ACL Injuries You’ve likely seen ACL injuries happen, or you’ve heard about it: the dreaded audible “pop” followed by an athlete collapsing to the ground, clutching their knee. These are…
Plantar Fasciitis, Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome, and Achilles Tendinopathy in runners are all often caused by training errors and poor mechanics throughout the kinetic chain and are common running injuries.…
Team Success Story "Stephanie was pivotal in preparing me for the aftermath of sustaining an ACL injury" "I became a patient of Stephanie Ferro, DPT, in August 2018 when I…
Warm weather is FINALLY here for running! Even though Chicago has been seeing its fair share of rainy days, the temperature is up and here to stay (for a couple…
Medial and/or Lateral epicondylitis Both injuries involve the muscles and tendons of your forearm, and can cause significant pain and frustration with difficulty completing daily routine, sport and leisure. Epicondylitis…
Any runner at one point or another has had a varying degree of a muscle spasm or a cramp. Spasms are painful and uncontrollable in the moment. Sometimes they can…
Spring into summer and sign up for a 5k! After the long and cold winter in Chicago it can be difficult to find the motivation to start working out again.…
Overtime, with increased mileage, less than optimal mechanics, and inadequate recovery there is often tissue failure resulting in an injury. “Runner’s knee” is not one condition. Runner’s, let’s chat about…
6 Strength Exercises To Prepare For Big Race So you want to be a triathlete, hey? Is it the pressure from people claiming "runners' high" is their daily vice? Or,…
Importance of Good Nutrіtіоn fоr Athlеtеѕ and Sports Pеrfоrmаnсе Nutrition is аn еѕѕеntіаl part of lіvіng a healthy lіfе; this іѕ еvеn more true when соnѕіdеrіng nutrition fоr аthlеtеѕ. Athlеtеѕ…