Running Services at
NYDNRehab

About Running Services

People take up running as an inexpensive and easy way to stay fit, lose weight and optimize health, and for some it becomes a passion. But injuries to the hips, knees, ankles and feet are common among runners, often due to faulty gait mechanics.

A 3D running gait analysis and retraining at NYDNRehab can reduce your risk of injury and enhance your running performance. Our high-tech running lab is designed to give runners the physical and mental support they need to perform at their peak, injury-free.

Whether you are a novice, a recreational runner or an elite competitor, the running gait lab at NYDNRehab is one of the best in the USA.

Dr. Lev Kalika

Clinical director & DC RMSK

About Sports Medicine Specialist Dr. Lev Kalika

From early in his career, Dr. Kalika has set out to revolutionize the way injuries, pain syndromes and movement disorders are treated and managed. Leveraging the latest technological innovations and alternative therapies, Dr. Kalika has proven to the world that musculoskeletal health can be effectively treated, maintained and enhanced without drugs or surgery.

Dr. Kalika has practiced running medicine since 2009. He gained his expertise by studying with some of the world’s top running injury scientists, such as Christopher Powers, Irene Davis and Bryan Heiderscheit. The runners who visit NYDNRehab range from novices to some of the USA’s fastest sprinters, elite marathoners and triathletes. Dr. Kalika is certified in biomechanical and gait analysis, and he is an accomplished expert in diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasonography.

The running gait lab at NYDNRehab is equipped with research-grade technologies that are rarely found in private physical therapy clinics. Our fully equipped facility lets us measure and quantify every aspect of your running gait, in all three planes of motion. Using collected data, we are able to enhance your running gait to make it more mechanically efficient, reduce your risk of injury and optimize your running performance.

If running is your passion, Dr. Kalika is the best running doctor in NYC.

Why Running Services at NYDNRehab are Superior to Average Running Clinics

The clinic at NYDNRehab is one of few private clinics in the United States to employ sophisticated 3D gait analysis technology to diagnose and treat runners. Our quantitative approach takes the guesswork out of gait analysis and gives us precise metrics to gauge your performance.

Our running services encompass more than gait analysis, but your 3D running gait analysis lays the foundation for your retraining program. Unlike most clinics that use primitive 2D analysis tools to make an observational and subjective assessment, we use the most advanced technologies available to conduct an objective analysis based on hard data. We turn that data into useful information that helps patients correct and restore optimal gait patterns.

At NYDNRehab, our gait analysis package includes a combination of technologies and methodologies unavailable elsewhere in NYC, such as:

3D gait analysis equipment and software to measure gait in three dimensions
Real-time running feedback retraining
Instrumented force treadmill to assess dynamic center of pressure
Dual force plate technology to monitor bilateral ground reaction forces
Diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasonography

But we don’t stop there. We use our cutting-edge equipment to learn everything we can about your running performance. Our assessment package includes:

Artificial intelligence (AI) computerized muscle strength assessment
Sonoelastography assessment for muscle stiffness
Balance assessment using C.A.R.E.N, our computer-assisted rehabilitation environment
C.A.R.E.N stability assessment

Why Running Services at NYDNRehab are Superior to Average Running Clinics

Our Gait Retraining Treatment Options

Once we have your assessment results in hand, we are ready to move forward with a personalized training program tailored just for you. We never take a one-size-fits-all approach to running physical therapy. Our personalized one-on-one approach ensures that you get the exact treatment you need to perfect your running performance.

Our treatment options include

Specialized physical therapy for runners, to enhance your strength, power and range of motion in muscles and joints throughout your body.

Chiropractic care to realign joints and promote smooth pathways for nerve gliding.

Ultrasound guided dry needling to target deep tissue trigger points.

Regenerative therapies that accelerate healing and reduce pain and inflammation, including focused, defocused and radial shockwave therapy (ESWT), and extracorporeal magneto transduction therapy ( EMTT).

