Whether you are running for fun, competitively, or for weight loss, you might find yourself with knee pain from time to time. No matter your reason for running, there are a few helpful steps that you could use to heal your knees and get back to running. Click HERE to watch the full video or keep reading.
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For all runners there are 3 things that are really important to know when it comes to recovering and getting back to the activity that you love so much. Lots of people are missing a few key elements that are needed for their recovery process and the ability to stay resilient in their body’s effort to fight against re-injury.
If you are feeling the emotional weight of not being able to do the activity that you love or are dealing with other possible negative health problems that comes with not being able to run because of the pain you’re going through – these 3 things are going to help you to heal your knee and get back to running more effectively.
3 Steps to Healing Your Knees:
You have to have the right amount of rest in your running lifestyle. Rest is especially important to your recovery process because at some point in your recovery phase, you will have to start running again. In order to maintain your progression, you will have to rest appropriately to give your muscles and joints the opportunity to restore and recover. Also, you have to use modalities effectively. One of the best modalities a runner can use is ice. Ice is going to be extremely helpful in decreasing the swelling and improving your recovery process. People who don’t have a balance between rest, recovery, and the use of modalities to help their body recover often see themselves taking 3 steps forwards and 2 steps backwards when it comes to getting back to activity.
You have to improve your flexibility. Your muscles and tissues that are stiff aren’t going to help you perform when it comes to running. And they also won’t be able to effectively help protect your joints or protect you from injury. So restoring flexibility to your joints and muscles is extremely important for recovery. The best way that you can do this is by adding stretches before and after you run. Allowing flexibility to be a part of your rehab will help your muscles perform their best.
You have to improve endurance and stability of your knee to help you get back to healing and recovering your knee. There are specific exercises that you can do, but because most people who run enjoy running for a certain amount of time, what would be most effective is building muscular endurance. The reason behind this is because your injury is likely because of lack of stability in your knees. When you are running, there are compressive forces that you are exposed to on a regular basis because of the ground reaction force. So strengthening your knee muscles to give you more stability and making your knees more endurance ready will make a big difference for you.
If you begin to incorporate these steps in your recovery process, you will see a big difference in your healing. If you need help to get back to doing the activity you love, call or text “KNEE PAIN” to our office at 301-900-3226 so that we can help you heal your knee and get you back to running.
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