Q While gardening, I managed to get a hernia in my groin. I’ve been told it could be up to nine months before I can start running again. Will I really be out for this long?A It’s difficult to say without the opportunity to assess your individual

my sister & daughter in the crowd (seperately) & hearing my daughter's excited cries of MUM! Being passed early on by a chap in green thong covered in body paint as Tarzan & passing later a bloke running with a wooden box around his groin with Roy

the angle of your hips and front knee to intensify the stretch. 3. Groin stretchHold your feet and gently use your leg muscles to move your knees towards the ground. Keeping a straight back

the hamstrings, gluteals, calves, groin and quads in two sets of 30 seconds after exercise, and two sets of 7-10 seconds after a pre-speedwork warm-up jog. If you want to progress further and you have time in the week, try yoga, too.Strength training

meet at the front of the groin, or where you have suffered a so-called sports hernia. Osteoarthritis of the hip joint may also refer pain to the inner thigh.Self-treatmentThere are only so many ways in which one can write RICE, but it is by far the most

.By the way, I’ve always thought it was deeply unfair to tennis that it should have a medical condition named after it. After all, you never hear about Squash Groin, or Crown Green Bowling Bottom or Hockey Knee (except, of course, for the famous contemporary

, and mesh panels around the groin and on the underside provided breathability. The double-layered pouch at the front gave good support without being constricting but the inside of the legs bunched up slightly on longer runs. How It Rated Fit

in the hamstrings, gluteals, calves, groin and quad areas. Hold stretches for at least 30 seconds. It’s very important that you stretch these muscles after exercise, too, because the increased intensity will lead to muscle tightening and stiffness. Self

to have both my big toenails pulled off. I can't put the pain into words! – MOLAfter a half marathon I developed black toenails, an ache in the ball of my feet, and also an ache in my groin. It all seemed linked. I went to a great NHS physio who identified

am running the last two miles'. And I did - albeit very slowly. Even though I had cramp in my thighs, my calves and my groin and every step hurt, I made it all the way home. I was exhausted, dehydrated, sore and delighted. A few minutes later I