In this episode of The Athlete's Garage, I am joined by Sports Chiropractor Luke Nelson. Luke is the founder of Health and High Performance Chiropractic clinic in Melbourne’s east, and is an avid runner himself- Having completed 5 marathons, an ultra and 2 Ironman triathlons. Luke has extensive experience treating sporting injuries, and in particular, running-related overuse injuries.

In this episode, we discuss what Luke does as a Sports Chiropractor and how the many allied-health professions are becoming more united. From there, we’ll explore running-related injuries and why they happen, as well as discussing the management of some specific injuries- Core strength, Runner's Knee and Achilles Tendinopathy. 

This is be a great episode for runners and allied-health professionals/coaches interested in learning more about the body, and the process behind recognising and managing these injuries!

Podcast breakdown:1:34: Getting to know Luke13:05: Luke on Chiropractic18:54- running injuries27:51: Stretching for injury risk30:39- Warming up for injury risk32:57- What is the core?44:07: Runners knee54:18: Knee arthritis57:40: Achilles Tendinopathy1:21:38: Final message