Sports Physical Therapy in Albuquerque, NM

At FLŌ Physical Therapy & Performance, we help athletes 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 an athlete who can handle the demands of their sport.

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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

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

01

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.

02

Keep you moving

Running modification doesn't automatically mean running elimination.

When appropriate, we'll adjust variables such as mileage, frequency, pace, hills, terrain, or intensity so you can continue training within your current tolerance.

The goal is to find the amount of work your body can successfully handle and build from there.

03

Build capacity

This is where rehab starts looking more like training.

Depending on what you need, your program may address:

  • Strength

  • Calf and tendon capacity

  • Hip and knee strength

  • Single-leg control

  • Mobility

  • Balance and coordination

  • Power

  • Plyometric ability

  • Cardiovascular conditioning

Your program progresses as you progress.

04

Reintroduce running demands

Being able to squat or perform calf raises without pain doesn't automatically mean you're ready for miles of repeated ground contacts.

We progressively expose you to the demands your goals require.

That may mean progressing from controlled strength work into jumping, hopping, repeated contacts, running, hills, speed work, longer distances, or sport-specific training.

05

Return to performance

Getting out of pain isn't necessarily the finish line.

If your goal is a 5K, marathon, trail race, triathlon, or simply running consistently every week, rehab should eventually prepare you for that goal.

We want you leaving FLŌ with more than a collection of exercises.

We want you to understand your body, know how to manage your training, and have the physical capacity to continue doing what you love.

What Makes FLŌ Different?

One-on-one means one-on-one.

Your sessions are a full hour with your physical therapist, not bouncing between multiple patients while someone hands you exercises.

Rehab and performance belong together.

We don't believe rehabilitation ends the moment your pain decreases.

We bridge the gap between traditional rehabilitation and the strength, power, conditioning, and movement demands required for running.

Your program is built around you.

Your injury, training history, schedule, goals, race calendar, and current capacity matter.

There is no cookie-cutter running protocol.

We help you understand the process.

You'll learn how to interpret symptoms, adjust training when necessary, recognize progress, and make better decisions about your body outside the clinic.

What Does a Running Physical Therapy Evaluation Look Like?

Your first visit is about understanding the full picture, not just where it hurts.

We'll talk through your injury history, current symptoms, running volume, recent changes in training, previous treatments, strength training, recovery, upcoming races, and what you ultimately want to get back to doing.

From there, we'll assess the physical qualities relevant to your specific problem and goals.

By the end of the evaluation, the goal is for you to understand:

Where you are now.

What may be limiting you.

What we need to build.

And what the path back to running looks like.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Not necessarily. It depends on the injury, your symptoms, and how your body responds to running.

    When appropriate, we prefer to find a tolerable level of running and modify training variables rather than automatically removing running altogether.

  • If pain is repeatedly affecting your mileage, pace, training choices, recovery, or confidence, or keeps returning every time you increase your running, it may be worth having it evaluated.

    You don't have to wait until you can no longer run.

  • Yes. We work with runners across a wide range of experience levels and distances, including recreational runners, trail runners, half-marathoners, marathoners, ultra runners, and triathletes.

  • Yes. Many runners come to FLŌ after trying rest, exercises, massage, stretching, or previous rehabilitation.

    We'll look at what you've already tried, how your body responded, what your current training demands are, and whether there are gaps that still need to be addressed.

  • No. Physical therapy and performance training can also help runners who are currently running but want to address limitations, improve strength and physical capacity, or prepare their body for increasing training demands.

Get Back to Running With Confidence

You shouldn't have to choose between ignoring your pain and giving up the activities you love.

Let's figure out where you are, what your body needs, and how to progressively build you back toward your goals.

One-on-one running physical therapy and performance care in Albuquerque, NM.

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