The Runners Zone

In this episode, Nathan and Chris sat down with chiropractor Luke Nelson. Luke has 20 years of experience working with runners and endurance athletes and has a particular interest in the calf muscle complex. He breaks how to assess calf and foot strength and how that . He also speaks to the importance of how to apply that data to the unique patient in front of you. To learn more about Luke, be sure to give him a follow IG and check out his online course for managing running related injuries below. 

Luke's IG: https://www.instagram.com/sportschiroluke/

Luke's Courses: https://www.matassessment.com/matrunningcourse

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In this episode, Chris and Nathan break down intra-articular pain. They cover runners dealing with Meniscus tears, cartilage damage, and ligament injuries breaking down the essentials to a quality examination. The dissect important misconceptions about what to do and not do with these injuries. 

Envelope of Function

Presence of Abnormal Findings in 230 Asymptomatic Knees

Knee Arthroscopy Versus Conservative Management

Clinical Exam of the Runner (Video)

Episode 35: Kentaro Onishi on Injectables

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In this episode, Chris and Nathan dive into everything you need to know about your hip and running. They cover how they've changed their views on the runner's hip, managing hip pain, key assessments to understand, programming principles to improve hip strength. Be sure to check out the show resources and articles below!

Nathan's Youtube

Chris Newsletter

How to Rehab a Sacral Stress Fracture

Spokane Course

Lindsey's IG

Research Articles - 

The Warwick Agreement

Muscle Function During Walking, Running, & Sprinting

Thigh Muscle Weakness in Different Pathological States

Height & Running Experience Affect Running Cadence

Clinical Examination of Groin Pain

Exercise Video Links

Farmer's March 

Lateral Toe Tap 

Rearfoot Elevated Split Squat 

Step-Up 

Long Lever Bridge 

Hip Airplane 

Band Resisted Hip Flexor Training Matrix

Hey welcome back to the RZ podcast. On this episode, Chris and Nathan dive into why some runners shouldn't lift weights. Be sure to check out the references and useful links from the podcast below!

Strength and Conditioning for Runners
https://www.amazon.com/Strength-Conditioning-Endurance-Running-Blagrove/dp/1847979874

Effects of Strength Training on Running Performance
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29249083/

Ko study
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-020-0105-0

Yamaguchi study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36207466/

Dorn study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22573774/

Iversen study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34125411/

Nathan Newsletter
https://adept-creator-3116.ck.page/1b2995ff95

Chris Newsletter
https://chrisjohnsonpt.com/newsletter-2/

In this epsiode, Nathan and Chris break down the current state of injuries and triathlong, expected timelines for racing after a stress fracture, and how "life loads" are often more important than "training loads". 

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In this episode, Chris sat down with Greg Lehman. Greg is a chiropractor and physiotherapist based out of Canada. Greg is extensively published in the literature on manual therapy and exercise biomechanics. In his clinical and teaching roles, he blends the fields of biomechanics, pain science, and psychology to help active individuals with injury management and prevention. They dive into how to manage osteoarthritis, the importance of staying active when dealing with an injury, and the need for variability in movement throughout life. 

Greg's Online Course http://www.greglehman.ca/new-page-1

Greg's Course Live Course Calendar http://www.greglehman.ca/courses-2023

Check out Greg's Website and free pain guidebook http://www.greglehman.ca/

In this episode, Nathan sat down with Creighton Cross Country and Track Coach Chris Gannon. Coach Gannon talks about navigating collegiate running, the recruiting process, how to coach athletes that have to compete for nine months a year, what success looks like, and how we can be better advocates for our athlete's mental health and well-being.

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Chris Johnson's Newsletter

Nathan Carlson's Newsletter

Coach Gannon on Twitter

What Made Maddy Run

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Hilinski's Hope

Eyes Up Running

Alexi Pappas on Mental Health

In this episode, Nathan and Chris discuss the need to have difficult conversations with patients and athletes. They explore the college recruiting process, navigating challenging coaching and life situations, and discuss how to set patients up for long-term success. 

Dr. Michelle Barrack is a registered dietitian and associate professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at California State University at Long Beach. She is the President of the Athlete Triad Coalition and a world-renowned researcher on the topics of the Male and Female Athlete Triad, bone density in endurance athletes, and youth endurance sports. To learn more about Dr. Barrack be sure to follow her on social media and the athlete triad coalition website at the links below. 

University Bio: https://www.csulb.edu/college-of-health-human-services/family-and-consumer-sciences/page/dr-michelle-barrack

Dr. Barrack's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mbarrack.sportsrd/

The Athlete Triad IG: https://www.instagram.com/theathletetriad/

The Male Athlete Triad Consensus Paper Part I: https://journals.lww.com/cjsportsmed/fulltext/2021/07000/the_male_athlete_triad_a_consensus_statement_from.1.aspx

The Male Athlete Triad Consensus Paper Part II: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34091537/

Linda Steinhardt is a registered dietitian based out of Denver Colorado.  In this episode, Linda talks about her research on athletes' perception of body comp testing and the negative experiences that are quite common. Linda also shares her thoughts on what we can do to better utilize testing with athletes without jeopardizing their mental and physical health. To learn more about Linda, be sure to visit her Instagram HERE. 

I'm excited to announce the release of my new resource, " A Guidebook to Navigating Running After a Stress Fracture".  This guidebook is a combination of my last decade of clinical practice working with hundreds of runners and the current best literature on these injuries. 

To learn more, and pick up your copy visit the link HERE.