Introduction Covid has created a running boom. Since 2020, there are a significant number of novice runners out there. Despite all the benefits of running, health practitioners see a lot of running related injuries each year. Approximately 80% of runners suffer from an injury (Van der Worp et al. 2015). We prescribe...
Introduction When you have the opportunity to change your practice, what would you change? Every practitioner knows how important it is to have sufficient space available. Before you buy new equipment you need to make the trade-off between the cost, the potential usage, and space it will occupy. Recent advancements...
Leentje Hellemans, mother of two, started running five years ago. She has already completed several races including two marathons with one being a silver medal of 3hours 9min! Unfortunately, due to covid-lockdowns last year she suffered from her second consecutive stress fracture. During the lockdown period she couldn't see her...
Introduction High-speed 2D video analysis has become the go-to tool for physical therapists and athletic trainers who work with runners. And rightly so! It only requires a good camera set-up and a treadmill. This makes it an inexpensive, efficient, and user-friendly alternative compared to sophisticated laboratory based 3D motion analysis...
