Running Injury Physical Therapy & Recovery
Up to half of runners get injured every year, and almost none of it is bad luck — it's load, mechanics, and strength. All three are fixable, usually without stopping running entirely.
Common running injuries we treat
Running injuries are overuse injuries — which means they have causes, and causes have fixes.
Runner's knee (patellofemoral pain)
The ache around or behind the kneecap on runs, stairs, and long sits. Hip and quad strength plus small mechanical adjustments resolve most cases — the knee is usually the messenger, not the problem.
Shin splints & stress injuries
Shin pain that builds with mileage is a bone-loading problem. Caught early it's weeks; ignored into a stress fracture it's a season. The difference is acting on it.
IT band syndrome
Sharp outside-of-knee pain that shows up at the same mileage every run. Foam rolling alone won't fix it — hip strength and stride adjustments will.
Achilles tendinopathy
Morning stiffness and pain that 'warms up' mid-run. Tendons rebuild through progressive loading — the exact opposite of complete rest.
Plantar fasciitis
The first-steps-out-of-bed heel pain. Calf strength, foot loading, and footwear all factor in; most cases resolve without injections or inserts-for-life.
Hip & glute pain
Deep aches in the hip or glute that build with mileage — sometimes tendinopathy, sometimes the hip joint itself. Worth diagnosing properly before it changes your gait.
How we get you back on the road
Assessment, recovery, and strength plans from doctors of physical therapy — we work with you until the problem is resolved and you're back at peak performance.
Assess
A full evaluation of your injury and your sport-specific movement — we find the cause, not just the sore spot.
First visitRecover
Hands-on treatment and a plan to calm pain and restore motion. Injury care is typically covered by insurance with a referral.
Insurance-basedRebuild
Progressive strength and mobility work targeted at what your sport demands — so the problem doesn't come back.
Either trackReturn
A graded return to play, with optional performance training to come back better than before the injury.
Direct, cash-basedWhy runners come to us
Because “stop running” isn’t a treatment plan — it’s a pause button with a relapse built in. Our therapists are runners’ therapists: gait on film, strength measured, training history respected, and a return plan in real mileage. When you’re healthy and want the next PR, Endurance & Running in the Performance Lab picks up where rehab ends.