Q I’m a 17-year-old middle-distance runner. Last year I started growing really fast and reached 6ft 6in. Now I regularly experience pains in my upper arms, hamstrings and thighs after harder runs. My GP says I should stretch more, while my coach

’ll feel crescendo pain, which grows in intensity the longer and further you run, probably reaching an intolerable peak just before you stop. In the textbook case, the pain comes on sooner and more severely with each successive run.Signs It’s important

UAN:214 Article type:-->Symptoms You’ll feel pain down the side of the nail of the big toe (hallux), especially to the touch.Signs The signs are obvious – and unpleasant. There’ll be reddening, festering and ultimately discharge of pus, caused

is growing. This doesn’t give you license to pound out long runs while swallowing a handful of ibuprofen, but regular, moderate, pain-free running? Get out there and enjoy it, no matter what your auntie says.

Life is pain.Life is illusion.Therefore, pain is illusion.It’s simply one of the more irritating consequences of Samsara – the imaginary world in which we’re all condemned to stagger about blindfolded, bumping into imaginary objects, physical

some advice from you. I had this baby, like my first, by Caesarean section.A This sort of pain is often known as the ‘lumbo-pelvic conundrum’. This is because pain which appears to be coming from the sacro-iliac joint at the back of the pelvis can

into the skinDiagnosis: Onychocryptosis"This is better known as an ingrown toenail," says Palahey. "The nail grows at an angle, perforates the skin and lets bacteria in, so a niggly, painful infection occurs." Tight shoes and badly cut nails can both contribute

at the open door. I noticed, for the first time, a peppering of grey about his muzzle. As I limped down the hill, I was overtaken by a pack of athletic snails.Nowadays it takes a good 10 minutes before the sharp pain in my right knee subsides to a dull

or on top of them and consider buying a shoe with a larger toe box. Ingrowing toenails Toenails can become ingrown if the nails are cut too short and rounded at the edges. As a result, the skin grows over the edge of the nail, creating a painful swollen

-back pain; reduced amounts of analgesic at delivery; fewer instances of operative deliveries; and fewer cases of post-natal depression. What’s more, women who exercise during pregnancy gain less weight, have improved mood and sleep patterns and lose