Dr. David Koivuranta, a chiropractor and 25-year runner, explains why full-body assessments matter for runners. Tension in your upper back affects your knees and ankles. His clinic identifies how your body actually functions, then uses chiropractic care to prevent injuries and improve performance.
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Hey everyone, it's Dr. Dave. Hopefully you're all enjoying your day and creating some good experiences out there as I always talk about. You know, I've been fortunate to be a chiropractor for 18 years, but about 25 years ago I got bitten by a bug and it's called the running bug. And I used to race competitively through high school and undergrad and I've kept up with the running. I've run a few marathons, but I really love the shorter distances. I miss the track races, but These days I kind of fall somewhere in between, maybe 5 or 10K. I love working with runners at the clinic, keeping runners going, working on running longevity, maybe helping them with their performance and to do better. And if they ever have any injuries, we love to help work on those as well. There's so many different ways that the body has to be able to handle running that it's very important to make sure that every part of you is functioning really well, from the tension in our upper back to the pains in the lower back and our knees and our ankles and our feet. You know, there's so many joints, so many muscles, and with a really thorough assessment, we can see not only how you're feeling but how your body's actually working. So if you're a runner and you're curious how chiropractic can work with you, and if you want to work with a chiropractic runner, then we'd love to see you at the clinic. The pleasure would be all mine because I know that a part of creating good experiences every day can be having a great running career, whether it's recreational or professional. Alright, so come on in, check it out, we'd love to see you there.