle, it’s only small, you don’t notice it all the time but it is there. It could be a feeling something is poking you in the shin, the hip, under your foot or behind the knee. 2 weeks later you notice it during each run and then at each step and so on.
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), Shin splints, plantar fasciitis, Iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome and many others are all conditions commonly seen in the running community. Generally speaking these conditions will manifest from smaller initial symptoms that can go unnoticed, untreated and unmanaged
These issues often arise due to an overloading of a certain region during your running pattern. This can be related to intrinsic factors such as muscle strength and flexibility, cardiovascular and respiratory function and joint mobility as well as extrinsic influence such as improper or inadequate footwear, nutrition and the impact of training surfaces. In most cases it is a combination of factors that will lead to a pain producing presentation.
Many of these cases can be avoided by complementing your training with some regular body maintenance and awareness of your body’s signalling. It is part of our Australian culture to shrug off any minor niggle - “she’ll be right” or “no pain no gain” and so on - however these perceived small presentations are the key signs that we should be listening to our body’s call for assistance.
If you are training for the Point to Pinnacle or if you are a local summer runner and this has resonated with you don’t hesitate to contact us at Rockhopper on 0402 457 401 or you can book online.
