Maximize Recovery with Electrical Nerve Stimulation
“Let me know when you start to feel this.” I heard a muffled voice above me say, as I lay with my face in a padded cradle and my shorts ever so discretely tucked up […]
knee injury
Resolve Tight IT Band Pain for Good: What Causes it, exercises and stretches
8 miles in to my 16 mile run a slight burning around my knee turned in to a stabbing pain, that had me sitting on the sidewalk gulping back the tears. This was in the […]
Why Runners Need a Chiropractor and Why I Used to Avoid Them
Emptying his pockets of coins and keys, my Dad mentioned he’d just been to the chiropractor for his back and my brain immediately thought “that’s why I’m never going, you just keep going and going […]
Krill Oil: Happy Runner Knees
Fish oil. It’s the magic bullet that I hear being thrown around non-stop by those with ideas on reducing inflammation. Since, I’m all about finding ways to make my body feel better (especially as I […]
Tips for Runsploring a New City and Running Austin
People always ask if I workout on vacation and I can’t wait to say “hell yes, those are the best runs!” Runsploring isn’t just a workout to get in the miles, it’s a way to […]
Ultimate Running Knee Pain Treatment and Prevention Guide
When I took up running in 2002, the first thing I heard was “it’s bad for your knees“. At the time, I didn’t have any information to dispute that, but I was 20 and like […]
Forgotten Collagen Benefits: Joint Pain, Stiffness and Mobility
Can I be honest? Besides digging up research to consistently show that running isn’t bad for our knees, I haven’t spent a whole lot of time thinking about my joints! Until of course last year […]
Running After Knee Surgery 5 Month Update
Since my first update was just two months post surgery, I thought I’d hop back on to give you the official 5 month update! If you are looking at knee surgery or wondering how to […]
How to Truly Resolve Runners Knee by Fixing Knee Drift
If it sounds to good to be true, we’re supposed to believe it’s total hogwash. Ok I usually do anyways! But I swear this time, I think I’ve found a process to help most us […]
How I Returned to Running after Knee Surgery
“Don’t worry, you’ll run again, just be patient”. I can’t count the number of times someone said this to me and I had to bite my very blunt tongue because honestly, I never once considered […]