Ultrasound guided injections such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and Prolotherapy, to speed up healing in joints and connective tissues.

Kineo Intelligent Load system for AI muscle testing and retraining.

C.A.R.E.N, our computer-assisted rehabilitation environment for feedback, balance and stability training.

Blood flow restriction training for restoring muscle strength without overloading injured joints and tissues.

Running Injury Prevention

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and we prefer to see you before you get injured, so you can run pain-free for years to come. The best way to prevent running injuries is to detect anomalies in your running gait that cannot be seen by the naked eye.

Average running clinics focus on improving the gait cycle using observational and subjective assessments.

At NYDNRehab we utilize the most advanced research-grade technologies available to measure stride parameters, biomechanics, ground reaction forces, strength, postural stability and balance. We check you out from head to toe, to identify any weaknesses or deficits that can potentially lead to injury.

ForceFrame Max

ForceFrame is a comprehensive system for accurately testing and training isometric strength in various muscle groups throughout the body. Most people – especially physically active people – develop muscle imbalances and compensation patterns over time that reduce movement efficiency.

ForceFrame lets us test individual muscle groups on both sides of the body for strength and symmetry. By testing individual muscle groups isometrically, we eliminate the potential for compensation of weak muscles that could be masked during compound exercise testing.

The results of each test appear as objective data on a screen in real time, helping us to identify and correct muscle imbalances, asymmetrical muscle strength, inefficient muscle firing patterns, and compensation patterns developed from past injuries. We then use that data to create personalized rehab programs, to boost performance and reduce injury risk.

Training for a Marathon, Triathlon or Ironman?

Long races are the ultimate challenge for any runner. They force you to dig down deep to find inner strength you didn’t know you had.

The sports medicine specialists at NYDNRehab have over 15 years of experience in preparing novice, recreational and elite runners, and those recovering from injuries, to successfully complete long races without injury.

There is more to training for a race than just running. You need to balance running with recovery, nutrition, sleep and hydration. We develop personalized training programs based on your assessment results. Our technological tools enable us to establish a baseline and track your progress objectively, and adjust your retraining program accordingly.

Cookie-cutter training protocols can be found online, but they do not take into account your unique profile. A training program for a novice runner should be far different from that of an elite athlete. If you want to successfully cross the finish line in your best time, without pain or injury, a personalized training program is essential.

Training for a Marathon, Triathlon or Ironman?

Post-Running Recovery

Recovery is a vital component of any training program. Failure to allow your body to fully recover is a sure way to develop overuse injuries that can take months to heal. But you don’t have to recover on your own.

The running specialists at NYDNRehab use a variety of technologies to help your body heal damaged and overworked tissues. These evidence-based tools accelerate the recovery process so you can get back on the road as soon as possible.

Our recovery toolbox includes

NormaTec Compression system

NormaTec Compression system to massage your limbs, mobilize built-up fluid and speed recovery.

Zimmer emField Pro high intensity PEMF (Pulsed ElectroMagnetic Field) device to stimulate fast healing of micro tears in muscles and connective tissues.

HIGH ENERGY INDUCTIVE THERAPY (HEIT)

Focused Shockwave Therapy

Extracorporeal Magneto Transduction therapy (EMTT), to deliver electromagnetic fields that reduce pain and stimulate cell repair in cartilage and menisci.

Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), to deliver high-frequency energy waves that stimulate the repair of damaged and painful tissues. Shockwave therapy promotes blood vessel formation and increases blood flow for greater oxygen and nutrient delivery.

Electromagnetic Transduction Therapy (EMTT)

Ultrasound guided dry needling, to release deep tissue trigger points that often form in muscles, fascia and connective tissues after intense training.

Athletes Love Our Award-Winning
Running Services

NYDNRehab has been named multiple times by Runner’s Magazine as the best clinic for running gait analysis and retraining on the East Coast of the USA.