The benefits of running are well documented, but it seems the advantages increase exponentially as you age. Regular running can help slow the effects of time, lead to a longer life and improve quality of life in ageing runners, according to a study by the Stanford University Scho...

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

UAN:230 Article type:-->Because stress fractures of the calcaneus (heel bone) and tibia and fibula (lower-leg bones) share similar symptoms, investigations and treatments, we’re grouping them together here.Symptoms As with all stress fractures, you

symptoms if you spread out your intake. You can use lactose-free milk or Lactaid-type products. Also look for calcium-fortified soy milk and orange juice, plus tofu, canned salmon, broccoli, and tortillas made with lime.My recommendation: Aim for 1,000 to 1,500

-ray revealed a stress fracture. After six weeks of rest (I wasn’t immobilised in plaster during this time) I was told that the bone had repaired itself and would now be stronger than ever. Obviously, I am delighted to be able to run once more, but how can I

UAN:209 Article type:-->SymptomsWhere the tendon joins the calcaneal bone, friction can cause the spaces between the tendon, bone and skin to swell and inflame with bursitis. This constitutes a calcaneal bursa. Apart from swelling over the back

UAN:216 Article type:-->SymptomsThis is a stress fracture of the second (or sometimes third) metatarsal. You’ll feel pain in the middle of the long bone(s) of your foot, which will slowly increase with distance, reaching a crescendo as you end your

relieved when barefoot. You’ll experience acute pain if you compress the sides of the foot together.SignsYour transverse arch has usually become flattened, bringing the heads of your metatarsals (midfoot bones) together and compressing the nerve between

UAN:232 Article type:-->Symptoms There is pain and tenderness along the inside of the lower tibia (shin). You are probably an overpronator with uncorrected feet and may have begun more hill sessions or speedwork.Signs A light touch to the bone

, and may eventually result in a build-up of bone around the insertion of the tendon into the heel bone. This build-up can be trimmed away – as you had done on your right heel, but it is unlikely that this would result in a complete resolution