. Interlace your fingers together in the ‘Bikram grip’ used in Dandayamana-Janushirasana (standing head to knee) and loop them over the top of your right knee just under the knee joint (do not pull directly on top of the knee joint). Keep your elbows close

. Only sink as far down as you can without suffering joint pain, and if your calves are tight and your heels start coming off the floor, ease off. To exit, inhale, returning slowly to the starting position.  3. For the second part of the posture (there

long run may deplete your glycogen stores for the next day, while joint, tendon and muscle problems may emerge weeks later – start off by ‘periodising’ your recovery using the following cycles as your guide.Microcycle length: seven daysThe classic

can confirm the diagnosis. What else could it be?A pain in the outer side of the knee can also be due to a strain of the lateral collateral ligament, which hinges the knee joint, or a trapped synovium (knee lining). Self-treatmentIce it, ice it

when you kick a ball or contract the quadriceps muscle, to which it is connected through the kneecap.SignsIt’s easy to confirm the swelling of the tibial tubercle, and your doctor will ensure that the joint is not involved.Medical investigations

with the locomotion of the body,” explains osteopath John Betser. “We are looking at the bones, muscles, joints and ligaments, and how they do or don’t work together.”Minimum qualification Four-year degree course. Injuries treated Back and shoulder injuries, shin

blood cholesterol. As a fitness enthusiast, you should be interested in fish oil for a different reason: its anti-inflammatory action. An omega-3 fatty acid supplement of 1 to 1 1/2 grams a day may reduce joint pain and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms

Q I’m just about to return to running after three months out with a lower-back injury (disc and sacro-iliac joint problems). What sort of training should I do to return to running fitness without risking more injury?A When returning to training

of microtrauma that occur during any exercise is reduced, and you risk injury. If muscles are consistently going into protective spasm, it is probably for a specific reason. Often it is an attempt to limit movement at a joint because it’s inflamed or painful

resistance training to complement your running. Fat is slow on and slow off – you can’t run hard to lose it faster. You just end up overloading muscles, joints and your brain. –Joe Beer, sports scientist and triathlon coach