Running & Endurance

Train Consistently.Recover Intentionally.Run Strong.

Physical therapy, strength training, and testing for runners and endurance athletes, from a first 5K to a goal race. Find the weak link, train it, and keep running.

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  • Starts with AssessAn evaluation before any treatment
  • Hands-on careAt all three clinics
  • Measured progressForce plates & 1080 in Lubbock & Colleyville
  • Three clinicsLubbock, Colleyville, Irving

Who It’s For

  • After surgery: A graded return to running inside your surgeon's protocol.
  • A fresh injury: Something hurts on every run? Start with an evaluation and a plan.
  • Youth, high school & collegiate runners: Cross country, track, and the jump to the next level, with parents and coaches in the loop.
  • Adult & recreational runners: Weekend miles, run clubs, and a goal race on the calendar.
  • Endurance & hybrid athletes: Triathlon, trail, and HYROX training where running is a big part of the load.
  • Lifelong runners: Still logging miles, and planning to for years.

Movement Demands

  • Repeated impact over many miles
  • Changes in weekly mileage, pace, or terrain
  • Strength and endurance through the calf, Achilles, knee, and hip

Common Conditions

Conditions We Commonly See

Examples only. Your evaluation decides your plan.

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  • Runner's knee (pain around the kneecap)
  • IT band pain on the outside of the knee
  • Heel pain (plantar heel pain) and Achilles tendon pain
  • Shin splints and shin bone-stress injuries
  • Calf and hamstring strains
  • Hip and groin pain
  • Tendon pain that flares as training builds

How We Help

Rehab. Performance. Recovery.

Three areas of care, one plan. Most athletes retest about every 12 weeks, against their own baseline.

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Leads every plan

Rehab

Rehab for running injuries, with a graded return-to-running plan based on how you test and respond. Personalized care focused on recovery, strength and performance.

Performance

Strength and capacity for the calf, Achilles, knee, and hip, built around your training block.

Recovery

Hands-on care such as dry needling, cupping, IASTM, manual therapy and mobility work such as assisted stretching at all three clinics, plus Normatec and localized cryotherapy at Lubbock and Colleyville.

Hands-on care explained

Your Package

Running & Endurance Package

Every plan starts with an evaluation. Here is what your package includes and an example of how a plan moves, one phase at a time.

What’s in your package

  • What we test firstBaseline hop/jump and single-leg strength.
  • What we work onCalf and Achilles loading progression; graded running progression.
  • Care that may be part of itManual therapy, IASTM, dry needling, cupping, strength training and Normatec compression*.
  • How we prove progressRe-test before each step up in running volume, with a report that compares every result to your baseline.
  • What you leave withYour test report, a home program on paper, and updates to your coach or physician with your permission.

Visits are set by your progress, not a fixed number. *At Lubbock and Colleyville.

See how a plan moves

Example: Achilles pain (midportion Achilles tendinopathy)A runner whose Achilles aches at the start of runs and is stiff the next morning.

Phase 1 of 4

Settle it

Calm symptoms without stopping everything.

What we do

Calf and Achilles loading at a level your tendon tolerates, running adjusted rather than stopped where possible, and hands-on care as appropriate.

To move on

Daily activity and loading exercises stay within your pain tolerance.

Phase 2 of 4

Build the tendon

Make the calf and Achilles stronger.

What we do

Heavy, slow calf strengthening at least twice a week, plus hip and foot strength.

To move on

Single-leg heel-raise endurance close to your other side.

Phase 3 of 4

Add the spring

Get the tendon ready for running forces.

What we do

Hopping and bounding drills, then a graded running progression.

To move on

Hop tests that are close to even side to side and well tolerated.

Phase 4 of 4

Back to your miles

Return to full training.

What we do

Building volume and speed toward your goal race, with strength work kept in.

To move on

Retests about every 12 weeks to keep the gains.

Start with your evaluation

What we measure: Calf strength and endurance side to side, hop tests, ankle range of motion, and a validated Achilles questionnaire (VISA-A).

The research behind this plan

This example follows Martin RL, et al. Midportion Achilles Tendinopathy Revision 2018. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018;48(5):A1-A38.

An example only. Your evaluation sets your actual plan, and you move on when you pass each step, not by the calendar. Force plate and 1080 testing at Lubbock and Colleyville. Irving uses clinical strength and movement tests.

Colleyville and Irving accept insurance and cash pay. Lubbock is cash pay only for now. Each step, where it’s available and how to pay are on one page.

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Our Team

Why athletes trust us

Our clinicians are licensed physical therapists and athletic trainers with degrees in their field. They treat all types of injuries, not just one sport.

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  • Licensed and degreed

    Physical therapists and athletic trainers trained to care for injuries of every kind.

  • Experience at every level

    Years of working with athletes, from youth sports to college and lifelong competitors.

  • Tested, then retested

    Objective testing shows where you start, and retests show how you are progressing.

  • Built around your training

    Your plan fits your sport, your schedule, and what you want to get back to.

FAQ

Running & Endurance Questions

A step-by-step progression in running time, pace, and terrain. You move to the next step based on how you test and how your body responds, not a set date.

No. Healthy athletes start with Assess to set a baseline, then keep building in Perform. If something hurts or you're coming back from surgery, Recover comes first. Insurance at Colleyville and Irving; cash pay at all three clinics.

Any of our three. Hands-on care, strength training, and clinical return-to-play testing are at Lubbock, Colleyville, and Irving. Force plate testing, Normatec, and localized cryotherapy are at Lubbock and Colleyville; Lubbock has the 1080 Quantum and Colleyville has the 1080 Sprint. Irving refers patients to Lubbock or Colleyville for force plate and 1080 testing.

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An injury and performance evaluation at our Lubbock, Colleyville, or Irving clinic. Personalized care focused on recovery, strength and performance. Wear comfortable clothes you can move in.

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