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Injury-Proof Your Back: everyday solutions
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:54:44
Follow these tips to put back pain behind you
. Avoid bed rest. Movement, even crawling on hands and knees, is better than inactivity. 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
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Q+A: Calf strains: Why they occur and how to treat
By Judith Pitt-Brooke on 13/02/2006 15:51:05
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q I’m 44 years old and have been running for 20 years. I stretch my calves and hamstrings before I run but have recently suffered a calf strain after a few miles. How can I avoid this and how should these injuries be treated when they occur?A From
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Back Pain Solutions For Runners
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:38:53
It's at the root of every movement you make - and many of the injuries you suffer - read on for all you need to know about your back
tissue in the lower back, all of which lead to over-use injuries.Understanding your back and how it affects your running is key to avoiding over-use injuries. "Because runners hold a specific form, the body ends up getting very little variety. Weakness
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Q+A: A road camber is giving me knee pain... Help!
By Martin Haines on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
overloaded, and will become inflamed and tender. The best way to manage this on your own is to avoid running consistently on a camber and revert to your original type of terrain. As for treatment, ice and massage will help with the aching symptoms. Of course
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Dress to Compress: The Facts
By Justin Bowyer on 29/07/2011 15:00:00
Find the gear that can squeeze more from your performance, speed your post-run recovery and keep you injury-free
material) content that squeezes and hugs the muscles that are key to efficient running. The kit promises to help you train more efficiently, avoid common injuries and recover faster. But does it deliver? For the lowdown on the big squeeze, read on...
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The Laws Of Injury Prevention
By Amby Burfoot on 08/03/2010 08:32:08
Follow these 10 time-tested principles and you'll spend more time on the roads - and less in rehab
miles per week. Your threshold is waiting for you to discover it.Of course, your goal is to avoid injury. Stephen Pribut, sports podiatrist and author of Everything Running (£9.99, Adams Media), warns runners to beware the 'terrible toos' - doing too
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What’s The Damage?
By Roy Stevenson on 09/08/2010 14:06:25
Unless you’re a very lucky or very resilient triathlete you will suffer an injury at some point. The question is how to deal with it when it happens.
for total-body conditioning, but it also offers many opportunities for injury if you're not careful - and even if you are. Club-level triathletes have a 56 per cent chance of being injured in any given five-year period and many ignore a problem, hoping
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Bodyworks: Calcaneal Bursa
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 14:15:57
How to recognise it, how to overcome it
-ray or scan.Self-treatmentIf you avoid pressure you will ease the pain, so bigger shoes, soft padding, or avoiding heel backs by using sandals or running without shoes can help. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory tablets and ice are the other staple treatments
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Pose your questions to Mitchum's experts
By on 11/05/2011 09:03:18
Introducing a series of forum Q+As taking place in April and May
However long you've been running, and whatever your age or ambition, chances are you'll have questions. How can you improve your race times? What's the perfect race day diet? How can you avoid overtraining? Well, now you can pose your questions
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60-Second Guide: Ultra Running
By Alice Palmer on 09/07/2009 14:44:38
A short and snappy guide packed with everything you need to know to go long
in soggy shoes.If your race stretches into the night, you'll need to light the way. Invest in an LED headtorch plus another torch for extra depth perception.Avoiding injury If you're on your feet all day – or even all week – you need to stop injuries
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