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UVA Enduro Sport
Center For Endurance Sport
Today's Focus: The SPEED Clinic
Approximately one year ago, our Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Virginia developed a unique SPEED Clinic (Strength, Power, Endurance, Education, and Development). Located conveniently in the Fontaine Research Park, Charlottesville, VA, the SPEED Clinic is rapidly evolving and current services offered include:
- Biomechanical Evaluation
- Physiologic Testing
- Technique Training
- Performance Improvement
Our goal is to develop the SPEED Clinic to be the leading athletics performance research center for gait and motion analysis worldwide. In an academic setting, our objective, research driven services will transform the efficiency and training of today's endurance athletes. It is our belief that by finding and correcting biomechanical inadequacies, we can make a significant difference to the health, safety, and peak performance of both elite and recreational athletes.
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Testimonials
If you want to find out how to go faster, GO to this Clinic!! They have one of the two plate loaded treadmills in the World, 10 infrared cameras, and video tape you, after an evaluation. Take your training shoes, your racing flats, orthopedics, your race history, your goals for the new 3 months, and your goals for the new year! After all of this, you get exercises to improve muscle imbalance, etc.
— Michele M (Gaithersburg, MD)
Feature Article
Principles of Injury Rehabilitation
The majority of running injuries are related to overuse. We do too much, too fast, too soon. Most injuries occur during a transition period-a period where our training is undergoing some type of change. Common examples include increasing mileage too quickly, changing intensity of training, such as moving from a base/distance phase to a strength or speed phase, changing the surface one trains on, or even changing the type of running shoes. Rarely do I see injuries in folks who train very consistently, unless they are in the middle of a transition phase. The transition, rather than the absolute amount of training, seems to be liked closely to injury.
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