When patients have a running injury, such as knee pain or Achilles tendinopathy, do we need to include strength training in their rehab? Discover when strength training is an important part of comprehensive running injury rehab in this podcast with Tom Goom (Running Physio), and explore:

  • Whether strength is important in runners.
  • Whether patients that are stronger are less likely to develop running injuries.
  • Why recent research found higher levels of strength in recently injured runners compared to uninjured runners.
  • When we need to improve patients' strength in running injury rehab.
  • Can strength training reduce the risk of running injuries?
  • How strength training fits into a comprehensive rehab program.
  • When strength is relevant to pain and pathology.
  • When rehab does NOT need to include strength training.
  • How to know what to focus on during rehab.
  • Which patients don’t require exercises or strength training.
  • How to identify when strength goals are a barrier to recovery and return to running.
  • Additional benefits of strength training, beyond improved strength.

Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs

Your comprehensive guide to ITB assessment & treatment with Tom Goom

If you treat runners, walkers, cyclists or rowers you'll regularly see patients with lateral knee pain from an irritated iliotibial band (ITB).

What causes ITB syndrome? How can you assess, diagnose and successfully treat it?

CLICK HERE to get immediate access to a free three part video series that will help you successfully treat ITB pain, covering:

  • Video 1 - Discover what causes ITBS, how to explain it to your patients, and 2 treatments you NEED to avoid.

  • Video 2 - How to quickly & accurately assess ITBS, other potential diagnoses, and a common ITB test you can stop doing now.

  • Video 3 - How to successfully treat ITBS. You'll explore practical demonstrations of exercises, gait retraining, load management and treatment you can use to get great results with your ITB patients.

CLICK HERE to get immediate access to this free ITB video series with Tom Goom.

Lateral hip pain assessment, diagnosis & treatment video series

To improve your lateral hip pain assessment, diagnosis & treatment skills, CLICK HERE for your access to 3 free videos presented by Tom Goom

Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs

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