Running Physical Therapy in Albuquerque, NM
At FLŌ Physical Therapy & Performance, we help runners understand what's limiting them, manage their current training, and build the strength and capacity needed to keep moving forward. Whether you're trying to get back to your first pain-free mile, return to the trails, or prepare for your next marathon, the goal isn't just to get you out of pain.
It's to build a runner who can handle the demands of running.
You're a runner. The goal is to keep you running.
Pain doesn't automatically mean you need to stop doing the thing you love.
At FLŌ, we look at what your body can tolerate right now, what your training is asking of you, and where the gap exists between the two.
Sometimes that means adjusting mileage, pace, terrain, or intensity while we build your capacity back up. Other times, it means temporarily pulling back before progressively reintroducing the demands of running.
The goal isn't simply to make your symptoms disappear.
It's to help you understand what your body needs, build the physical qualities required for running, and give you a clear path forward—so you're not stuck in the cycle of resting, feeling better, returning to training, and ending up right back where you started.
Built for runners at every level.
You don't have to be an elite runner to train like an athlete.
We work with:
New and recreational runners
Road and trail runners
5K and 10K runners
Half-marathon and marathon runners
Ultra runners
Triathletes
Runners returning from injury
Runners who simply want to stay healthy and keep running
Common Running Injuries We Treat
Running injuries don't always come down to one muscle being "weak" or one movement being "wrong." Often, there's a mismatch between what your training is demanding and what your body currently has the capacity to tolerate.
We commonly work with runners experiencing:
Achilles tendon pain
Plantar heel and foot pain
Knee pain
Patellar tendon pain
Shin pain and shin splints
Calf pain and strains
Hamstring injuries
Hip pain
IT band-related pain
Low back pain
Ankle and foot injuries
Recurring running injuries
Difficulty returning to running after surgery or injury
The diagnosis matters—but so does understanding why the problem is limiting your running and what needs to change to move forward.
Why does running pain keep coming back?
A common cycle looks like this:
Training increases → symptoms appear → you stop running → symptoms improve → you return to the same training demands → symptoms return.
Rest can be useful when something is irritated.
But feeling better and being prepared to run aren't always the same thing.
If your goal is to run consistently again, we need to rebuild the qualities that allow your body to tolerate the repeated demands of running.
That may include strength, mobility, tendon or tissue capacity, coordination, power, plyometric ability, cardiovascular fitness, and progressive exposure to running itself.
Rehab shouldn't just prepare you for daily life. It should prepare you for the demands of your sport.
Our treatment process with runners
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Establish your baseline
First, we figure out where you are today.
How far can you run before symptoms begin? What happens afterward? What happens the next morning? How has your mileage changed? What about speed work, hills, terrain, lifting, recovery, work, sleep, and everything else competing for your capacity?
Your baseline gives us somewhere objective to start.
Why does running pain keep coming back?
A common cycle looks like this:
Training increases → symptoms appear → you stop running → symptoms improve → you return to the same training demands → symptoms return.
Rest can be useful when something is irritated.
But feeling better and being prepared to run aren't always the same thing.
If your goal is to run consistently again, we need to rebuild the qualities that allow your body to tolerate the repeated demands of running.
That may include strength, mobility, tendon or tissue capacity, coordination, power, plyometric ability, cardiovascular fitness, and progressive exposure to running itself.
Rehab shouldn't just prepare you for daily life. It should prepare you for the demands of your sport.