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Are you Fit to Run?
By Sam Murphy on 22/06/2011 14:22:20
Strength, flexibility and balance help you run better and avoid injury. Take these six simple tests to assess yours
- of the musculoskeletal system won't enable you to perform to your full running potential and, worse still, may see you stepping ever closer to injury.Check your competency "It's all about physical competence," says running coach and movement specialist Kelvin Giles
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Ask the Expert: Physio Webchat Highlights
By on 26/11/2012 12:17:47
Matt Todman from Six Physio joined us for a webchat recently to answer your physio-related questions and offer advice on injury prevention.Matt qualified as a physio 20 years ago and has spent the past decade at the forefront of sports medicine. He
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ASICS Super Six Podcast: Avoiding Injury with Sarah Connors
By on 01/04/2011 14:53:33
We talk to ASICS PRO Team Physiotherapist Sarah Connors to discover how to make it to the start - and finish! - of your marathon injury-free
ASICS Super Six Podcast: Injury Prevention with Sarah Connors by alicepalmer
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The Top 10 Routes To Injury
By Runner's World on 05/06/2002 12:23:01
Of course you wouldn't make these classic injury-causing mistakes... but just in case, here they are
, which tends to be unfamiliar, infrequent and generally localised in one particular area of the body. It is an early-warning sign of injury, the final severity of which will be determined by how much notice you pay. Prevention: Pay attention to unfamiliar
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What's The Damage? (Preview)
By Roy Stevenson on 09/08/2010 14:38:23
Unless you’re a very lucky or very resilient triathlete you will suffer an injury at some point. The question is how to deal with it when it happens.
shoes for excessive wear. Even the newest, most expensive shoes will not prevent an injury but old, worn shoes will make one more likely.A good indicator that you are recovering from your injury is how the affected area feels in the morning
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Regain your Pre-injury Fitness
By on 18/11/2009 14:44:40
Easy steps to regaining your pre-injury fitness
It's a familiar story: you return to training after injury aiming to be faster and stronger than before. Then reality kicks in as your decreased fitness becomes apparent. You begin to wonder if you'll ever be able to repeat your pre-injury
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Damage Limitation Exercise
By Nick Grantham on 23/11/2009 13:19:57
When your chosen sport involves three disciplines the range of possible injuries is impressive, but you can take steps to limit or, with luck, avoid them
of the problems that can stop your training in its tracks can be controlled or even prevented, if you take action early. It helps to have some knowledge of the injuries common to each discipline, how and how easily they occur and the effect they can have
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Injury First Aid - The RICE Method
By Patrick Milroy on 30/07/2002 21:17:30
If you get injured, you need to take immediate (and we mean immediate) action. Here's how
can ease apart scarred, healing tissues while the cooling effect continues to provide capilliary contraction and prevent further bleeding. Ice is the most valuable, yet least used and understood, method of healing sports injuries.C is for Compression
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Bodyworks: Black Toenail (Sub-Ungual Haematoma)
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 14:12:57
How to recognise it, how to overcome it
bravery, let your doctor perform the above operation! They may then prescribe antibiotics to prevent infection, and you can take paracetamol for pain.Can you run through it?Yes, to an extent, though pain will prevent you from overdoing it. If you don
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Trouble Spots: How To Avoid Common Injuries
By Beth Dreher on 29/06/2009 08:00:43
We're all prone to injuries, but which ones? Here's how to sidestep aches and pains before they take hold
.Who's at risk? Men over 40 who have a family history of the injury.Why The make-up of the tissue in the plantar fascia is stiffer in men and gets less flexible with age. Experts think it could be a genetic condition. Prevent it The fascia tightens overnight, so
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