The Runners' Clinic

Highlights

The Runners’ Clinic is part of the Sports Medicine Center at Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin. The Sports Medicine Center also includes the Performance Enhancement Program (PEP) and the Endurance Performance Enhancement Program.

The Performanace Enhancement Program is a proud sponsor of "Preps Plus" a program shown on WISN-TV (Channel 12). As part of that sponsorship, we run videos called "Sports Medicine Minute." Click on the links below to view each video.

Endurance Training
Carrie Truebenbach, MS, PT, OCS, discusses the difference between running and endurance training.

Performance Enhancement
In as little as six weeks, athletes can improve their vertical jump by over 20 percent and increase abdominal strength by more than 50 percent. Mike Ribar, performance enhancement coordinator, discusses the key elements to include in a fitness program to improve performance.

Last Review Date: Mar. 3, 2010

Online Editor(s): Richard Petre