Tony Mikla – Strength Training for Runners – Design Programs your Patients Will Actually Do! – PESI

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Strength Training for Runners – Design Programs your Patients Will Actually Do! 
Speaker: Tony Mikla, DPT, CSCS, XPS
Format: Audio and Video

Description

Runners only want to run and obsess over their miles per week.   This results in tissues becoming unbalanced and eventually leads to injury.  Shin splints, plantar fascia pain, Achilles tendon issue, ITB pain… these can all often be traced back to overuse of some tissues and not enough use of others.  Create straightforward, efficient and practical exercises to help your patients develop well rounded strength with these interventions are easy, adaptable and help reduce injuries.

Speaker

Tony Mikla, DPT, CSCS, XPS
Tony Mikla, DPT, CSCS, XPS, is a sports physical therapist and performance coach. Dr. Mikla speaks and teaches nationally on sports physical therapy and is active in research having published multiple papers in international journals. He is the founder and CEO of KIME Human Performance Institute focusing on improving people’s lives through movement and physical therapy. He previously served as the physical therapy manager at the world renowned EXOS in Phoenix, AZ, working with best athletes in the world.

He is the medical director for Sacramento Sports Commission and adjunct faculty in PT at Sacramento State University and Northern AZ University. In 2015, Tony was named a finalist for the NSCA Sports Medicine Specialist of the year. Tony speaks nationally on movement principles. He is both published in peer-reviewed articles (Journal of Sport Physical Therapy, Journal of Sports Medicine) as well as nationally recognized magazine publications (Sports Illustrated and Shape Magazine).

He has worked tirelessly in implementing movement retraining principles at the highest level of competition, including the Olympics in Beijing, London, and Rio. He blends the worlds of performance and physical therapy to help unite the greater purpose of Sports Medicine at the youth, collegiate, active adult, and pro level.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Anthony Mikla has an employment relationship with Kime Human Performance Institute. He receives a speaking honorarium from RockTape and PESI, Inc. All relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations have been mitigated.
Non-financial: Anthony Mikla is a member of NSCA Southwest Region Advisory Board and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

Objectives

1. Demonstrate why strength training is important for runners.
2. Investigate common tissue imbalances and muscle weaknesses in runners.
3. Determine how much strength training is necessary to improve performance.
4. Construct straightforward and efficient exercise programs to improve strength and help reduce running injuries.

Outline

• Implications for Runners: Physiological and Biomechanics
  • Running injury stats
  • Strength training benefits
  • Soft tissue imbalances
  • Postural considerations
  • Strength and stability requirements – research and clinical perspective
• Practical Exercises and Techniques for a Balanced Training Program
  • Strength training must haves
  • Eccentric training
  • Kinesiology taping strategies
  • Dynamic exercises that address weakness and instability
• Targeted Strategies for the Most Common Issues in Runners
  • Plantar fasciopathy
  • Patellar tendinopathy
  • Achilles tendinopathy
  • Hamstring tendinopathy
  • ITB syndrome
  • Medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints)

Target Audience

• Athletic Trainers
• Chiropractors
• Massage Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants

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