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Valley Spine & Sport

We provide modern comprehensive treatment for pain and injuries. Chiropractic and physical therapy.

03/07/2026

🏃‍♂️ As I was putting together some insights for a colleague’s upcoming presentation on running injuries and strength training, I figured I’d share this with my running community — it might help someone!

💡 Biggest takeaway: Don’t practice your sport in the weight room.
Runners already get plenty of endurance work from running. Strength training should focus on building strength, improving tissue capacity, and reducing injury risk, not replicating mileage.

I’ve drawn on insights from trusted experts in the running and strength community, including Dennis Kline, my elite-level strength coach from college, and Charles Poliquin.

⚠️ Common injuries we see in runners:
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Plantar fasciitis
• IT band syndrome
• Runner’s knee (patellofemoral pain)
• Shin splints
• Hip/pelvic issues — just as common as lower-extremity injuries for me.

🔍 How we evaluate injuries:
Intrinsic factors: strength imbalances, mobility limitations, motor control deficits, hip/trunk stability
Extrinsic factors: sudden mileage increases, training intensity, surface or footwear changes

✅ By identifying these factors, we can help runners reduce injury risk, improve running mechanics, and get back to consistent training safely.

📊 I’m sharing this infographic as a quick visual summary — it highlights the injuries we commonly see, contributing factors, and how we look at them in the clinic.

💬 Questions? Send me a DM or leave a comment!

-Alex

03/04/2026

GYM CHALLENGE - All you have to do is participate for a chance to win. Select this prize from or one of the other prizes below:

🎁 Current Prizes:

✔️ Free month Gym + Sauna Membership
✔️ Free 1 Hour Massage with Britney at Body in Balance
✔️ Breakfast at the office (Ben & Alex cooking 👀)
✔️ Strength training coaching session with
✔️ Injury evaluation + treatment with and (manual therapy, rehab, shockwave, laser, dry needling — whatever you need)
✔️ Gift card to Cheeky Doughnuts .doughnuts
✔️ Free Hormone Lab Panel & Consultation from

And yes… more prizes will be added. One cool one from - stay tuned for the announcement

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Not a member?

No problem.

Just book your workout in the scheduling app as a member when you’re coming in for the challenge.
You get one free challenge workout — no charge. See scheduling page on website. Www.Valleyspineandsport.Com

Bring a friend. Make it fun.

The Challenge is simple: Perform 3 reps of a box squat. Write your name on the board. That’s it. Details on the gym whiteboard.

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When is the deadline: When the whiteboard is full of names. We are about halfway there.

Local business and want to donate a prize?
DM us 🤝

03/03/2026

There’s lots of treatment options for heel pain.

02/27/2026

Have a great weekend!

02/26/2026

BOX SQUAT CHALLENGE 🎉

Want to win prizes?
All you have to do is participate. That’s it.

You do NOT need to lift the most weight.
You do NOT need to be a member.
You do NOT need to pay a drop-in fee.

Just show up, complete the challenge, and you’re entered into the prize drawing.

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🏋️ The Challenge:

• Box Squat to a 20” box
(Full instructions are on the gym whiteboard.)

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🎁 Current Prizes:

✔️ Free month Gym + Sauna Membership
✔️ Massage with Britney at Body & Balance
✔️ Breakfast at the office (Ben & Alex cooking 👀)
✔️ Strength training coaching session with Dr. Ben
✔️ Injury evaluation + treatment with Alex (adjustments, soft tissue, shockwave, laser, dry needling — whatever you need)
✔️ Gift card to Cheeky Doughnuts

And yes… more prizes are being added. We’ve got two more coming soon 👀

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Not a member?

No problem.

Just book your workout in the scheduling app as a member when you’re coming in for the challenge.
You get one free challenge workout — no charge.

Bring friends. Make it fun. Get a crew together and lift.

⸻

Local business and want to donate a prize?
DM us 🤝

Let’s lift. Let’s build something fun.

02/25/2026

Here’s something we see quite a bit.

