Runners certainly suffer their fair share of injuries. Diagnosing and treating running injuries is one thing, but most runners would like to know why they’re injured. One question that often surfaces goes something like this: “Why did this just happen to Details…
Better running economy (think fuel economy in a car) has gained a lot of attention over the past decade as a good predictor of performance in runners (1). It is well known that concurrent strength training will significantly help running economy Details…
I was recently approached by Kristian Manietta and Peter Lever – owners and hosts of trispecific.com and the Fat Black Podcast. They had seen my video online regarding Prescribing Running Shoes and read other posts on my blog and thought it would be worthwhile to Details…
This past weekend in Toronto, I attended The Running Clinic’s 2 day seminar, “New Trends in the Prevention of Running Injuries”. I had taken this course in 2011 in West Virginia and was impressed back then, so I thought I Details…
In my clinic, the majority of my patients are runners. Strange for a chiropractor, I know, but I have developed a bit of a niche due to: – my background in biomechanics, – a penchant for running, – knowledge of Details…
Runners certainly suffer their fair share of injuries. Diagnosing and treating running injuries is one thing, but most runners would like to know why they’re injured. One question that often surfaces goes something like this: “Why did this just happen to Details…
Better running economy (think fuel economy in a car) has gained a lot of attention over the past decade as a good predictor of performance in runners (1). It is well known that concurrent strength training will significantly help running economy Details…
This past weekend in Toronto, I attended The Running Clinic’s 2 day seminar, “New Trends in the Prevention of Running Injuries”. I had taken this course in 2011 in West Virginia and was impressed back then, so I thought I Details…
So, here’s my (short version) story… Around 2007, I began seeing quite a few runners in my practice. Word spread, and the percentage of my practice that involved treating runners had grown quite a bit until approximately 2011, when it Details…
“But Dr. Maggs, I have to wear “X” shoes because I ____________ (fill in the blank with “overpronate”, supinate, have high arches, have flat feet)” If you’ve been reading these newsletters, or our blog, you are well aware that we Details…
Training methods for a triathlon or longer running events have traditionally been a bit of an enigma for many athletes and coaches. There have been so many methods touted (Lydiard, Daniels, Run Less/Run Faster, Crossfit’s Endurance etc) how is the Details…
Running shoes come in all sorts of different shapes and have different purposes. In this post, I will quickly review 3 wildly different types of shoes: The Hoka Bondi B 2, the Topo M-ST and the On-Running CloudRacer. Obviously, these Details…
The intended audience for this post is clinicians, particularly those interested in biomechanics. The hamstrings can induce knee extension? The soleus can induce knee extension? The gastrocnemius can induce ankle dorsiflexion? What am I talking about? The Details…
Imagine you’re back in high school chemistry. You take 5 units of compound A and mix it with 5 units of compound B. You knew exactly what chemical reaction you were going to get. Unfortunately, the consistency that exists Details…
This blog post is regarding limited ankle dorsiflexion – the biomechanical implications, the injuries that may result, how to test it and what to do about it. This is the “non-clinician’s” version. If you are a clinician, or want to Details…
Imagine running, squatting or going downstairs in a ski boot. Do you think your legs and pelvis would move differently? Have you ever tried to do those things with ski boots on? It’s pretty tough. What if you were Details…
Part I – Minimalist Shoes Get a Thick Skin Pendulums tend to swing back and forth and when you reach one extreme, you can be sure that it will head the other way. The running shoe industry is no Details…
“Dr. Maggs, I wish I had you to take a look at my running form when I first began running; it would have saved me from a lot of problems over the years.”
“To Dr. Maggs, Thank you for taking care of me. You are awesome. Run to win.”
“Dr. Maggs, Thanks for all your help. Without your support and great work, I wouldn’t make it to the start line.”
“Just wanted to say thanks for your help with my sore feet, they’re feeling great and I can now walk around with no pain, just a little tightness in the morning which is a huge improvement.”
“Just tried a run! Medial quad better, thanks to active release from Dr.Maggs! Maggs helping Mags worked so far!”
When we opened Active Spine and Sport over 18 years ago, we had a goal of treating patients with respect and fairness. We specialize in treating runners and various athletes. We are in a unique position of being very well equipped in this area due to our experience of being runners ourselves, our skills in soft tissue treatment techniques and our expertise in performing thorough gait and sport specific biomechanical evaluations. Dr. Kevin Maggs is a provider and owner of Active Spine and Sport. He attended the University of Waterloo in Canada for Kinesiology and then went on to National College of Chiropractic in Chicago where he graduated in 1995.
Over the years, we have established a reputation that has brought many runners in for care, including world class professional runners, many Ironman athletes, top collegiate runners, high school cross country runners2runners and track athletes, ultramarathoners and also a very large number of beginning runners and marathoners. We perform: Chiropractic manipulation, Active release Techniques, Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Acupuncture, Rehabilitation Exercises, Video Gait Analysis, Dry Needling, Electric muscle stimulation/Interferential and Ultrasound
Dr. Kevin Maggs is a group lead instructor for Active Release Techniques (ART). As such, he teaches ART to physical therapists and chiropractors in the USA and Canada. He is an avid runner and has completed 9 marathons and 3 full Ironman triathlons. A large portion of his practice is devoted to runners and athletes. Dr. Maggs has spoken at different venues about the biomechanics of running and gait analysis, including various running specialty stores, as a guest lecturer on running biomechanics at the Exercise Science Department at GWU and the Suntrust National marathon. In addition, Dr. Kristine Maggs is certified as “Level III Medical” by Titleist Performance Institute – the highest certification possible.
