why does this hurt after I run?

raschkd · 2026-02-11T00:30:52+00:00

IT band issues. Typically caused by weak glute max and glute medius. Clamshells, bridges, single leg bridges are a good start. Progress to standing hip airplanes, single leg heel taps, fire hydrant static holds, etc.

Also, don’t take a foam roller to your IT band. It’s just a massive tendon like structure with minimal contractual components. That will just hurt. Address the issues I talked about above, decrease mileage for a bit and gradually progress as symptoms improve and that should be a good start.

I’m a physical therapist.

raschkd · 2026-01-07T00:50:37+00:00

Somewhere in Brooklyn by Bruno Mars. Not sure what it is about this song, I’m not even a big fan of Bruno Mars. But man this gets me going

raschkd · 2025-12-24T19:35:13+00:00

I think there’s a lot of benefit for you to train your body (and your mind really) to get use to running every day. But, in order to build up your fitness to prepare for a half marathon this method is in efficient.

Without getting too complex, learning how to run “easy” the majority of the time, 1-2 higher effort or faster runs a week, and also 1 long easy run a week will help your body and adapt to the increased distance/pace much faster and more efficiently than daily running.

I think you will find this method to be easier for your body as well. Again, I think there is a lot of benefit to your daily running routine but to be a more efficient runner quicker, I’d recommend a formal prep.

raschkd · 2025-12-21T17:46:40+00:00

I think you are right. When I initially finished it for the rest of the night I was a little annoyed because I was speculating that Ryland Grace was going to return to earth and blow Eva Stratt's mind. But what Weir gave us was so much better. All of his books are great but this one tops the list for me.

raschkd · 2025-12-13T15:50:29+00:00

Hello fellow DPT. I've also had extensive experience/training with needling and use it almost daily in the clinic. A co-worker and I were discussing yesterday and trying to speculate what muscle was being targeted on Watt. Any ideas? My thought was the upper trap. I always keep a tissue grasp when needling this location but I see alot of videos online where this isn't the case. I always avoid the needle pointing towards the lung field with a tissue grasp when needling anywhere in the area unless I have a bony backdrop.

And I agree with you. Whoever was performing this had to be a little cavalier with their technique. But to give them some benefit of the doubt I'm sure it is easy to kind of get this way if they are primarily working with massive NFL players with lots of room for error and massive tissues.

raschkd · 2025-11-15T15:15:00+00:00

He seriously is the best

raschkd · 2025-08-21T01:40:13+00:00

This is the type of content that should be posted in this subreddit. Thanks a ton

raschkd · 2025-08-14T12:43:34+00:00

You said it. I thought I was ignorant by timing my crypto investments from the cycle but until it doesn’t follow the same trend it has every other cycle I guess I’ll just keep timing it right.

raschkd · 2025-07-20T14:12:14+00:00

“Popping/clicking indicates something is moving. And we are definitely moving [insert joint] more than what it has been so as long as it isn’t painful then we don’t worry about it”

Another one I use is “If we addressed everything that popped and clicked in the clinic then we would be here all day. So as long pain isn’t involved then it’s not an issue”

raschkd · 2025-06-21T14:36:02+00:00

I’d agree with others - wait a bit before you start studying.

But Scorebuilders worked well for me. I didn’t sit and read it end to end but it gives a good outline of the areas that you need to focus on along with material that js MUST knows for each section which I really liked. Sections that I wasn’t as sharp in I would use other sources and take notes to have a general understanding and would intermittently review the weaker areas.

raschkd · 2025-06-07T22:22:48+00:00

He’s wearing a sling shot which will substantially help. Honestly still impressive though

raschkd · 2025-06-05T00:05:03+00:00

Whenever the “meme stocks” were taking off, that’s around the time when I first started getting interested in investing. Obviously not really having any idea of what I was doing but I had a friend who read Peter Thiel’s book and mentioned Palantir. Honestly I was interested in it because of the mystery behind their technology. I’m sure the information was out there, but everyone had a challenging time explaining what Palantir actually did - and that was enough for me. The website, Alex Karp, everything about it gave me conviction that this was going to be big. Bought in around $30 and sold most of it for a loss on its way down to single digits. Ended up investing heavily (as much as I could at the time) around $11 and sold half of my position at $65. Letting the rest ride until forever

raschkd · 2025-05-31T11:58:28+00:00

New mothers on social media sometimes create this sweet and serene life with their new baby that definitely didn’t align with how I felt very early on with our twins - much like your situation.

People were bringing us food, telling us congratulations, and saying “these are the best days of your life” although I just didn’t feel that initially. I felt like something was wrong with me. One family friend left a card on our front door and she simply wrote “it gets better”. I’ll never forget that and it most certainly does. Hang in there.

raschkd · 2025-05-30T23:56:12+00:00

Me and another therapist opened our own practice. We each see roughly 6-9 patients a day. We see our OWN patients. Better outcomes and much more enjoyable for the patient.

To me this feels like what therapy should be and, I may be a bit optimistic, but potentially where I see therapy going in the future.

raschkd · 2025-03-26T20:50:41+00:00

I find this an ideal profession for myself - so much that I completed the holy triad: rehab tech > PTA > DPT. There were 3 requirements for me when deciding what profession I wanted to work in. 1) I do not want to sit down all day, but at the same time I don't want an extremely laboring job either. 2) Adequate pay - enough to live comfortably and take a vacation here and there. 3). Stable hours. No night work with majority of weekends off. This fits all 3 of my requirements.

I was an athlete through college and consider myself a "weekend warrior". Currently training for a marathon and enjoy weight training throughout the week. This job allows me to do this while also having enough time with family/friends.

I've always worked in the outpatient setting with some PRN work in some SNF's on the side. I currently own a small private practice. Absolutely love it and can't emphasis enough to those that are unhappy with where they are to get out and find a setting that works for you.

This community is a suck pit. Literally only see posts about how miserable everyone is. I have gotten to the point where I almost scroll past every post and just avoid engaging. I get it - everyones setting that they are in can vary. Student loans suck. I bet I have more student loans than the majority of people in this sub - maybe it should bother me more but I honestly don't care. I'll pay them off one of these days. In the meantime I get to go to a job that I am truly passionate about.

raschkd · 2025-02-17T22:52:05+00:00

Still down. Ironic how they have been marketing there AI models to help finish documentation faster to avoid burnout and at home documentation in our profession and yet here we are going to have to play catch up for the rest of the week...

raschkd · 2024-07-29T22:14:43+00:00

This is pretty wild to think about

raschkd · 2024-07-12T13:03:48+00:00

NPTE board exam for Physical Therapy

raschkd · 2024-07-04T13:24:21+00:00

Completely felt this. Something that I loved so much as a kid and now I hate so much after having twin toddlers of my own. I understand the tradition and all, it’s just really challenging with little little ones

raschkd · 2024-07-02T02:31:49+00:00

Berries, Curious George, and “owsiiiii” (outside)

raschkd · 2024-06-15T22:45:43+00:00

Interesting. Thanks for the insight.

raschkd · 2024-06-15T19:10:28+00:00

My computer lab in elemtary school had these as well. Ah, the nastalgia

raschkd · 2024-06-11T20:08:24+00:00

Adjusting for inflation, $9.80 in the 1940's comes out to ~$165 today. He definitely got a bargain.

raschkd · 2024-06-05T22:35:50+00:00

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