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Runners like the '10% rule' but it does have its limits!

Here’s a top tip from #RunningRepairs 👇 Sometimes when someone struggles with a single leg squat it’s not due to lack of control, it’s due to lack of range.  A quick and easy test to try is to place a small block/ raise under their heel then retest the movement.

Passive recovery strategies show inconsistent results for athletes. Focus on sleep, nutrition and active strategies to put the athlete in control of their recovery.

Target the glutes and get the buns burning with these 3 exercises!! 🔥 Reference: Collings TJ, Bourne MN, Barrett RS, Meinders E, GONçALVES BAM, Shield AJ, Diamond LE. Gluteal Muscle Forces during Hip-Focused Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Exercises. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2023 Apr 1;55(4):650-660.

My go to exercise for foot and ankle rehab! 🦶 Recent research shows that adding a forward lean or load to foot exercises increases intrinsic and extrinsic muscle activation. This makes the forward lean calf raise a valuable exercise option with a host of benefits! Reference: Osborne JWA, Menz HB, Landorf KB, Whittaker GA, Cotchett M, Kelly LA. The influence of body posture and added mass on intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscle activation and force output during common foot strengthening exercises. J Sport Health Sci. 2025 Dec 16:101110. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101110. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41412495.

If you're a physio or health professional who treats injured runners then Running Repairs is the course for you! Join us in January for 2 days devoted to running rehab. Book your place ➡️ f.mtr.cool/lg5lnhsp4v

Passive recovery strategies show inconsistent results for athletes. Focus on sleep, nutrition and active strategies to put the athlete in control of their recovery.

Great research from Tjerk Visser & colleagues has given us normative values for calf testing that go beyond reps alone!  Assessing peak height, total work & total displacement can provide valuable insight into calf function. Visser et al. (2025) 🔗 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Muscle activity during running 🏃🏽‍♀️ The quads, calf and glutes are important shock absorbers and the hamstrings work hardest during the swing phase.

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Intrinsic foot muscles can be weak in patients with Plantar Heel Pain🦶 Progressive strengthening of intrinsic and extrinsic muscles can be effective, especially in runners and active individuals.

Always consider bone health in patients presenting with a stress fracture. Unless these factors are addressed there's a high risk of future bone stress injuries. Multidisciplinary input may be needed for a full assessment of an athlete’s needs.

Side planks are surprisingly challenging for the Glutes, especially when you lift the top leg!! 🍑🔥

What sets athletes on the road to injury? I've teamed up with Injury Psychologist Dr Carl Bescoby to answer this in our new graphic.

Does anyone have the full version of this please? sciencedirect.com/science/ar… Thanks 🙏

What are the key treatments for Achilles Tendiopathy? f.mtr.cool/5vbnxd2qhm

What are the 'normal' values for running gait parameters? A great study of over 800 runners from @LaurentMalisoux et al. (2023) provides useful insights on typical values when treadmill running at preferred speed. 🏃‍♂️ 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…

Stress fractures of the foot and ankle. ⚠️ Note the 'high risk' sites they need thorough assessment (including imaging) and cautious management. (Adapted from Mandell et al. 2017 in Skelelal Radiology)

Running with excessive forward trunk lean can affect efficiency and increase load on the Glutes and Hamstrings. These cues can help! 🏃

What sets athletes on the road to injury? I've teamed up with Injury Psychologist Dr Carl Bescoby to answer this in our new graphic.