As clinicians, we all want to help people. It feels good to help people. We do what we can to accomplish that goal. Patellofemoral Pain Syndroms (PFPS) is known as “runner’s knee”. Knee pain is by far the most common 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…
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…
We often have excuses for not getting some exercise in every day. If you’ve ever needed a kick in the butt to get you out the door, maybe these stories will inspire you (or shame you into getting some exercise!) Details…
As clinicians, we all want to help people. It feels good to help people. We do what we can to accomplish that goal. Patellofemoral Pain Syndroms (PFPS) is known as “runner’s knee”. Knee pain is by far the most common 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…
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…
Tendon pain is not as straight forward as Dr. Google tries to make it. While I understand most bloggers, friends and relatives have degrees from the Google School of Medicine, more often than not, well intentioned recommendations for managing tendon Details…
It’s much easier to present evidence to someone who has no opinion vs. someone who already has preconceived ideas. Such is the case with stretching. For decades, the dogma has been that stretching is good for you. In some cases this Details…
This post is just a few brief thoughts on a very complicated topic. I understand it’s not very sexy to make a post saying, “it depends”, but this is not a black and white issue. Those people that have made Details…
Tendinopathy (pain or pathology of a tendon) is a complex topic. Contrary to public opinion, it is relatively poorly understood by both healthcare providers and researchers alike. When you get into the specifics of the cellular aspects of tendon Details…
For those who don’t know, Kinesio Tape is the colorful, stretchy tape that you see displayed on many athletes. The purported benefits are numerous, with each one being more imaginative than the former. Last year, I wrote a piece that 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…
“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!”
I've been practicing chiropractic and in my own practice for over 18 years ago, I had a goal of treating patients with respect and fairness. I specialize in treating runners and various athletes. I am in a unique position of being very well equipped in this area due to being a runner myself, my skills in soft tissue treatment techniques and expertise in performing thorough gait and sport specific biomechanical evaluations. Dr. Kevin Maggs is a provider and owner of Lively Health Clinic. 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.
