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Back In Action
By Runner's World on 28/11/2003 10:03:05
Save yourself from a lifetime of lower-back pain with these four simple gym exercises
When your lower-back muscles are weak, you are more likely to suffer from nagging pain, bad posture or below-par running. To keep this critical core area strong, you need to strengthen and stretch the erector spinae muscle group. The following
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Roots To Your Back
By Runner's World on 03/12/2003 11:01:37
Keep back pain at bay with these four strengthening and stretching exercises - no equipment needed!
Back pain might keep you from running from time to time, in which case you might benefit from some preventive strengthening and stretching exercises. We’ve listed two old favourites for each below, but if you do suffer from a back problem, check
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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
Back pain is the UK's number one illness. It is the primary reason for people taking time off work, and the charity BackCare believes 180m working days are lost in the UK each year as a result of back problems.Four out of five adults experience back
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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
, though you should be wary of the use of the word orthopaedic as it is often merely a marketing tool. Support is not necessarily related to price, but luxury and durability are. If you have trouble sleeping, try lying on your back with a pillow under your
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Curls and superheroes: back-strength exercises
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:59:16
Try these strengthening exercises to minimise stress on your lower back
--Strengthening your lower back and abdominal muscles should help ease any pain you experience while running. To minimise stress on the lower back, use an upright posture (ie no slouching) while sitting, standing, walking, and running. You can also
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Real-life stories: how two runners beat back pain
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:52:30
How two runners recovered from their back injuries
. A vertebra had slipped forward slightly, causing some irritation to the part of the sciatic nerve that was supplying the hip, which caused the pain.”Mills was surprised to learn that a slipped disc in her back was affecting her hip. “If you have any
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VIDEO: Lower back and glutes stretching
By on 20/02/2013 09:48:33
ASICS Pro Team physio Sarah Connors shows how to stretch your lower back and glutes
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Reader to Reader: Back After Injury
By Jane Hoskyn on 01/09/2006 12:09:56
How do you bounce back when you feel like a beginner again?
. Then in January, I had a car accident and completely crushed my foot, and had to take several months off. I've now started to get back into running, but it feels so much harder than it used to! Am I literally starting from scratch? My body is a beginner but my
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Heart Rate Training: Coming Back From Illness
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:52:31
If you've never been ill or injured, you're in a minority of one. For the rest of us, here's a valuable guide to using your heart rate monitor to get back to speed
Everyone's prone to damage and disease, and when it happens it's no surprise that you want to get back to full fitness fast. However, it's vital to be careful in your comeback strategy, to avoid relapse or re-injury. Even a healthy body will let you
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Q+A: Will lower-back scoliosis stop my running?
By Martin Haines on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q I suffer from recurring lower back pain, which is a result of minor scoliosis and narrowing of the lumbo-sacral disc space. My GP says I should stop running, while my occupational health doctor says running wont do me any further harm. Who
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