- As a former world-class distance runner and mountain biker racer, Dr. Gumaer has experienced many stressors that sports activities place on the human frame. Prior to his professional schooling, he also worked as an athletic trainer. His experience in endurance athletics, chiropractic training and years of treating athletes has combined to allow for a unique understanding of the special needs athletes have in their training, injury prevention and recovery.
- He provides effective treatment for such diverse conditions as: runner’s knee, shin splints, hip pointers, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, rotator cuff, plantar fasciitis, patellar tracking disorder, meniscal tears, chronic exertional compartment syndrome, tendinitis, bursitis, muscle strains and ligament sprains just to name a few.
- He instructs athletes on appropriate joint taping and the rational for its application.
- He provides gait analysis, balance training and non-weight bearing orthotic casting to correct or accommodate for altered lower extremity biomechanics.
- Dr. Gumaer has worked with athletic trainers, body builders, gymnasts, football and basketball players, distance runners, cyclists, martial arts experts, cage fighters, golfers and tennis players. He provides expert care to athletes of any age and sport.
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