show swelling and calcification of the tendon, while a scan will give more detail if required. What else could it be?You need to be sure that the injury is not to the patella itself, such as a stress fracture or a congenital defect

Q I’m a flat-footed overpronator, and for a long time I suffered from a painful and stiff right heel. I had an operation called a heel trim and the problem cleared up. But now I seem to have the same problem in my left heel. My local hospital

LSSM and FSMT.Injuries treated Muscle strains; sprains of the back, hips and leg muscles, particularly the quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles; shoulder, neck and arm soreness. When to go If you’re stiff or sore after a long run, or have a nagging

general knee circuits to keep the knee strong, for example small squats and lunges.Q. I regularly run 4-5 times a week. My long run (10-11 miles) is on a Saturday and my mid-week runs are around 5-8 miles. My mid-week runs are fine but when I do my long

training for the Brighton Marathon. I've been able to get in some nice long slow runs, but they take a week to recover from due to knee pain. My 20-miler was last Saturday and between taping and pills I made it around in a great time. However, my knees

GETTY IMAGESMost runners know about injuries. They're almost part of the game. Run long enough or hard enough, and you'll probably come down with an ache that will temporarily sideline you.Fortunately, most running injuries are short-term. After a

may be doing wrong, or am I just a peculiarity on nature?!!   Graeme - LapazA3) Anybody who changes technique from heel strike to fore foot running needs to be coached, especially if there is a whiff of injury in the air. It’s controversial at best

the toes) was manageable. I iced it, used anti-inflammotories and rested it for a week, which seemed to help. Last weekend was my final long run – a 20-miler. I could feel the foot but it caused no problems until 15 miles when the pain started to increase

, then perhaps you should consider this if you want to have a chance of a long-term, uninterrupted running career.—Martin Haines, chartered physiotherapist and sports injury specialist

they recognised a lack of data linking specific traits – age, weight, gender, foot type – to running injuries. So they decided to conduct research that was later published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. "We found that certain injuries were