-Utah board certified physical therapist since 2010

-Certified dry needling specialist since 2016

Assessing and treating running injuries has been my specialty since 2010. My specialty is unique in the physical therapy world, as few clinicians have access and understanding of how to integrate research grade motion capture and force data into their assessment of running and musculoskeletal injuries.

My resume to date has included founder and lead physical therapist of the University Runner’s Clinic, numerous posters at conferences, published research in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and professional publication in The Wall Street Journal, KSL, as well as guest speaker on podcasts such as ‘Who cares about Men’s Health’. I have taken over 20 continuing education physical therapy courses on running injuries.

I began integrating technology with my assessment of runners using a pressure plate, motion capture system in 2012. The data collected quickly became overwhelming. Learning the research on biomechanical data, and how to integrate the data clinically, is an area I continue to spend a large amount of time researching.

I started using the same system The Gait Lab utilizes in 2017. This research grade, marker-less, force plate treadmill motion capture system is truly one of the most state-of-the-art systems in the world. One of the most stand out feature of this system is that the processing time of the capture is only a few minutes! Many systems of this caliber take many hours to process. This means I can get to work on interpreting the capture right away.

USATF Level II coach (The Endurance Events)

RRCA Level I coach

Altis World Apprentice Coach (Sprint and Endurance)

Developing return to run programs has always an integral component of working with running injuries. I began to get more official coaching education when I recognized I needed more formal training in this area. Training errors are a large component of sustaining overuse injuries, but they can also lead to inadequate training, unguided race expectations and overtraining/underperforming to name a few other issues runners struggle with.

I have learned coaching principles from numerous sources (USATF, Altis, RRCA to name a few) with enormous reservoirs of experience. Bringing this experience based – training load approach to my runners has given me the ability to include a critical piece of The Gait Lab. Adding training plans and coaching strategies allows a very integral pillar to my approach.

Coaching plans will be delivered in Training Peaks, which syncs to most wearable or tracking devices for shared access. It is a great platform for not only delivering your specific training plan, but also communicate via messages, and modify your plan at any time for any reason.

Road Runners Club of America Level I

December, 2023

USATF Level II Coach Course, The Endurance Events

July, 2021

USATF Exercise Physiology

June, 2021

USAFT Level I Coach Course

December, 2020

Altis Coaching the Endurance Events

December, 2023

Altis Apprentice Coach Program

May 2023 – Atlanta GA

October 2020 – Virtual

Altis Need For Speed Sprint Course

January, 2021

Altis Performance Therapy course

September 2020

Mountain Land Running Summit

September 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016

Gait Happens

Jay Dicharry, MTP, SCS: June 2019

Female Athlete Focus on Core and Pelvic Floor

July 2018

Functional Biomechanics of the LE with Return to Sport Testing

Christopher Powers PhD, PT, FAPTA

October 2016

Nutrition in Sports

Barbara Hoogenboom, EdD, PT, SCS, ATC

February 2016

Clinical Examination of the Runner: Assessment, Testing, Gait Correlations, and Corrections.

Jay Dicharry, MPT, SCS

February 2016

Science of Running Medicine

Bryan Heiderscheit. PT, PhD; Chris Powers. PT, PhD, FAPTA; Irene Davis. PhD, PT, FACSM, FAPTA, FASB

November 2015, 2016

Run Better: Strength and Power Development for Endurance Athletes

Jay Dicharry, MPT, SCS

February 2015

Functional Dry Needling: Level 1 and Advanced Level II

Kineticore: Keri Maywhort, PT, DPT

January and May 2015

The Science of Running

Chris Powers. PT, PhD, FAPTA

November 2014

Function Biomechanics of the Lower Quarter: Implications for the Evaluation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders I and II

October 2013, March 2011

Evaluation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders Running Injuries: Examination, Differential Diagnosis, and Treatment.

J. Taylor-Haas. PT, MPT, OSC, CSCS

April 2012

Evaluation and Treatment of Running-related Injuries

B. Heiderscheit, PT., PhD and S. Straker, PT, MS, SCS, ATC

April 2010

Current Research:
Pre-season Evaluation and testing of NCAA Division I Cross-Country Runners for Purposes of Injury Prevention (2018/2019/2020/2021/2022/2023)

Runners with FAI: Does a Gait Analysis Alter Outcomes And Percent Running Function

Professional Publications and Posters:

Journal Publications:

Sederberg M, LaMarche L, Skinner L, Cushman DM. Distal semimembranosus tendinopathy: A narrative review. PM&R. 2021;(January):pmrj.12667. doi:10.1002/pmrj.12667

Presentations:

Lamarche, L. (2020, February). The Science of Running Shoes. Presented at the 4th Annual Sports Medicine Symposium. Park City, UT.

Baillergeon E, Lamarche L, Thoreson S, Elliott H, Cushman DM. (April 2019). “A Novel Pre-Season Evaluation for the Purposes of Injury Prevention in NCAA Division I Cross-Country Runners,” poster presentation at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine’s Annual Conference. Houston, TX.

Published Abstract:

Baillergeon E, Lamarache L, Thoreson S, Elliott H, Cushman DM (2019). A Novel Pre-Season Evaluation for the Purposes of Injury Prevention in NCAA Division I Cross-Country Runners.

Poster session presented at the 2019 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Houston, TX. [Abstract]. Clin J Sport Med, 29(2), 101-153.

Professional Interviews and Publications:

Bachman, R. ‘The Just-Right Running Shoe, Runners Race for a Middle Ground Between Earlier Design Trends’. The Wall Street Journal. Vol: July 2014.

Dark, S. ‘University Running Injury Clinic Helps Runners Get Back on Track’. KSL.com. May 8th, 2019.

Singpiel, S. Madsen, T. Presenter. “44: Putting Running Controversies To Rest’. Who Cares About Men’s Health. 2020, May 5th.

Running:

Race distances to date: 1500m - marathon

Top ten finishes in female age division:

-2007 Race to Robie Creek

-2006 Barber to Boise10k

-2010 Mid Mountain Marathon

Cycling:

-3rd Place Targhee Super D (2012)

-2nd and 3rd Place finishes at 24 Hours of Moab (2010, 2011, 2012)

-3rd Place finished at 12 Hours of Mesa Verde (2011, 2012, 2013)