Q I visited a sports injuries clinic because of a sore knee and was told that one of my legs is slightly shorter than the other and that one of my knees does not turn inwards when my leg does. Ive been given a heel raise for one shoe
in the back of the knee, which cause problems to varying degrees, but can lie dormant until something aggravates them.As youve suffered three injuries on the same leg and in quick succession, I honestly think that you should visit a chartered physiotherapist
Q Why is it that almost exactly 48 hours after a long training run, and particularly after completing a marathon, my leg muscles hurt most? If the race is on Sunday, then I always dread Tuesday because I cannot walk down the stairs without adopting
) or neglected (understretched, understrengthened), they’ll complain. And the result could be one of the two most chronic, hard-to-heal injuries a runner can face – namely, plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinitis. To avoid the dreaded ‘itises’ it helps to first
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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 its inflamed or painful
, strengthening and massaging them, they still won’t necessarily be complaint-free. That’s because the source of thigh issues is often not in the legs at all. You have to go higher. "Many thigh injuries can be traced back to weak hip muscles, such as the gluteals
walking. Is there a hip stretch or exercise that I should be doing?A There are three muscles on the outside of the hip which stop the pelvis dropping as each leg swings forward. One of these (tensor facia lata) is a short muscle with a long tendon passing
