To be the best runner you can be, staying balanced and out of compensatory patterns is essential. The best runners are the ones who don’t have to spend too much time recovering from injuries. Dr. Derya teaches you how to prevent injuries and to helps you recover from injuries quickly when they occur.
Dr. Derya Anderson has extensive training from the Postural Restoration Institute (PRI). This unique approach has helped many runners go from constantly dealing with pain and injuries to running and racing pain free.
What’s so special about PRI? This approach incorporates the entire postural system instead of just looking at or near the area of injury. Running is a whole body sport, and when one area is not functioning well, the whole body will feel the effects.
Pain does not have to be a part of running or something to accept. Yes, runners are used to working hard and pushing through mental and physical fatigue, but pain is not normal, and can limit you from reaching your full potential as a runner. Foam rolling, dry-needling, or massage can help with symptoms and address some issues, but they do not result in resolution of symptoms because the whole body as a patterned system is not addressed.
The human body is asymmetrical and these asymmetries become more pronounced when we do repetitive acitivity such as running. When you work with Dr. Derya, your right and left sides are looked at differently and treated differently to address this asymmetry and get you back in balance.
Shoes are a big deal for runners. How your foot senses a shoe and how your shoe senses the floor has a huge impact on human movement mechanics. Dr. Derya will help you determine if shoes matter for you and if so she will guide you in the best options for your body.
