. (This may not need to be worn forever, as the body readjusts itself very well after 8-12 weeks.)However, whatever your problem, a long-term injury-management plan is essential to your rehabilitation. Identifying possible problem areas before they develop
efficient running, faster recovery and fewer injuries."Sports massage can improve flexibility of tight muscles and correct imbalances," explains Western."Some techniques improve circulation, enabling muscles to use oxygen and nutrients more effectively
as 'a fit bloke who runs a bit', managing a 1:06 10-miler off not much training and getting close to his goal of a sub-3:00 marathon. Last June he was out for a run when he slipped and smashed his knee on a concrete wall. "I damaged my medial knee
to their normal lengths. Then when you start to exercise, your muscles stretch even more to about 10 per cent longer than their resting lengths. This means you have a 20 per cent change in muscle length from the time you get out of bed until your muscles are well
choice. Wallow in self-pity, lose your aerobic base, put on weight and make yourself and everyone around you miserable or get a life. Here's the plan...1. No whining If you love to run, there's no denying that injury downtime can be a
successful sports injuries clinic.This spring, she joins us as one of the ASICS Target 26.2 PRO Team, working with our five spring marathon contenders as they look ahead to the Paris Marathon on April 15.Read the whole forum debate.Pick up more training tips
therapist and biomechanist Irene Davis from the University of Delaware's Running Injury Clinic. "Your threshold could be at 10 miles a week, or 100, but once you exceed it, you get injured." Various studies have identified injury thresholds at 11, 25, and 40
