Jordan Metcalf
Achilles Tendon Pain with Running: Three Common Culprits and How to Address Them
Achilles tendon pain with running is super common, rivaling knee discomfort as the top complaint I encounter in my clinic. But here's the...
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Jordan Metcalf
Oct 15 min read
How To Treat Patellar Tendinopathy
If you’ve ever tried to go up stairs the day after a long run and gotten a sudden intense pain in the front of your knee, you might know...
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Jordan Metcalf
Aug 84 min read
How Long Do Shin Splints Last?
Are you feeling that dull, achy, nagging pain in your shins every time you hit the pavement? If so, you're not alone—shin splints are a...
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Jordan Metcalf
Jul 156 min read
IT Band Recovery Time: How To Recover Faster
If the first question that a runner asks is “can I still run?” the second question is almost always “will this get better by the time I...
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Jordan Metcalf
Jun 264 min read
Movement Vital Signs: Joint Stiffness In These 5 Areas Could Be Holding You Back
Now, before the flexibility fanatics come at me with their foam rollers, let's get one thing straight: ALL joint mobility matters. But in...
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Jordan Metcalf
Jun 74 min read
Treating Plantar Fasciitis in Runners
As a runner, you're no stranger to aches and pains. But when your heel feels like it's trapped in a medieval torture device with each...
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Jordan Metcalf
Apr 14 min read
How Performance Physical Therapy Can Help You 'Figure It Out' Faster
What is it about health and wellbeing problems that make us feel like we have to figure it out ourselves? I’m not talking about learning...
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Jordan Metcalf
Jan 223 min read
5 Signs That You Should See a Physical Therapist: Marathon Training Edition
A question that I see frequently on running group forums or hear from runners that I know is “should I go see a physical therapist?”...
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Jordan Metcalf
Jan 83 min read
How to Know If You're Ready to Run
Has this ever been you when you're trying to convince someone that you are ready to start running again after an injury? Hey, we’ve all...
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Jordan Metcalf
Dec 11, 20235 min read
Is Running Gait Analysis Worth It?
The concept of running gait analysis is sexy, there I said it! The idea that you can come into a lab with some sports science-y data...
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Jordan Metcalf
Nov 22, 20233 min read
Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and Low Back Pain: How To Manage Travel Stiffness
Have you ever spent the first day or two of a vacation nursing a sore back or neck because of how uncomfortable the plane ride was? If...
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Jordan Metcalf
Nov 6, 20234 min read
Marathon Recovery: Four Tips to Help You Get it Right
You did it! Whether you feel like this after the race: Or like this: It’s time to recover. Let’s take a lesson from experience. I had a...
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Jordan Metcalf
Oct 2, 20234 min read
Taper Tips: 6 Tips to Help You Nail Your Race Training Taper
It’s taper time! My fiancée is running her 5th marathon this November, and it’s always exciting when she makes it to taper time healthy....
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Jordan Metcalf
Sep 18, 20234 min read
Know Your Core: Self-Assessment Tips for Healthier Movement
Do you ever feel like this when someone tells you to “strengthen your core?” Don’t worry, you’re not alone. The “core” is referring to...
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Jordan Metcalf
Aug 8, 20233 min read
Running Fast and Slow: Understanding Energy Systems to Help You Run Faster
If you’ve ever used an online run training program like Garmin or Hal Higdon, you know that when you set your race goal pace, the easy...
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Jordan Metcalf
Jul 18, 20234 min read
Should You Be Stretching?
My face when my patient who can palm the floor tells me that their hamstrings are always soooo tight: The concept of using stretching to...
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Jordan Metcalf
Jun 15, 20236 min read
Why You Hurt and How To Fix It: Rehab Tips
In my years of practicing as a physical therapist, I have found a formula to explain why we get into a cycle of pain, and how to go about...
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Jordan Metcalf
May 30, 20233 min read
Proximal Hamstring Tendinopathy in Runners
Why do runners get hamstring tendinopathy? Few runners that I work with who run greater than 3 miles complain of hamstring soreness after...
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Jordan Metcalf
May 18, 20234 min read
What is Dry Needling and How Can It Help You?
Dry needling has gotten a lot of buzz in the last few years in the physical therapy and sports/performance world. Is it deserved? Read...
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Jordan Metcalf
Apr 27, 20235 min read
How Strength Training Can Make You a Better Runner
Whenever I bring up strength training (ST) with runners, they all typically agree that it’s important. Some of them are actively doing...
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