Charlottesville Women's Four Miler

This weekend marked Charlottesville's largest annual all-female event: The Women's Four Miler.

Here is a great article that we had circulating as all the women arrived on Friday night.

Enjoy!

Running should be PAIN FREE!   More than 24 million people run in the United States alone, but 65% will have to stop at least once this year because of injury.  Others will choose to run through the pain. Why the injuries?   Why the pain...POOR POSTURE and POOR ALIGNMENT! 

We know that muscles pull bones in order to move.  When a body is imbalanced, some muscles are working overtime pulling the bone or joints out of alignment.  Other muscles become weak because they are not able to work the way they were designed to.  If you run with the body in poor alignment, stress or friction occurs in the joints and very often pain develops.  Pain is the bodies warning signal that something is wrong! 

At PAIN FREE PERFORMANCE, we believe that good posture is the cornerstone of proper running technique.  When your postural alignment is correct, the body moves efficiently in much the same way that water will flow through a straight pipe more easily than a bent one. Running with your body out of alignment can create tension, fatigue, discomfort, and even PAIN.

The therapists at Pain Free Performance utilize the EGOSCUE METHOD to restore postural alignment.  We do not focus on symptoms; instead, we look at the entire body and determine the SOURCE of your dysfunction.   We take photos; analyze your gait and perform functional tests to determine which muscles are dysfunctional and which muscles are compensating for the improper alignment.  An individual program is designed to include passive positions and gentle exercises which will unlock restrictions and guide the body back to optimal alignment and function.  This program   provides “tools” for you to take care of your body for a lifetime.          

  *Results of the Egoscue Method:

·         95% success rate ·         Dramatically reduces your potential for injury ·         Helps to make knee pain, foot pain or shin splints a thing of the past ·         Helps make running any distance enjoyable whether you’re a beginning runner or seasoned competitor

  Learn how it can help you abolish pain and restore your body to its proper design.  

CALL PAIN FREE PEFORMANCE:  434-296-0600 or go to www.painfreeperformance.com