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Injury-Free Running by Thomas C. Michaud is an indispensable guide for runners, trainers, and health professionals alike. It presents the intriguing fusion of anatomy and the latest strengthening exercises to propel injury-free running performance. Every time a runner’s foot kisses the pavement, an impact force averaging three times their weight hurtles through the body at over 200 miles per hour, causing bones to shudder and tendons to stretch. An average runner’s foot strikes the ground more than 10,000 times per hour, creating an astounding force. However, these impact forces need not be as damaging as they sound.
With Injury-Free Running, Michaud unveils how a comprehensive understanding of anatomy and biomechanics, coupled with the latest strengthening exercises and rehab protocols, can pave the way for an injury-free running journey. By tweaking our running form and employing specific exercises to enhance tendon resilience, we can optimize energy storage and return, resulting in not only faster running but also more effortless strides.
In this meticulously revised second edition, Michaud reveals how to:
• Conduct a comprehensive at-home gait analysis for improved performance.
• Pinpoint issues with strength, flexibility, and neuromotor coordination.
• Integrate new exercises that boost energy storage and return in the tendons.
• Address the 25 most common running-related injuries with scientifically backed treatment protocols.
• Choose the running shoe that perfectly caters to your needs.
With more than 40 informative illustrations, this book is a treasure for recreational runners, as well as physical therapists, trainers, chiropractors, and sports medicine practitioners.