Physical therapy for endurance athletes in Owings Mills, MD
Endurance athletes get hurt from load: too many miles, too fast, without the strength to handle it. I'm Brennan Maher, PT, DPT. We find which part of your training is setting off the pain, adjust it, and build the strength that lets you train without it coming back. Sessions are 60 minutes, 1:1.
What I test
- Mobility: half-kneeling ankle mobility, hip rotation, toe touch and single leg balance
- Strength: single-leg calf raises to fatigue, split squat and single leg bridge
- Power: vertical jump and single-leg hops
- Limb symmetry (LSI) testing on your injured leg, so you know when you're ready to build volume back up
How I train endurance athletes
Running puts most of its load through your calves, quads and hips. So that's where the strength work goes, and it gets heavy, alongside your training plan.
We adjust one variable at a time (how often, how far or how fast) and retest as you build back up.
What endurance athletes come in for
Achilles pain, shin splints, runner's knee (pain around the kneecap), plantar fasciitis and heel pain, IT band pain on the outside of the knee, and ankle sprains. Cyclists come in for knee and low back pain too.
FAQ
Do I have to stop running?
Usually not. Most of the time we change one variable (frequency, volume or intensity) and you keep running.
Do you write my training plan?
I write your strength program and work around your running or race plan. If you have a coach, I'll coordinate with them.
Talk through your goals and see if we're a fit.
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