was launched in 1984 when all the runners were at least 50, and it has been updated every five years or so. Many of the runners are now in their 60s, 70s, and beyond.The newest update was published last September in Arthritis Research & Therapy, under the title

Q I’m 35 years old, and have recently been told that the intermittent hip pain that has affected me for a year could be arthritis, and that I should stop running. While I accept that a marathon is out of the question, is it really the end of my

The Year of Pain – Event 1 – Tough GuyUp at 05:30 after a nice early night, four scrambled eggs on toast and I have to say feeling a little nervous. It's minus 1 outside and that is not something I am excited about. Anyway I pulled on my black

Q Severe osteoarthritis in both knees has forced me to stop running. Some time ago I read about a pioneering operation that was performed on a professional footballer, in which sections of the knee cartilage were removed, regrown in a laboratory, and then replaced in the knee. I...

essential for optimum health that I didn’t want to leave them off the list. Found in fruits, vegetables, and grains, there are about 500 different phytochemicals that help protect you against cancer, heart disease, arthritis, and even wrinkles. Researchers

.Medical investigations These are needed to eliminate other causes. If you’re old or have already suffered injury from contact sports, early osteo-arthritis may show up on an x-ray. Additionally, blood tests can reveal generalised diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis

with the MT. Pressure of any sort over the joint can cause both redness and pain.SignsThe deformation is obvious, and underlying this will be wear and eventual arthritis of the first metatarso-phalangeal (MTP) joint. The space opened out by the splitting

, such as patellar problems, and cartilage tears and strains, as well as arthritis and internal damage, which produces fluid on the knee.Self-treatmentRest, ice and anti-inflammatories with training modification may well be sufficient to settle the problem

of your knee and calf. If this were to ever happen, you would certainly need to see your GP. However, a Baker’s cyst can be secondary to more serious knee problems, like osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. So, although it is nothing to worry about

be other influences. Disruption of the ligaments within and outside of your knee, arthritis in its many forms and ankle, shin, thigh and hip injuries may all affect knee movement and produce secondary PFP.Self-treatmentOne factor in knee pain may