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#Ep.26: 'Assessment Of Runners' with Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson is a physical therapist, certified triathlon coach, multiple time Kona qualifier and owner of Zeren PT & Performance. Known by many for his unique style of video presentation of exercises for runners, Chris provides a huge amount of quality, evidence based information for both clinicians & runners. His Facebook group 'The Runners Zone' brings together therapists & coaches from around the world to share & discuss the latest trends & knowledge.
Chris also is the creator of 'RunCadence', an app that helps runners optimise their gait retraining through changing cadence.
In this episode of Runchatlive we'll be talking to Chris about the assessment of runners for injury & performance, a topic he will also be addressing as one of the speakers at the 'RCL International Running Conference 2019' this October 30/31 in Brighton, UK (full details: https://RCL2019.eventbrite.com)
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In Part 4 of our four part GAIT ANALYSIS special, guest Dr Allison Gruber, Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at Indiana University Bloomington, discusses what the research tells us about footwear and footstrike in relation to reducing running injury and increasing running performance.
Dr Allison Gruber has been at the forefront of running related research for more than a decade, with over 100 publications. Her primary research interests include the mechanisms of running related injuries and determinants of metabolic cost and locomotion.
Other Episodes In This Series:

• Part 1 with Dr. Max Paquette, Associate Professor of the University of Memphis Human Performance
  Center.
• Part 2 with Dr JF Esculier, Vice-President & Director of Research & Development at The Running Clinic.
• Part 3 with Dr Izzy Moore, Associate Professor in Human Movement & Sports Medicine at Cardiff Metropolitan University.

GAIT ANALYSIS COURSE IN MAY
If you are interested in starting a Gait Analysis service or updating it to be more evidence informed, podcast host Matt Phillips will be giving his course ‘Gait Analysis For Runners: A Modern Approach’ in May 2023.
• Two live ONLINE mornings - Saturday 6th & 13th May
• One IN PERSON full day - Saturday 20th May at The School in Exeter.
Full details at Runchatlive.com and The School Website.

Topics discussed with Dr Allison Gruber in this episode:

• 0:00 Intro, including details of 'Gait Analysis 3 Day Course' in UK with Matt Phillips
• 4:40 Dr Allison Gruber's views on the use of Gait Analysis for runners
• 7:50 Should we be trying to reduce Ground Impact Force for all runners?
• 11:16 Prospective Studies vs Retrospective Studies
• 13:23 Dr Allison Gruber on Researchgate. A look at some of her studies in chronological order: 'Metabolic Cost of Altering Foot Strike Patterns in Running, 2009'
• 20:40 Are many coaches & therapists still selling forefoot strike as the best type of footstrike for runners?
• 23:57 What are some of the dangers of encouraging all runners to adopt a forefoot strike?
• 30:18 'Achilles Tendon Forces in Forefoot and Rearfoot Running' 2011
• 33:10 Question from live listener: "Isn't it necessary to address all components of running (cadence, overstriding, etc.) and not only just footstrike pattern? 35:07 Shifting load from ankle to knee by changing footstrike
• 39:20 Changing cadence will potentially increase metabolic cost for at least a short period of time
• 41:43 Question from live listener: "I've read that cadence below 165 has a higher injury risk... have you heard of that?"
• 44:11 'Footstrike patterns and race performance in the 2017 IAAF World Championship men’s 10,000 m final' 2021
• 50:10 'The Missing Link in Running Injury Research: Nonrunning Physical Activity' 2022
• 52:30 Knee load comparison during Standing, Walking & Running
• 58:50 Follow Allison Gruber on Social Media: Twitter @IUBiomechanics

Useful Links

• Twitter: @IUBiomechanics
• ResearchGate Dr Allison Gruber

Our sincere thanks to Dr Allison Gruber for giving up her time to be a guest!

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Our 'Focus on NUTRITION' month continues, with once again episodes from the Sports Therapy Association Podcast being uploaded here to Runchatlive as nutrition is obviously a tpic of relevance to runners & professionals who work with runners. If you want to join the live recordings, head to The Runchatlive Facebook Page or Sports Therapy Association YouTube Channel every Tuesday at 8pm (GMT+1).
In this episode, the subject is 'Food Intolerance', with special guest Dr Gill Hart, BSc (Hons), PhD, Cert Mgmt (Open), FIBMS. Dr Gill Hart is a leading UK Biochemist, an expert on food intolerance and a credible and respected authority on a range of related issues, with over twenty years experience in the development and clinical evaluation of diagnostic tests.
As Scientific Director at YorkTest Laboratories ,a leading provider of food intolerance tests and food allergy tests for 40 years, Gill regularly gives talks and lectures on food intolerance at Universities, Colleges, trade shows and consumer events. She also provides guidance for those choosing diagnostic tests with her ‘What makes a good diagnostic test’ checklist, and has written many articles in scientific journals and consumer magazines.

