Q I’ve been running for over 20 years now, but have noticed that I’ve become much more susceptible to blisters. I don’t think I’m doing anything differently, so could my age have something to do with my sore feet?A This is a problem

that at my age (50) I should know better. Surely my running career can’t be over? A Your problem might not be the kneecap running out of line. It could be related to your patellar tendon, which runs directly below the kneecap. You need to establish

of the tibia (shin bone), where the patellar tendon from the knee joins it.SymptomsYou are probably aged between 10 and 14, play a variety of sports, and have developed a painful bony swelling below the knee. It will hurt with strenuous activity, particularly

of a repeat performance will be greatly reduced.As for your age, I don’t think it’s a factor in this instance. The way in which muscles respond to exercise does change as you get older. Generally they can’t sustain the same level of intensity

UAN: 219 Article type:-->Half-moon snap-in cartilages form a buffer in the centre of the knee joint and allow some rotation. These are known as menisci and are placed either medially or laterally.Injury can occur to normal and ageing menisci

UAN: Article type:-->Knowledge is the power to reducing your injury risk. Join us on a tour of the body’s components, and look at how they become damaged.BonesBones are essentially the scaffolding of the body, and although they have some

they recognised a lack of data linking specific traits – age, weight, gender, foot type – to running injuries. So they decided to conduct research that was later published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. "We found that certain injuries were

clunk on the osteo’s table every now and then to sort it out,” he says. Backs: to the future. (Real-life solutions) Real-life stories: how two runners beat back pain Injury-Proof Your Back: five sets of everyday tips to stay pain-free Curls

they recognised a lack of data linking specific traits – age, weight, gender, foot type – to running injuries. So they decided to conduct research that was later published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. "We found that certain injuries were

description of the relationship you assume with the sensations you are getting. I had a hip flexor injury for a year and though there was a 'physiological cause' the worry that I had about it exacerbated the injury so it rumbled on for ages. When I tackled