injuries. We’ll use it anyway, but we’ll focus on the specific problem that is the most common: tendinitis of the lower leg.)Another symptom is pain when you press on the inflamed area. The pain of shinsplints is most severe at the start of a run, but can

.SignsYou’ll probably find that the area swells or has visible blood under the skin, and that a Thompson’s Test (in which the doctor squeezes your calf while you lie face-down with your lower leg hanging off the couch) won’t produce foot movement. The break in your

by your doctor may cause you to overreact! Your injured leg probably looks no different to the other, although running through long-term injury may cause muscle-wasting and alter its appearance.Medical investigations As above, although x-rays are generally

as the upper leg, with the result that pelvic and upper leg injuries may sometimes be indistinguishable and may often become confused. By virtue of their anatomy, hip joints allow a wide range of movement, not only forwards and backwards, outwards and inwards

UAN:222 Article type:--This condition comes about in the lower leg when a sheath containing a muscle bursts and allows the muscle to bulge out.Symptoms There will be swelling over an area of muscle, often with a reduction in pain of the compartment

through a particular angle, and it is more common when running downhill. SignsPressing on the tender area and moving the knee should be enough to convince you, but your doctor will want to see your running action and to check whether you are bow-legged

and front of the thigh bone respectively, and their size and position affects the angles the legs move at, and particularly the way that the patella (kneecap) moves. Your anatomy and the patterns of your muscle use determine many of the injuries you

UAN:213 Article type:--SymptomsYou will tend to notice a tender swelling in the hollows normally found between the patella and the lower leg. As the discomfort may be worse after runs, it may limit training.SignsYour doctor will see exactly

.SignsAn experienced practitioner should be able to put their fingers on the site of the pain, though they shouldn’t discover any acutely tender denser areas. If the cause isn’t a compartment problem, you may also notice colour changes or weakness within the leg

to pain. If something hurts so badly you can’t walk on it, don’t try to run on it, for example. Having said that, you learn to recognise your own body’s signs of pain - such that you can run through heavy legs, for example. You’ll learn to recognise