How One Untreated Injury can Lead to a Cascade of Future Injuries
Coach Amy at the Dupage Valley Conference Cross Country meet 1987 (circle around the sprain).
Intro
Learning to work within a structure. “Boundaries give people more freedom.”
Our first injuries endurance sports Injury.
Somehow, we go down the road of Tae Kwon Do and how an injury from filing paperwork can lead to a swimming injury!
Liz’s lack of attention to recovery from endurance sport = injuries! Hard lesson learned.
Coach Amy’s first injury in running sport was repetitive ankle sprains, which, untreated, led to a cascade of future injuries. The first injury that interfered with running was “Runner’s Knee.”
Prevention of running injuries
How a physical therapy running form evaluation and run form development can help prevent injuries.
The role of massage.
How high school Running coaches have shifted their attention to the overall wellness of their athletes.
Take home
One injury that isn’t addressed can lead to future injury and how an injury in one part of the body can affect another. It’s all connected.
run form can affect the wearing of a running shoe, which impacts running form.
It’s a vicious cycle like a bent axle can impact your tire wear.
