There is no worse than a nagging injury that keeps you off from pursuing the athletic endeavors. Being an avid road cyclist, gravel rider, cyclocross racer and a marathon runner turned into a recent Triathlete, I train all year round and race all year round. In 2016, May in Terre Haute Sprint triathlon run, I tore some fascia connecting my lowest abdominal and my leg right in the groin area. The condition was diagnosed as Sports Hernia.
Denise started me off with couple of sessions in a week. The exercises focused on building mobility and strength in my glutes and hips and slowly worked towards the injured groin. Step by step we addressed the issue and Denise provided me with must-do exercises before every run. I started a modified training schedule and we worked on proper gait and resolved one issue after another as they arose.
As a result of the efforts and great physical therapy and planned exercises, I was able to pull of Chicago Marathon in astonishing 3:35:13, a PR by over 6 minutes! And after the marathon, I had a strong cyclocross reason racing Category 4. Had it not been Denise’s therapy, my Marathon and cyclocross racing would have not been possible. I strongly recommend working with extremely knowledgeable and experienced Denise Schwartz at The Manual Touch facility and you will never take a step back from your athletic goals!