Topics discussed in this episode include:

• The history of food intolerance testing and how YorkTest became the UK’s leading food intolerance, allergy and home health testing company.
• The difference between an allergy and a food sensitivity
• The prevalence of food intolerance worldwide and in the UK
• Different types of food intolerance and the tests available
• Symptoms of food intolerance
• Immunoglobulin G Tests - Why do we measure food-specific IgG antibodies in blood?
• IgG tests at YorkTesting - how blood is taken, how food-specific IgG reactions are measured, how results are collated
• A look at the evidence for food-specific IgG tests being effective
• How soft tissue therapists & practicioners can work alongside YorkTest, and how can tests be ordered

Useful Links

• YorkTest Website: yorktest.com
• YorkTest Practitioner Account Team:
  Tel: 01904 410 410
  Email: [email protected]
• Facebook: @yorktestUK
• Twitter: @yorktestlabs
• Instagram: @yorktestUK

Our sincere thanks to Dr Gill Hart for giving up her time to be on the Podcast!

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Our new episodes continue, in association with the 'Sleep Awareness Month' of the Sports Thera[y Association, streamed live at 8pm (GMT +1) every Tuesday in April, to both the STA YouTube Channel and also the Runchatlive Facebook Page,

In this episode, I am joined by special guest Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Services at The Centre for Sleep & Human Performance, in Calgary, Canada. Dr Charest, a published scientific author in the field of sleep research, discusses the impact sleep quality/quantity can have on athletic performance, cognition, health, and mental well-being. He also talks about the role of sleep in reducing risk of injury, and how by delivering education, screening tools, and research-based strategies we can help establish healthy sleep for athletes throughout their career.

Topics discussed include:

• Has there been an increase in our understanding of the relationship between sleep and athletic performance over the last few years?
• Do athletes sleep worse than non athletic population?
• Does going to bed earlier the night before early morning training help?
• How relevant are Circadian Rhythms and Chronotypes when it comes to working with athletes?
• Are potential future elite athletes slipping through the net because of insufficient sleep?
• Do elite athletes for different sports tend to be of the same chronotype?
• What are some ways we can help athletes who are suffering from inadequate sleep?
• How useful are sleep trackers and wearables to athletes?
• How much of a factor is the type of sport when it comes to sleep inadequacy?
• Can athletes 'bank' sleep hourse and if so how long do saved hours last?
• What strategies can we give to athletes to help them improve their sleep?

Useful Links

• Centre for Sleep and Human Performance website
• Centre for Sleep and Human Performance on Facebook
• Dr Jonathan Charest on Twitter: @jocharest1

About This Week's Guest
Dr. Jonathan Charest is the director of Athlete Sleep Services and a behavioral sleep medicine specialist at the Centre for Sleep & Human Performance as well as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Calgary. A published scientific author in the field of sleep research, Dr Charest Focuses on how to optimize sleep, training and travel schedule for athletes, occasional athletes, and student-athletes, and possesses expertise in behavioral sleep medicine (CBT-I), circadian rhythms disorders as well as the specific reality of the athletic population. As an ex-athlete, he believes in the importance of sleep, recovery and regeneration in the performance environment.
A huge thanks to Dr Jonathan Charest for giving up his time to join us!

JOIN US FOR MORE EPISODES!
Because SLEEP is such a massively important topic, this month's 'Sleep Awareness' series is being recorded LIVE on not just the STA YouTube Channel but also Runchatlive Facebook Page!

• APRIL 5th - 'Sleep: The Silent Epidemic' with Jesse Cook, Clinical Psychology PhD Student and Sleep Researcher - recording available on all popular podcast apps!
• APRIL 12th - 'Sleep Trackers' with Dr Olivia Walch, CEO of Arcascope, PhD Applied Mathematics - recording available on all popular podcast apps!
• APRIL 19th - 'Sleep: Injury & Performance' with Dr Jonathan Charest, Director of Athlete Sleep Service at Centre For Sleep & Human Performance
• APRIL 26th - 'In-Home Polysomnogram' with Dr Amy M. Bender, Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, including results of my 30 night Sleep study! Amy was my guest in August 2021 in Ep63 ‘How Sleep Affects Sports And Fitness’.

Feel free to join us LIVE on Tuesdays throughout April at 8pm (GMT+1)!
What is the Sports Therapy Association Podcast?
For those of you are unaware, in May 2020 I created the Sports Therapy Association Podcast, a weekly podcast with the mission of Putting the Evidence Back into Sports Therapy and Sports Massage Therapy. It gets streamed LIVE every Tuesday at 8pm (UK time) on the Sports Therapy Association YouTube Channel and is then uploaded to all popular podcast apps including Spotify.
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Special guest Nils Oudhuis, creator of awesome education website TrustMe-Ed and Facebook Group Trust me, I'm a Physiotherapist talks to us about his experiences training to become a Physiotherapist, and how the obstacles he discovered caused him to set up his Facebook Group and eventually the website.
The conversation focuses on the variety of CPD (Continued Professional Development) choices out there and to what extent the content they deliver to Physiotherapists & other health care professionals actually help in delivering a better service to runners suffering from injury & pain. We also take a look at misconceptions surrounding the topic of 'posture' and discuss how clearing up certain yths can be a good way to start becoming a more evidence based practitioner.
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RCL INTERNATIONAL RUNNING CONFERENCE 2019
Tickets are still available for this year's RCL International Running Conference (October 30/31 in Brighton, UK): https://RCL2019.eventbrite.com. For more details, visit https://www.runchatlive.com/

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