Q I have a lump at the back of my knee which is always there, but it seems to get bigger after each run. It doesn’t cause me any pain and doesn’t hinder my running in any way, but should I be worried?A It sounds to me as if you have a Baker

up and chatting with Jane, RW's 10 minute/mile pacer, who was doing a great job and going very well. Then, all of a sudden, at about 21ish miles, I had a very sharp painful stitch in my stomach (looking back I think may have been due to dehydration

) will undoubtedly worsen the pain. Sometimes the irritation gives rise to crepitus, the crackling sensation that occurs with movement.What else could it be?It is necessary to rule out hip arthritis, back and nerve conditions, as well as muscle injuries

that pounding and wear and tear; it can’t do the body any good, she thinks. Marian’s got her share of aches and pains, and loving auntie that she is, she doesn’t want me to end up in even worse shape.I bet you’ve got an Aunt Marian in your life, too – a family

was tripped by another runner. I came to a sudden halt and when I went to run again I couldn't. I had unbearable pain at the side of my knees and thighs - I could only walk.  I managed to get to the nearest St. John's Ambulance post where they bandaged ice

that varies from a strain to a classic rip.Hamstring StrainsAlthough the hamstrings run down the back of the thigh, injury to the lower part may well be felt behind the knee, either on the inside or outside.SymptomsNot only may there be pain behind the knee

it is not impossible for a stress fracture of the femur, an adductor muscle tear or referred pain from the lower back to appear as quadriceps pain.Self-treatmentThe basic principles of RICE apply to early management. This should occupy 48 hours, with ice being applied

little less so. By halfway up the slope, I realised – I can handle this. As I look back now on those last gruelling miles, it's not the pain that I recall most vividly. Instead, I remember my capacityto endure it. Outsmart Pain: How to mentally fight

Q I’m a flat-footed overpronator, and for a long time I suffered from a painful and stiff right heel. I had an operation called a heel trim and the problem cleared up. But now I seem to have the same problem in my left heel. My local hospital

UAN:223 Article type:-->Osteochondritis is an inflammation of developing bone in children, in which an area becomes softened and deformed in the lower limbs or back. Osgood-Schlatter’s disease is a form of this which occurs at the upper front