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Marathon Race Recovery
Updated: July 17, 2025 Congratulations on completing your Marathon! Whether this is your first or 50th race, you should be proud of your accomplishment and the hard work that brought you across the finish line. Now that the hard work is done, just remember, recovering from the race is just as crucial as your training.
Endurance Rehabilitation
Maximize Your Potential Whether you’re a recreational jogger or a competitive athlete, our Endurance Rehabilitation Program can help you regain your peak performance level. Athletico’s Endurance Program is specifically designed to evaluate, treat and educate athletes in the prevention of endurance related injuries. We teach runners, cyclists, swimmers, and adventure racers the importance of balancing...Read More
What Hurts?
Questions About Your Injury Or Pain? Athletico has created an injury hotline available to anyone who sustains an injury or has questions about pain, strains or injuries. A certified and licensed athletic trainer (AT) will answer your questions and direct you appropriately for care. Call Athletico’s Injury Hotline at 1-877-ATHLETICO (877-284-5384). Click here to find...Read More
How to Alleviate Whiplash Symptoms
Crash! That dreaded sound of your car hitting someone else’s car. After making sure you are okay and checking the damage to your car, you start to think about the headache (literally!) that will follow a car accident. Even in very minor car collisions, you may experience whiplash symptoms, which can easily turn to chronic...Read More
ACL Injuries and Return to High-Level Basketball
Editor’s Note: Today’s post is written by Jeff Stein, PT, DPT, MS, ATC, who is the team physical therapist for the Chicago White Sox and was the Head Team Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist for the Purdue Men’s Basketball Team from 2006-2012. Stein helped rehabilitate All-American basketball player Robbie Hummel of Purdue and NBA player Carl Landry...Read More
IT Band Syndrome: The Top 5 Causes and Solutions
Updated: July 18, 2025 Instead of hitting the ground running, many runners hit the ground hurting, specifically on the outer part of their knee. If that’s the case, you could have iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS) or IT band syndrome for short. IT band syndrome is an overuse injury that is common in endurance athletes like...Read More
Medical Mission to Honduras Changes Lives
* Editor’s Note: For the past 5 years, Athletico has supported and participated in a week-long medical brigade in Honduras through Global Brigades. Athletico volunteers have helped in supportive roles such as interpreting, running the pharmacy, triage, dental staffing, and this year, formal physical and occupational therapy. Over 600 patients were seen this year by...Read More
Exercise after Baby: Yes, it can be done.
Let’s be honest, with a newborn at home, exercising may be the last thing on your mind, but there are many benefits to exercise after pregnancy. Exercise can promote weight loss, improve cardiovascular fitness, improve your energy level and mood, relieve stress, prevent or improve the recovery from baby blues or 4th trimester depression, improve...Read More