Barefoot Running Clinic, October 5 in Lancaster -- Could be interesting

BAREFOOT RUNNING:

Treading Softly to Good Health

D r a y e r P h y s i c a l T h e r a p y i n s t i t u t e P r e s e n t s

Audience: Heathcare Professionals &

Runners

Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: Drayer's Lancaster Center

2125 Noll Drive, Suite 100,

Lancaster

Presenter: Dr. Irene Davis,

PhD, PT, FAPTA, FACSM

RSVP: By Friday, October 1, 2010

by calling 717-391-9920



Dr. Davis received her bachelor's degree in exercise science from the University of

Massachusetts, and in physical therapy from the University of Florida. She earned her

master's degree in biomechanics from the University of Virginia, and her PhD in

biomechanics from Pennsylvania State University. She was a professor in physical therapy

and Director of the Running Injury Lab at the University of Delaware for 21 years. Dr. Davis

has recently accepted a position at Harvard Medical School to develop and direct the

Spaulding National Center for Running.

Dr. Davis has been studying the relationship between lower extremity structure, mechanics

and injury in runners for the past 20 years. Current areas of study include mechanical factors

in tibial stress fractures and patellofemoral disorders along with the effect of physical

therapy interventions such as gait retraining. She is interested in the mechanics of barefoot running and its effect on

injury rates, and is a barefoot runner herself.

Some of Dr. Davis's other achievements include:

Presenting nearly 300 lectures both nationally and internationally.

Authoring nearly 100 publicatons on the topic of lower extremity mechanics and injury.

Serving as a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, as well as a Catherine Worthingham

Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Being featured on ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, Discovery, the New York Times,

the Wall Street Journal, Parade and Time Magazine.

Being included in Christopher McDougall's book
Born to Run.

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FYI, Dr. Davis is a member of the BRS.
 

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