02/17/2026

Scoliosis Saturday as requested by

My microphone died partway through. I don’t like to do more than one take so here it is. Check out the blog post- it’ll explain what I was trying to say 🤣

Rolling list from past episodes:
Tendinitis Tuesday: For
Bursitis Friday: For
Achilles Tendinitis Monday: Pam

DM or comment for condition/day of the week.

Fun fact: The fastest man of all time has a scoliosis. So if you have a scoliosis, you’re a lot like Usain Bolt :)

02/15/2026

🏋️‍♂️ Clinic Gym Challenge is LIVE 🏋️‍♀️

We’re launching periodic gym challenges to build community, have some fun, and give away legit prizes.
No membership required — first workout, if doing the challenge, is free.

This challenge:
• Box squat to a 20” box
• 3 reps
• Safe, simple, instructions in the room

How it works:
• Do the challenge = 1 point
• Post & tag us = +1 point
• Heaviest lift (men & women) = +5 points
More points = more entries into the prize drawing 🎉

Current prizes include:
✅ Free month gym & sauna membership
✅ Massage with Britney (Body & Balance)
✅ Breakfast at the office (Ben & Alex cooking 👀)
✅ Performance training session w/ Dr. Ben
✅ Injury eval + treatment w/ Alex (adjustments, soft tissue, shockwave, laser, dry needling — whatever you need)
✅ More options will be added

📱 Book your gym time via the Scheduling page on our website
👯 Bring a friend or two
🏆 Winners pick ONE prize

Local business and want to add a prize? DM us.
Let’s lift, compete, and build something fun.

02/12/2026

🏋️‍♂️ Clinic Gym Challenge is LIVE 🏋️‍♀️

We’re launching periodic gym challenges to build community, have some fun, and give away legit prizes. No membership required — first workout, if doing the challenge, is free.

This challenge:
• Box squat to a 20” box
• 3 reps
• Safe, simple, instructions in the room

How it works:
• Do the challenge = 1 point
• Post & tag us = +1 point
• Heaviest lift (men & women) = +5 points
More points = more entries into the prize drawing 🎉

Current prizes include:
✔️ Free month gym & Sauna membership
✔️ Massage with Britney (Body & Balance)
✔️ Breakfast at the office (Ben & Alex cooking 👀)
✔️ Performance training session w/ Dr. Ben
✔️ Injury eval + treatment w/ Alex (adjustments, soft tissue, shockwave, laser, dry needling — whatever you need)
✔️ More options will be added.

📲 Book your gym time via the Scheduling page on our website
👯 Bring a friend or two
🏆 Winners pick ONE prize

Local business and want to add a prize? DM us.
Let’s lift, compete, and build something fun.

02/10/2026

It’s Tuesday and here’s one as requested by my good friend Pam. “Achilles tendinitis Monday”

Rolling list from past episodes:
Tendinitis Tuesday: For
Bursitis Friday: For
Achilles Tendinitis Monday: Pam
Up Next: Scoliosis Saturday for

02/05/2026

Bursitis Friday is now a thing. Even though it’s Thursday and I’ll never post another bursitis Friday again but here you go make sure to view the video at least 1000 times so we can update the numbers.

02/02/2026

New blog post written by Dr. Buckner. As a former baseball player he has special interest in shoulder injuries- Not only throwers but other overhead athletes and even regular people dealing with rotator cuff, labral or other shoulder problems. Check the website for the full blog post.

Blog Post Recap:

Throwing isn’t just an arm movement — it’s a full-body skill.
As pitching velocity and year-round play increase, shoulder and elbow injuries in young athletes are rising fast. Research shows that limitations in hips, core, balance, and shoulder mobility can dramatically increase injury risk — even before pain shows up.

A structured arm care and movement program can reduce shoulder and elbow injuries by nearly 50% by identifying problems early and building stronger, more resilient athletes.

Stronger movement = healthier arms.
👉 Read the full blog to learn how movement assessments and individualized arm care help pitchers stay healthy and perform better.

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The mission of Valley Spine & Sport is to resolve patients' injuries quickly and effectively while giving the tools needed to prevent future episodes, self manage and reach individual goals.