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I’m excited to offer an update on my rehab and training as I prepare for the Gateway to the Smokies 10-miler race.  Although my initial goal was to run a 10K, Ben’s professional guidance and training has increased my confidence to be able to run farther. To be clear, I’m pretty much an average Joe “athlete”.  I hit my running peak in 4th grade when I won the 50-yard dash…my running abilities have declined since that faithful day!  Now, in my early 40s, I stay active but tend

At Ryan’s first appointment we wanted to get a full assessment by performing both a running gait analysis and physical examination. We began our session by gathering a thorough subjective history of Ryan’s current condition. He has a history of left knee pain from a previous snowboarding crash in 2013 that has limited his ability to participate in running consistently. Ryan also more recently had a mountain biking crash 3 weeks prior causing some generalized soreness, bruisin

One of our very own physical therapists at SMSMPT Ryan Marquart has offered to be the subject of a case study tracking his progress in PT as he works toward the goal of running a 10km race in the next couple of months. He has a history of knee pain that has caused some limitations in the past with his ability to participate in a running program.