The Minimalist Running Movement: What To Tell Your Patients
But as a result of poor training, over training, and a lack of understanding of the physiological principles of effective running, many runners end up coming to see you with running-related injuries.
It doesn’t help that myths about running are abundant.
Take, for example, the minimalist or barefoot running movement. Proponents of minimalist running say that running without shoes, or in minimally padded footwear, is safer and more effective, while critics point out that barefoot running often leads to an increase in injuries.
If your patient asks for your opinion on minimalist running, what would you tell them?
Here’s Jon Mulholland, DC, CCSP, CSCS, on what you need to know:
Dr. Jon Mulholland has over 20 years’ experience helping athletes of all levels with injury recovery and performance enhancement. In addition to running his own practice, Dr. Mulholland has also acted as the chiropractic consultant for the United States Olympic Training Center in Lake Placid, NY, successfully treating dozens of Olympic athletes. He has traveled extensively as one of the team chiropractors for the US Bobsled & Skeleton teams. He has worked multiple World Championship events in a variety of sports and has treated athletes from dozens of different countries. He was the sports medicine & performance enhancement consultant for the New Zealand Cycling teams at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, where he helped the team win two Olympic medals. He is the owner/operator of Ideal Athlete Chiropractic, a sports chiropractic clinic in Plattsburgh, NY, He also travels extensively lecturing on a wide variety of sports injury and rehabilitation topics.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Jonathan Mulholland is the owner and chiropractor of Ideal Athlete Chiropractic. He receives a speaking honorarium from Rock Tape. Dr. Mulholland receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Dr. Jonathan Mulholland is a member of the American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians, the International Federation of Sports Chiropractic, the National Strength & Conditioning Association, the American Academy of Hospital Chiropractors, the Society of Weight-Training Injury Specialists, and the American Chiropractic Association.
