SpineCare Chiropractor treats runners at Huntsville Half Marathon
Posted on Mon, Nov 14, 2011 @ 09:31 AM
The Huntsville half marathon took place this past weekend at Hillwood Baptist Church in southeast Huntsville. 1000 runners took part in the race that included a run through the southeast portion of the city and along a two-mile section of the Aldridge Creek Greenway, a 3.5-mile paved pathway designed for runners, walkers, joggers, cyclists and strollers that runs from Mountain Gap Road to Ditto Landing in the southern part of the city.
Designed to honor the service of veterans in Iraq and Afghanistan and support those recovering from combat injuries in both conflicts, the race started for those running the half marathon at 8:00 AM and for those running the 5K at 8:20 AM, and started with a run around the neighborhoods around Hillwood Baptist Church for the first three miles of the race. The remainder of the race took runners along Huntsville's Chicamauga Trail Southeast and through a number of twists and turns down to the intersection with Green Cove Road, where the race course winded its way to the Aldridge Creek Greenway.
Huntsville, Al Chiropractor, Ryan Davis was waiting at the finish line to treat any injured runners. A combination of Active Release Technique and stretching was used to treat everything from sore hamstrings to low back pain. Active Release Technique is the official soft tissue treatment for IRONMAN so the runners were in great hands with the certified ART providers at SpineCare. An ART treatment is actually a combination of examination and treatment where the provider uses his hands to evaluate the texture, tightness, and movement of muscles, fascia, tendons, ligaments, and nerves. Abnormal tissues are treated with precisely directed tension and very specific patient movements.
The results of Saturdays race can be found at http://www.huntsvilletrackclub.org/index2.htm
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