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Hey everybody, we are coming 
back to our next episode of The 

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Run Basics Series. 
This is the first of three more 

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episodes where we're going to go
a little bit deeper into some of

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the training errors that were 
talked about in the Third Run, 

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Basics episode. 
And today we are going to dig 

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into how changing your running 
mechanics. 

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Could be something that could 
lead to some tissue overload and

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a potential running related 
injury. 

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Remember if you have any further
questions on these because they 

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are really quick. 
Please feel free to reach out. 

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Reach out to us at doctors are 
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channels on Facebook or 
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We'd love to continue the 
conversation. 

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So before we talk about what it 
means to change your mechanics, 

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and how that could potentially 
influence a running related 

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injury. 
Let's first get a quick 

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definition of what I mean by 
running mechanics. 

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Really, what I mean is the form 
that you're running with and so 

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this is going to include things 
like the specific joint angles. 

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That each joint is going through
at different parts of your 

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running cycle. 
It's going to include things 

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like, do you land on the Foot or
the ball of your foot or do you 

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first strike with your heel? 
It's going to have to do with 

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how much trunk lean you have 
forward or backwards or to the 

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side. 
It's going to have to do with 

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your neck posture, your core 
posture, everything. 

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So running mechanics, ultimately
is the form with which you run 

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and that's going to Encompass, 
everything from how we control 

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the top of our head down to 
where our foot strikes, the 

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ground. 
The reason I want to dig into 

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this stuff a little bit today is
that there are a lot of 

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resources on the Internet or 
books that have been written 

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that advocate for specific. 
Way to run and they encourage 

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people to change the way that 
they run to match a specific 

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form. 
And while there might be really 

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good things that can be found 
within these resources that are 

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found on the internet or in 
books that you may have read. 

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You have to be really thoughtful
and careful before jumping in 

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and completely changing your 
mechanics. 

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And here's why when we change 
our mechanics that's going to 

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change a lot of forces through 
the body. 

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So we're going to do a deep dive
probably later on these, but 

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let's just use an easy one. 
Where if you're changing from 

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going to a heel strike to a 
landing on the forefoot or The 

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ball of your foot just by simply
changing the way that your foot 

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lands on the ground, you're not 
just altering where your foot 

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Landing. 
You're actually changing every 

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single Force that's going up 
through your body. 

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So the demand on your ankle, the
demand on your knee, the demand 

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on your hip, the demand on your 
core. 

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All of those things are changing
with just a small change in your

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running form. 
So, if you change that in the 

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tissues, that you're now putting
more Force Through aren't ready 

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to handle a change. 
You could be setting yourself up

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for a potential. 
The overload of that tissue. 

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So, if you're somebody who's 
running and is not having any 

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sort of pain and running related
injury, I'd be very cautious 

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about changing your running 
form. 

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If changing your running form, 
is something that you want to 

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do. 
It's probably wise to talk to a 

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physical therapist or running 
coach or someone who can help 

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analyze the changes in the 
demands that are going to be put

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on your body, if you do make 
that change. 

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And now if you are somebody who 
does have some form of running 

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related injury, you're thinking 
about changing your mechanics. 

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I would say it's even more. 
Important to go see someone like

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a physical therapist because 
changing your mechanics in. 

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The research is actually not 
shown to be the first best step.

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It's actually to look at all the
different things that could be 

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contributing to your pain. 
So again, proceed with caution, 

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about changing your mechanics 
even if you're someone who has 

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an injury. 
So here's where I want to land 

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with this one changing, even a 
small thing about your running 

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mechanics, can have huge 
implications that you may not 

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know about for the rest of your 
kinetic chain and other tissues 

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in your body. 
So if you are Planning to change

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your mechanics. 
I would consult somebody before 

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making a huge change and 
potentially exposing yourself to

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some tissue overload. 
Thanks again for listening. 

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Just remember that. 
These are adaptations from 

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videos that I produce for the 
clinic that I work at, with our 

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Runners, it's called point 
forward physical therapy, and 

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it's in Stevens Point, 
Wisconsin. 

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So if you're in Central, 
Wisconsin and looking for some 

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help with running, please feel 
free to contact us at point 

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forward, physical therapy.com, 
or you can look us up online and

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and find our phone number as 
well, as on our Facebook page, I

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do have these videos up there as
well, which has little bit more 

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information embedded within the 
videos with some images of the 

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studies that some of this 
information is from well, which 

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has little bit more information 
embedded within the videos with 

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some images of the studies that 
some of this information is from