Arcadia University Running Injury Clinic

05/04/2025

Best of luck to all those running the tomorrow!

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02/24/2025

‼️New Research Publication Alert‼️.
New research publication from Dr. Eckenrode and colleagues. For runners with chronic Achilles tendinopathy, a sequential treatment of noxious electrical stimulation followed by eccentric exercise resulted in a clinically significant improvement in pain and function.💥

By Scott K. Stackhouse, Brian J. Eckenrode & 1 more. The application of noxious electrical stimulation plus painful loaded eccentric ankle plantarflexion exercise may improve pain, function, and measures of pain sensitivity in runners with chronic Achilles tendinopathy.

11/21/2024

Short news segement on the upcoming Philly Marathon and tips to get you ready to race this weekend! Thank you PHL17 for having me in studio to talk about running!

Dr. Brian Eckenrode, associate professor at Arcadia University Department of Physical Therapy stopped by PHL17 to give some helpful tips for those preparing for the Philadelphia Marathon.

11/18/2024

👟Philly marathon week is here! Best of luck to all the runners for gearing up for the 8K, 1/2 marathon, and full marathon this coming weekend!

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05/06/2024

Did you run (or attempt or had planned to do) the 2024 Broad St run? If so, please consider taking a survey by researchers at Arcadia University Physical Therapy Program about training, success, and injuries/issues. You could win a Phila Runner gift card. Please share with any of your friends who ran or with any running club that you belong to. Thank you!!


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05/05/2024

Did you run (or attempt or had planned to do) Broad St today? If so, please consider taking our survey about training, success, and injuries/issues. You could win a Phila Runner gift card. Please share with any of your friends who ran or with any running club that you belong to. Thank you!!

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05/04/2024

Best of luck to everyone running Broad Street tomorrow! And pay attention to post-race emails, as some AU PT faculty and students are conducting an online survey about your running training, injury history, and other factors.

04/30/2024

Another Penn Relays in the books!

03/12/2024

🚨Latest publication from the lab...👟
"Effects of high frequency strengthening on pain sensitivity and function in female runners with chronic patellofemoral pain"

✅ Improved pain with high frequency strengthening in female runners with chronic PFP.
✅ Primary and secondary hyperalgesia improved with strengthening at 8 and 12 weeks.

02/18/2024

Had the opportunity to present data on the use of acute:chronic workload ratio in the rehab of a runner with Achilles tendinopathy. at the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting in Boston this past week.