Talkback: Injury Q & A with Physio Sarah Connors

I am training to run my first Marathon in April. I have been doing well but over the last couple of weeks I begun to experience pain at the top of my thigh at the front top of the leg.

My run distances have gradually increased to 17 miles without too much of a problem but now the pain has worstened until it is now almost impossible to run for more than two miles without the pain becoming so bad I have to stop and try to stretch. My training has now come to a stop and depression is setting in!!!

I would appreciate any advice you could give me as I really don't want to drop out of the Marathon unless I really have to.

 Thank you

I get a pain in the bottom of my foot where the first toe (not the big toe) joins.

I have had an x ray which has revealed no fracture. It seems worse after I have ran but also the pain comes on a random times (even when I am resting it)

I am now on my second flare up of Patellar Tracking Disorder.  I do not know what started this on as i train regularly and have not fallen or injured myself recently

Didn't quite finish before it sent.  I am having physio and doing exercises but should i still be running on it?

Been suffering with persistant groin and aductor strains for the past 2 years plus and they have beed getting steadily worse and taking longer to clear. on January 2013 i tweaked a groin getting out of the car thought nothing much of it and expected it to settle down, but alas it is proving stuborn. i have tried physio, chiropractors etc but nothing helps.

pain is located in the groin area with the tendon from the botton of the pubic bone to the aductors constantly sore and get inflamed even walking quickly. i have a pain further up along the inside of the groin area to the top of the hip which i think sometimes i can feel a lump but other times i cant. the Aductors are constantly sore along with the muscles along the front of the thigh.

the groin pain settles to about 70% but never goes away and the pain really gets intense when i sit down espcially on a hard chair (constanty sitting at work)  the pain  in the groin almost seems like it is being squashed and compress when sitting

any suggestions

Hi,

I have been training hard for a 10k, my pace increasing week on week and I am following a training plan where I run 5-6 times per week (Brain Training plan). In recent days I have started to have niggle in my right hip (never had this before), it's on the side, feels like it is within the joint. Should I still continue with my training? With only 3 weeks until the race my training is getting more and more intense. What should I be doing?

Thanks