Resources - Injuries

- Jake Kennedy's Journal

• Inflammation
• Achilles Tendon
• Buying A Running Shoe
• Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
• Kneecap Injury
• Hamstring Strains
• Plantar Fascitis
• Warming Up And Stretching
• Returning To Running After Injury
• Cross Training
• Tapering

Jake Kennedy, RPT
John "Jake" Kennedy has been practicing physical therapy in the Boston area since 1984. Together with his brother Rick, Jake formed Kennedy Brothers Physical Therapy in 1989 and quickly established Kennedy Brothers as one of Boston's premier centers for the treatment of sports related injury. Jake is himself a runner, having completed over twenty marathons - one for a personal best time of 3:01! He is also the founder of Christmas in the City, a charitable organization dedicated to providing services and assistance to homeless families and children.

- Sheila Dugan

• Signs and Symptoms

Sheila Dugan, MD, RPT
Sheila  is a veteran marathoner and is an advisor to the Spaulding Rehabilitation's Boston Marathon Team. She graduated from the University of Illinois School of Medicine in 1994 and completed her residency at Northwestern University Medical School Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago in 1998. Sheila specializes in Musculosketeal Medicine, Sports Medicine, Women's Health, Performing Arts Medicine and Osteoporosis.