James Becker, PhD is an assistant professor at MSU in the Health and Human Development program. His research interests include biomechanical aspects of human performance and biomechanical factors contributing to orthopedic injuries and he has published numerous articles on running mechanics and running related injuries.
Erika Rauk is a registered dietician and also has a masters degree in exercise physiology and sports nutrition.
Nikki Kimball is an elite ultramarathon runner with numerous national titles, physical therapist and a longstanding member of the “Runners World” magazine advisory board.
Do you have a running question you’d like the panel to answer at the forum? Post your question on our Facebook event page. While you’re there, check out the Relax & Run Giveaway contest on ourFacebook and Instagram pages. Post a question, like/follow us and enter to win a free 60-minute Excel Massage!
Seating is limited to 100 attendees. For more information, contact Megan Peach, DPT, OCS, CSCS at 406.556.0562 or megan@excelptmt.com.
Excel Physical Therapy recently hosted our biennial Running Camp that reviewed the mechanics of running, training principles, and footwear to help you stay injury free during your summer running program. As it turns out, errors in training are responsible for up to 70% of running injuries. In case you missed it, here’s a re-cap of the training principles we discussed to help reduce the risk of injury:
Avoid year-long training
Avoid running more than 40 miles per week
Train two or more but less than 5 days per weekRest days are important!
Increase mileage by no more than 10% every 2-weeks
Stretch daily to ensure normal joint mobility
Do strength training exercises for your core 2-3 days per week
As runners, up to 90% of us will sustain an injury over the course of our running careers that temporarily prevents us from running. Proper training principles will help to reduce the risk of injury and improve your chances of a successful running program.
Megan Peach, DPT, OCS, CSCS specializes in manual treatment of spinal dysfunction, as well as knee and shoulder pain and is a member of the Excel Physical Therapy running specialist PT team. Megan’s philosophy for physical therapy treatment embraces educating patients about the tools they need for enhancement of proper body movements during work and play to promote a pain and injury free active lifestyle.
Megan Peach and Jason Lunden were honored to offer a private Running Injury Prevention Workshop for Bozeman School District employees this month in our Bozeman office. We hosted this 2 hour workshop for a nominal fee and raised $186. The Excel Physical Therapy leadership team chose to donate this total amount, paid by district employees, to the Bozeman School Foundation in honor of the inspiring and dedicated teachers and staff of Bozeman School District.
Running Strong: How to Run While Preventing Injury
Join us Wednesday, May 9,2018 at 6:30pm in the Bozeman Library Community Room for a lively discussion on running mechanics and injury prevention. Our team of running specialists, Megan Peach, DPT, OCS, CSCS, and Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS will review running injury prevention advice to help you run strong and pain-free.
Our Physical Therapists will discuss:
How to customize your running mechanics to prevent running injuries.
The top risk factors for running-related injuries – running mechanics, flexibility, strength, foot strike patterns, and training errors.
Q&A: Bring your questions for the Excel PT running experts to answer.
Priority Registration! Seminar guests receive priority registration consideration for our June 16th, 2018 Running Camp at our new state-of-the-art Bozeman location. Our annual running camp, limited to the first 30 sign-ups (waiting list available), is a 4-hour comprehensive running workshop filled with great info from our running experts and community special guests. Since this is a community outreach event, the suggested running camp online registration is a $10 donation which will be donated to the Gallatin Valley Food Bank in the registrant’s name. Click Here for more info.
Door prizes! Free and everyone welcome.
Attendee’s of our May 9th, 2018 Running Strong Seminar held at the Bozeman Library will receive priority registration access for our annual Excel Physical Therapy Running Camp 2018 community education event, held on June 16th, 2018, 8AM-12PM at our new state of the art Bozeman location at 1823 West College Street (corner of 19th and College Streets.)
Our team’s mission at Excel Physical Therapy is to support our community through service, education, and promoting the value of physical well-being; this seminar is our commitment to you to provide you with the most up to date strategies for a successful running program so you can Live Better and Play Smarter.
Please submit your questions in advance for the running panel guests to megan@excelptmt.com or if you don’t mind raising your hand, bring them to the event!
Seating is limited to 100 attendees
For more information, contact Megan Peach, DPT, OCS, CSCS at 406.556.0562 or megan@excelptmt.com
2015’s Running Experts ForumBring your questions for Bozeman’s running experts panel!
Learn why your posture matters, how it can lead to health concerns, and what you can do to improve yours now.
Please bring your older kids! Learning to optimize posture at an early age can have life changing results.
With the popularity of personal electronic devices, poor posture is an increasing problem. People of all ages are at risk for developing a multitude of musculoskeletal problems, including neck pain, back pain, headaches, shoulder impingement, elbow tendonitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, TMD, etc.
David Coletta, MPT, CMPT specializes in the treatment of back and neck pain, spinal issues, whiplash, headaches, TMJ/jaw pain, postural dysfunctions and professional bike fitting. As the founding owner of Excel Physical Therapy, David established Excel PT in 2001 on the principles of specialization, advanced education and customer service. He enjoys finding long-term solutions for his patients — solutions that involve a fine-tuned combination of manual manipulative therapy and a targeted exercise program that address even the most difficult patient presentations.
Join us Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 6:30-7:30pm in the Community Room of the Bozeman Library for a discussion of running-related injuries, risk factors, foot mechanics and injury prevention how-to’s. Our team of running specialists, Megan Peach, DPT, OCS, CSCS, Jason Lunden, DPT, SCS and Chad Yoakam, MS, PT will review tips and tricks to help you run strong and pain-free. (more…)
Not sure why your feet are hurting? Or which kind of shoe will help? Join us at Schnee’s Boots Shoes & Outdoors, Thursday April 14th from 7-8pm for a Foot Health Seminar. Megan Peach, Chad Yoakam and Jason Lunden of Excel Physical Therapy will be discussing “Foot and Arch Myths and How They Impact Your Movement”. Special Guest, Scott McCoubrey of Scott Footwear. Bring your questions for Q&A after the talk. See you at Schnee’s Montana!
For more information, contact Megan Peach at 406.556.0562 or megan @ excelptmt dot com
Post Running Experts Forum Update!
Thank you to Megan Peach, moderator and our Running Experts Panel: Jason Lunden, Nikki Kimball, Damian Stoy and Casey Jermyn for sharing their insights and inspiration!
Running Experts Forum 2019 • April 17th @ 6:30pm
Join us for an interactive, moderated panel discussion with Bozeman’s running experts about ALL things running. Door Prizes!
