The Real Reason Physio Isn’t Fixing Your Running Injuries
Anonymous
May 21, 2025
You’re Not Broken — But Your Plan Might Be
You’ve tried physio. Maybe multiple times. You got dry needled, taped, maybe even adjusted. The pain eased… but it always came back.
Sound familiar?
If you’re a runner stuck in the injury loop — physio, rest, run, relapse — you’re not the problem. But the system might be.
Why Physio Alone Doesn’t Fix Running Injuries
Most physio treatments focus on:
Reducing local pain
Improving tissue mobility
Isolating and strengthening weak muscles
All helpful. But incomplete.
Because most physios don’t fix how you run. They treat symptoms, not the root mechanical cause of your injury. And unless your foot strike, posture, cadence, or joint loading improves — the pain will always return.
You can’t rehab your way out of a movement problem with massage alone.
Running Injuries Are Movement Injuries
The most common running injuries — shin splints, plantar fasciitis, ITB syndrome, knee pain — aren’t random. They’re mechanical overloads from:
Overstriding
Collapsing hips
Poor foot function
Lack of hip extension
Weak or disengaged arches
If no one’s watching you run, assessing your gait, or correcting your movement — you’re just buying time.
What Actually Fixes It (The NBR Way)
At Natural Born Running, we go deeper. We don’t just treat the pain — we change the way you move so it never comes back.
Here’s what that looks like:
✅ The Running Blueprint — A full-body movement audit to find what’s holding you back
✅ Stride Strong — 28 days of foot, ankle, and lower leg strength work to rebuild your base
✅ Natural Born Mobility — Protocols that restore motion and teach you how to keep it
✅ Running Technique Coaching — So you stop overloading the same tissues every step
We fix the system — not just the symptom.
What to Do Next
If you’re tired of being told to rest, stretch, or change shoes — it’s time to do something different.
🎯 Start your 2-week free trial and find out what your physio missed.
Coach Mick