Running & Lifting Injuries
Runners and lifters push the body to its edge and the injuries that result are almost never random. They're patterns. Patterns in movement, patterns in load, patterns in training. We find the pattern, fix the dysfunction, and get you back to doing what drives you.
Overuse isn't bad luck. It's a signal.
The vast majority of running and lifting injuries are overuse injuries tissue that's been loaded beyond its capacity to recover. But "overuse" isn't the full story. The question is why that tissue was being overloaded in the first place. Was it a training error (too much, too soon)? A movement fault (altered mechanics under fatigue)? Or a restriction somewhere upstream that forced that tissue to absorb more than its share?
Answering that question is the difference between an injury that resolves and one that keeps coming back every training cycle. We assess both the tissue quality and the movement patterns driving the load so the fix actually holds.
Running Injuries We Commonly TreatRunning
Lifting
Training error
Volume or intensity increased too fast for tissue adaptation.
Movement fault
Altered mechanics — often from a previous restriction or old injury — overloading a specific tissue.
Joint restriction
A limited hip, ankle, or thoracic spine forces compensation that creates injury downstream.
The ADAPT approach to athlete injuries
We treat athletes like athletes not like people who just need to rest. The goal is always to keep you as active as possible throughout the recovery process while systematically addressing the movement and tissue issues driving the injury.
Dr. Austin runs. He lifts. He gets it.
As a 100-mile ultra finisher, marathoner, and lifelong strength athlete, Dr. Austin understands the mindset of someone who doesn't want to stop training. He'll always tell you what you can keep doing, not if or what you have to stop.
Athlete intake & training history
We understand your sport, current training block, goals, and what led to the injury, not just what hurts.
Movement & mechanics assessment
SFMA plus sport-specific movement screening to identify the fault pattern driving overload.
Tissue & joint treatment
ART®, adjustments, and manual therapy targeting the injured tissue and the restriction causing it.
Corrective loading
Progressive loading protocols that rebuild tissue capacity while keeping you as active as possible.
Return to full training
Clear benchmarks for returning to each phase of training based on tissue capacity, not just pain level.
Related conditions we treat
Same injury. Different training cycle. Let's break the pattern.
Book your assessment in Coeur d'Alene. We'll find out why it keeps happening and build a plan that gets you back to training and keeps you there.
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